i5 4690k + Hyper 212 Evo (Temperature)

aznlolboy

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I recently got my self a Hyper 212 Evo, while i was installing the actual cooler on with the x brackets, i would lock down 3, but the 4th one would be hovering high over the screw. So i unscrewed everything and lined up, and put a little more pressure onto the screws and finally got all 4 to fit. In this process, i moved the cooler quite a bit. I'm just wondering if my temps are good and ok, idles around 28-32c and while playing planetside 2, on ultra settings, i saw it reach 56c. My cpu for some reason oc'd it self, so it would be at max of 3.82hz, normal stock is 3.5hz. Are these temps good? or did i mess something up while installing. Im only asking because while i was browsing, i saw people oc'ing their i5s to 4.4 and saying they only reach mid 60s (all using the same cooler Hyper 212 evo). I was just wondering if i got a pretty good temps or not. Ty for your time!

Thermal Compound: Mx-4 (using pea method)

Had to apply twice because the first time the third screw was hard to push in, so i got scared and took it all off, cleaned everything and reapplied.

First time installing aftermarket cooler :)
 
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aznlolboy,

At the top of each Forum you will see "Stickies", which are special information threads that are permanently posted to answer questions, and are there for everyone's benefit.

If you look at the CPU's Forum or the Overclocking Forum you will see this one:

Intel Temperature Guide - http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-1800828/intel-temperature-guide.html

Please give it a read, as it has the answers to your questions.

Also, just so you know, Core temperatures in the mid-70's are safe.

Intel's Thermal Specification is "Tcase", which is CPU temperature, not Core Temperature. Core temperature is 5C higher than CPU temperature due to the differences in sensor type, location and calibration. Tcase for the...

CompuTronix

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aznlolboy,

At the top of each Forum you will see "Stickies", which are special information threads that are permanently posted to answer questions, and are there for everyone's benefit.

If you look at the CPU's Forum or the Overclocking Forum you will see this one:

Intel Temperature Guide - http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-1800828/intel-temperature-guide.html

Please give it a read, as it has the answers to your questions.

Also, just so you know, Core temperatures in the mid-70's are safe.

Intel's Thermal Specification is "Tcase", which is CPU temperature, not Core Temperature. Core temperature is 5C higher than CPU temperature due to the differences in sensor type, location and calibration. Tcase for the popular i5 4690K is 72C: http://ark.intel.com/products/75048/Intel-Core-i5-4670K-Processor-6M-Cache-up-to-3_80-GHz

Tcase + 5 makes the corresponding Core temperature 77C. <-- This is your spec.

Intel desktop processors have thermal sensors for each Core, plus a sensor for the entire processor, so a Quad Core has five sensors. Heat originates within the Cores where Digital sensors measure Core temperatures. A single Analog sensor under the Cores measures overall CPU temperature.

The relationship between Core temperature and CPU temperature is not in the Thermal Specifications; it's only found in a few engineering documents. In order to get a clear perspective of processor temperatures, it's important to understand the terminology and specifications, so please click on the link to the Temp Guide and get yourself up to speed on this topic.

Here's the normal operating range for Core temperature:

80C Hot (100% Load)
75C Warm
70C Warm (Heavy Load)
60C Norm
50C Norm (Medium Load)
40C Norm
30C Cool (Idle)

Your highest temperatures will occur when running test utilities. Temperatures are typically lower during real-world everyday workloads such as processor intensive applications or gaming.

CT :sol:
 
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