Intel i7 Devil's Canyon high or normal CPU Temperatures?

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Hey there smart people,
I recently built a rig and I am not the best when it comes to cooling. I am using an Intel i7 devil's canyon along with a Corsair h100i for cooling in place of the stock cooler. The fans are spinning and everything is looking great. I however do not know why the light on the cooler is sometimes white and sometimes yellow. I fear that I am doing something wrong because the temperatures are very high:

Open Hardware Monitor Report

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Version: 0.7.1.0

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Common Language Runtime: 4.0.30319.18063
Operating System: Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1
Process Type: 64-Bit

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Sensors

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+- Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z97 (/mainboard)
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| +- ITE IT8728F (/lpc/it8728f)
| | +- Voltage #1 : 1.284 1.284 1.284 (/lpc/it8728f/voltage/0)
| | +- Voltage #2 : 2.04 2.04 2.04 (/lpc/it8728f/voltage/1)
| | +- Voltage #3 : 2.016 2.016 2.016 (/lpc/it8728f/voltage/2)
| | +- Voltage #4 : 2.04 2.04 2.04 (/lpc/it8728f/voltage/3)
| | +- Voltage #5 : 0.012 0.012 0.012 (/lpc/it8728f/voltage/4)
| | +- Voltage #6 : 1.776 1.764 1.776 (/lpc/it8728f/voltage/5)
| | +- Voltage #7 : 1.524 1.524 1.524 (/lpc/it8728f/voltage/6)
| | +- Standby +3.3V : 3.384 3.384 3.384 (/lpc/it8728f/voltage/7)
| | +- VBat : 3.12 3.12 3.12 (/lpc/it8728f/voltage/8)
| | +- Temperature #1 : 34 34 35 (/lpc/it8728f/temperature/0)
| | +- Temperature #2 : 23 23 23 (/lpc/it8728f/temperature/1)
| | +- Temperature #3 : 62 62 64 (/lpc/it8728f/temperature/2)
| | +- Fan Control #1 : (/lpc/it8728f/control/0)
| | +- Fan Control #2 : (/lpc/it8728f/control/1)
| | +- Fan Control #3 : (/lpc/it8728f/control/2)
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+- Intel Core i7-4790K (/intelcpu/0)
| +- Bus Speed : 100.001 100 100.004 (/intelcpu/0/clock/0)
| +- CPU Core #1 : 4400.02 4400.02 4400.18 (/intelcpu/0/clock/1)
| +- CPU Core #2 : 4400.02 4400.02 4400.18 (/intelcpu/0/clock/2)
| +- CPU Core #3 : 4400.02 4400.02 4400.18 (/intelcpu/0/clock/3)
| +- CPU Core #4 : 4400.02 4400.02 4400.18 (/intelcpu/0/clock/4)
| +- CPU Core #1 : 71 69 74 (/intelcpu/0/temperature/0)
| +- CPU Core #2 : 66 65 75 (/intelcpu/0/temperature/1)
| +- CPU Core #3 : 65 62 68 (/intelcpu/0/temperature/2)
| +- CPU Core #4 : 63 61 67 (/intelcpu/0/temperature/3)
| +- CPU Package : 71 69 75 (/intelcpu/0/temperature/4)
| +- CPU Total : 1.15385 0 16.6667 (/intelcpu/0/load/0)
| +- CPU Core #1 : 0 0 33.3333 (/intelcpu/0/load/1)
| +- CPU Core #2 : 0.769234 0 41.5385 (/intelcpu/0/load/2)
| +- CPU Core #3 : 0.769234 0 25 (/intelcpu/0/load/3)
| +- CPU Core #4 : 3.07692 0 36.1539 (/intelcpu/0/load/4)
| +- CPU Package : 67.2243 67.0837 72.5578 (/intelcpu/0/power/0)
| +- CPU Cores : 60.8291 60.6963 65.8689 (/intelcpu/0/power/1)
| +- CPU Graphics : 0 0 0.00240756 (/intelcpu/0/power/2)
| +- CPU DRAM : 2.4335 2.39331 2.91953 (/intelcpu/0/power/3)
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+- Generic Memory (/ram)
| +- Memory : 15.014 14.4403 15.0969 (/ram/load/0)
| +- Used Memory : 2.38192 2.29089 2.39507 (/ram/data/0)
| +- Available Memory : 13.4827 13.4696 13.5737 (/ram/data/1)
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+- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 (/nvidiagpu/0)
| +- GPU Core : 135 0 135 (/nvidiagpu/0/clock/0)
| +- GPU Memory : 324 324 324 (/nvidiagpu/0/clock/1)
| +- GPU Shader : 270 0 270 (/nvidiagpu/0/clock/2)
| +- GPU Core : 36 36 38 (/nvidiagpu/0/temperature/0)
| +- GPU Core : 1 0 48 (/nvidiagpu/0/load/0)
| +- GPU Memory Controller : 6 5 19 (/nvidiagpu/0/load/1)
| +- GPU Video Engine : 0 0 0 (/nvidiagpu/0/load/2)
| +- GPU Memory : 11.5925 8.95863 12.9114 (/nvidiagpu/0/load/3)
| +- GPU : 1200 1200 1260 (/nvidiagpu/0/fan/0)
| +- GPU Fan : 43 43 43 (/nvidiagpu/0/control/0)
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+- WDC WD10EZEX-00BN5A0 (/hdd/0)
| +- Temperature : 32 32 33 (/hdd/0/temperature/0)
| +- Used Space : 7.41454 7.41444 7.41468 (/hdd/0/load/0)


I was hoping someone would be able to tell me if this 65-70 degrees Celsius temperatures while idling are normal or not because it seems high to me. What could the problem be? I thought maybe thermal paste, but the cooler came pre-applied. Any suggestions?
Open Hardware Monitor Report

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Version: 0.7.1.0

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Common Language Runtime: 4.0.30319.18063
Operating System: Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1
Process Type: 64-Bit

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Sensors

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+- Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z97 (/mainboard)
| |
| +- ITE IT8728F (/lpc/it8728f)
| | +- Voltage #1 : 1.284 1.284 1.284 (/lpc/it8728f/voltage/0)
| | +- Voltage #2 : 2.04 2.04 2.04 (/lpc/it8728f/voltage/1)
| | +- Voltage #3 : 2.016 2.016 2.016 (/lpc/it8728f/voltage/2)
| | +- Voltage #4 : 2.04 2.04 2.04 (/lpc/it8728f/voltage/3)
| | +- Voltage #5 : 0.012 0.012 0.012 (/lpc/it8728f/voltage/4)
| | +- Voltage #6 : 1.776 1.764 1.776 (/lpc/it8728f/voltage/5)
| | +- Voltage #7 : 1.524 1.524 1.524 (/lpc/it8728f/voltage/6)
| | +- Standby +3.3V : 3.384 3.384 3.384 (/lpc/it8728f/voltage/7)
| | +- VBat : 3.12 3.12 3.12 (/lpc/it8728f/voltage/8)
| | +- Temperature #1 : 34 34 35 (/lpc/it8728f/temperature/0)
| | +- Temperature #2 : 23 23 23 (/lpc/it8728f/temperature/1)
| | +- Temperature #3 : 62 62 64 (/lpc/it8728f/temperature/2)
| | +- Fan Control #1 : (/lpc/it8728f/control/0)
| | +- Fan Control #2 : (/lpc/it8728f/control/1)
| | +- Fan Control #3 : (/lpc/it8728f/control/2)
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+- Intel Core i7-4790K (/intelcpu/0)
| +- Bus Speed : 100.001 100 100.004 (/intelcpu/0/clock/0)
| +- CPU Core #1 : 4400.02 4400.02 4400.18 (/intelcpu/0/clock/1)
| +- CPU Core #2 : 4400.02 4400.02 4400.18 (/intelcpu/0/clock/2)
| +- CPU Core #3 : 4400.02 4400.02 4400.18 (/intelcpu/0/clock/3)
| +- CPU Core #4 : 4400.02 4400.02 4400.18 (/intelcpu/0/clock/4)
| +- CPU Core #1 : 71 69 74 (/intelcpu/0/temperature/0)
| +- CPU Core #2 : 66 65 75 (/intelcpu/0/temperature/1)
| +- CPU Core #3 : 65 62 68 (/intelcpu/0/temperature/2)
| +- CPU Core #4 : 63 61 67 (/intelcpu/0/temperature/3)
| +- CPU Package : 71 69 75 (/intelcpu/0/temperature/4)
| +- CPU Total : 1.15385 0 16.6667 (/intelcpu/0/load/0)
| +- CPU Core #1 : 0 0 33.3333 (/intelcpu/0/load/1)
| +- CPU Core #2 : 0.769234 0 41.5385 (/intelcpu/0/load/2)
| +- CPU Core #3 : 0.769234 0 25 (/intelcpu/0/load/3)
| +- CPU Core #4 : 3.07692 0 36.1539 (/intelcpu/0/load/4)
| +- CPU Package : 67.2243 67.0837 72.5578 (/intelcpu/0/power/0)
| +- CPU Cores : 60.8291 60.6963 65.8689 (/intelcpu/0/power/1)
| +- CPU Graphics : 0 0 0.00240756 (/intelcpu/0/power/2)
| +- CPU DRAM : 2.4335 2.39331 2.91953 (/intelcpu/0/power/3)
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+- Generic Memory (/ram)
| +- Memory : 15.014 14.4403 15.0969 (/ram/load/0)
| +- Used Memory : 2.38192 2.29089 2.39507 (/ram/data/0)
| +- Available Memory : 13.4827 13.4696 13.5737 (/ram/data/1)
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+- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 (/nvidiagpu/0)
| +- GPU Core : 135 0 135 (/nvidiagpu/0/clock/0)
| +- GPU Memory : 324 324 324 (/nvidiagpu/0/clock/1)
| +- GPU Shader : 270 0 270 (/nvidiagpu/0/clock/2)
| +- GPU Core : 36 36 38 (/nvidiagpu/0/temperature/0)
| +- GPU Core : 1 0 48 (/nvidiagpu/0/load/0)
| +- GPU Memory Controller : 6 5 19 (/nvidiagpu/0/load/1)
| +- GPU Video Engine : 0 0 0 (/nvidiagpu/0/load/2)
| +- GPU Memory : 11.5925 8.95863 12.9114 (/nvidiagpu/0/load/3)
| +- GPU : 1200 1200 1260 (/nvidiagpu/0/fan/0)
| +- GPU Fan : 43 43 43 (/nvidiagpu/0/control/0)
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+- WDC WD10EZEX-00BN5A0 (/hdd/0)
| +- Temperature : 32 32 33 (/hdd/0/temperature/0)
| +- Used Space : 7.41454 7.41444 7.41468 (/hdd/0/load/0)


I was hoping someone would be able to tell me if this 65-70 degrees Celsius temperatures while idling are normal or not because it seems high to me. What could the problem be? I thought maybe thermal paste, but the cooler came pre-applied. Any suggestions?
 
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You aren't idling. Base clocks for a 4790K is 4000/4.0 not 4400/4.4. Is this overclocked?

Those look like load temps on the stock cooler. Mine would top out in the mid 60s and maybe touch 70 on occasion, but that's on air. With an H100i, I would hope it wouldn't break 50 unless I was pushing it hard and only break 60 on Prime95 or some other torture test.
 
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Yep, not idling. Did you disable any of the power saving features in the BIOS?

Water coolers are interesting. They tend to idle, though not that high, at higher temperatures then air coolers. They also reach higher peak temperatures, but they cool more effectively the warmer they get and have more capacity. Keep in mind the cooling takes place away from the processor.

A common problem with the h80i and h100i (the older ones, not the GTX) is that they don't make full contact with CPUs on motherboards that are slightly thin. Solution is to add washers between the motherboard and backplate to fill the gap and create more clamping pressure.

See here:
http://forum.corsair.com/forums/showthread.php?t=112940
 
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So currently I just have FireFox with about 10 tabs, and the Nvidia Geforce experience running in the background. It just seems like running at 66 degrees is so high. Nothing is overclocked as far as I am aware. I built it myself and never clocked anything yet.
 
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Maybe it is a power problem. I remember when I first installed the cooler, only one of the fans would spin at a time. I could rarely get both of them to spin. The LED on my case power button also blinks very frequently. Could there be some testing that I could do to see if it is getting the power it needs?
 
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Well, something is causing it to run at turbo speeds all of the the time, which is at least part (most) of what is creating all of the heat.

What are the rest of your specs?

What are the clocks under the hardware monitor in the BIOS? What are the temps? Save your current profile in your BIOS and then reset it to defaults/optimized defaults. See if that makes any difference in BIOS/Windows.
 
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Thanks utgotye for the help so far. I reset to optimized specs in the BIOS and it does not look like anything changed. Still sitting at 70 degrees for most core temps. Here are my specs:

Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit
Intel i7 490k @4.0ghz
16g of ram
Gefore GTX 760
Gigabyte Snipe G(something? not 100% sure of the model)
Western Digital 1tb HDD (no SSD)

Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I don't want to burn my brand new system out due to high temps!
 
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Well those temps shouldn't burn anything out but they will probably shorten the life of the components. If you were in the 90s, that's when you worry. Had that happen when my water cooler broke. The light was still on but the pump wasn't working. Temps were shooting up to the mid 90s. Thus began my torturous experience with Cooler Master customer service.

What PSU do you have?

You may consider reseating the cooler with some quality thermal paste. H80i/H100i do have an issue with contacting the cpu with some motherboards. To correct this, take a look at this vid.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEBzLQ6qYnc
 
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Alright, so I took a look at the video, bought some washers and applied the fix. I had to double up on the washers to make it work. I re-applied thermal paste and re seated the cooler. My temperatures are identical as before. Is there anything else I can check?

 
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