Hi, I have tried to find existing questions and answers for this but can not.
I had the stock Intel cooler on it for a year or more. It did ok but would spike during games so I bought a Noctua nh-u14s. Now it runs very hot. I have taken it off, cleaned cpu and heat sync 3 times with 91% isopropyl alcohol. I have also tried 3 different ways of applying thermal paste and 2 different types of thermal paste. The most current was applying about a half dime size dot in the middle of the cpu. My first 2 attempts I used the thermal paste that came with the Noctua and most currently I went back to Arctic Silver 5 which is what I had on the stock before. Nothing has made much of a difference. My Noctua idle temp is between 65c and 70c. Dare I turn on a high end game and I have seen it around 95c-100c, got concerned and turned the game off. The Intel stock cooler idled around 40c-42c and a game would put it around 73c-78c roughly but with spikes of about 10c or higher occasionally. I am considering returning this Noctua to Newegg if I can not find a fast solution. I know I have easy capability of overclocking but do not and never have on this build. I have no need because it is fast enough...for now. Thank you for trying to help me figure out this problem.
Software:
Windows 10
Measuring temps with; Bios, MSI Command Center, MSI Intel Extreme Tuning, Corsair link 4
Specs:
Haswell i5 4670k 3.4Ghz with Intel turbo to 3.8Ghz. It usually stays between 3.6Ghz and 3.8Ghz
MSI Z87 M-Power (OC genie button on or off makes no difference)
NZXT H630 case. (front push = 1 x 200mm NZXT stock fan and 1 x 120mm NZXT fan on HD cage pointing between the PSU and the GPU, rear pull = 1 x 140mm NZXT stock fan, top pull = 3 x 120mm NZXT fans)
Corsair AX 1200i PSU
Gigabyte windforce 2gb 760 rev 2
8GB Ballistix
I had the stock Intel cooler on it for a year or more. It did ok but would spike during games so I bought a Noctua nh-u14s. Now it runs very hot. I have taken it off, cleaned cpu and heat sync 3 times with 91% isopropyl alcohol. I have also tried 3 different ways of applying thermal paste and 2 different types of thermal paste. The most current was applying about a half dime size dot in the middle of the cpu. My first 2 attempts I used the thermal paste that came with the Noctua and most currently I went back to Arctic Silver 5 which is what I had on the stock before. Nothing has made much of a difference. My Noctua idle temp is between 65c and 70c. Dare I turn on a high end game and I have seen it around 95c-100c, got concerned and turned the game off. The Intel stock cooler idled around 40c-42c and a game would put it around 73c-78c roughly but with spikes of about 10c or higher occasionally. I am considering returning this Noctua to Newegg if I can not find a fast solution. I know I have easy capability of overclocking but do not and never have on this build. I have no need because it is fast enough...for now. Thank you for trying to help me figure out this problem.
Software:
Windows 10
Measuring temps with; Bios, MSI Command Center, MSI Intel Extreme Tuning, Corsair link 4
Specs:
Haswell i5 4670k 3.4Ghz with Intel turbo to 3.8Ghz. It usually stays between 3.6Ghz and 3.8Ghz
MSI Z87 M-Power (OC genie button on or off makes no difference)
NZXT H630 case. (front push = 1 x 200mm NZXT stock fan and 1 x 120mm NZXT fan on HD cage pointing between the PSU and the GPU, rear pull = 1 x 140mm NZXT stock fan, top pull = 3 x 120mm NZXT fans)
Corsair AX 1200i PSU
Gigabyte windforce 2gb 760 rev 2
8GB Ballistix
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