I have an i5 4670k with a hyper 212 evo that runs idle at 55-70 degrees C and will go up to the max when in any sort of game. i have tried to re-seat the processor, have removed the stock thermal paste with iso alcohol (on both the processor and the heatsink) and switched to the tx-4 thermal paste. the heatsink doesnt move when i check to make sure its mounted properly. i have tried different amounts of thermal paste with no apparent differences in temp. i have to underclock the processor in order to get it to not overheat. I do not know if i am missing something here but i am starting to lose my beans over this and can not seem to figure it out. At this point i'm looking into water cooling because the hyper 212 evo doesnt seem to be able to effectively cool this processor. i would be grateful for anyone's thoughts on this.
i5 4670k crazy overheating
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It could be an issue but from what I can tell you've installed the cooler several times now and each time with varying results in cooling. That makes me think it's something to do with the install of the cooler possibly. Even if the internal tim under the integrated heat spreader weren't the 'best' your temps should be similar if properly installing the cooler.
Have you tried tightening the center knurled nut in the middle of the cooler bracket, under the cooling fins? It can help increase contact pressure with the cpu.
Also double check to make sure the cooling fan is blowing the right direction, toward the rear exhaust fan.
Have you tried tightening the center knurled nut in the middle of the cooler bracket, under the cooling fins? It can help increase contact pressure with the cpu.
Also double check to make sure the cooling fan is blowing the right direction, toward the rear exhaust fan.
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Obviously there is something wrong with either the mounting of the cooler, or the cooler itself. I have used 212 EVOs on several of my builds with perfect results... as have many others.
Do you have the 4 mounting screws turned down all the way to where they bottom out?
Is the X-bracket on the correct way? There is right side up and upside down.
Is the X-bracket's post in the hole and the guide pin in the bracket?
If you can't find a solution, the Corsair H60 AIO is a quick and easy liq. cooler to install, and has the same cooling capacity as the 212 EVO (when it works properly).
Do you have the 4 mounting screws turned down all the way to where they bottom out?
Is the X-bracket on the correct way? There is right side up and upside down.
Is the X-bracket's post in the hole and the guide pin in the bracket?
If you can't find a solution, the Corsair H60 AIO is a quick and easy liq. cooler to install, and has the same cooling capacity as the 212 EVO (when it works properly).
I've been having problems with insanely high temps on a system I've recently built that has more than enough water cooling to handle the TDP, and couldn't figure out why. After some tweaking I found it had something to do with the XMP profile - not sure why yet. If you have XMP enabled, try disabling it, running the memory at it's base frequency and see if that helps.
i just went and cleaned and reseated the processor and heatsink. the 4 mounting screws are bottomed out. the x-bracket post is in its hole. the post on the heatsink is in the groove for the x-bracket. cooling increased. no changes to idle temp. able to run a WOW dungeon without underclocking my processor but w/o turbo boost and topped at 83C on core 1. WOW raids had to turn the power management to 80% and ended up with 88C on core 1. checked my UEFI and i am not running xmp.
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While better, it is still a sign something is not right. But whatever you did with this latest re-install helped. Could you be using too much thermal paste (TIM)? Did you have to compress it, and then reposition the cooler possibly introducing microscopic air bubbles into the TIM? Try wiping all the TIM off the cooler and CPU with the edge of a credit card. Leave whatever remains behind and reassemble. See if cooling improves or degrades.
If improves, you may have been using too much.
If degrades, the problem is elsewhere.
If improves, you may have been using too much.
If degrades, the problem is elsewhere.
I removed the heatsink and cleaned the heatsink and processor lid with the isopropyl alcohol. then reinstalled it making sure to put a decent amount of pressure on the heatsink so it gets good contact with the processor while i screwed down the heatsink. cooling improved. idle temps on the hottest core (core 1) went down to a solid 56-58C. Temps while standing in my garrison (World of Warcraft) went down from 80-84C to 72-75C. Trying to raid on the processor still makes it peak at 90C tho (and that is with power management at 80% putting stock clocks on it would make it go above that temp threshold.) overall good increase in cooling but not to the point where i would like it. ive been doing some reading around the net and some ppl are saying that the thermal paste that connects the lid and the cores of the processor may be well "not up to par" could that be an issue?
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It could be an issue but from what I can tell you've installed the cooler several times now and each time with varying results in cooling. That makes me think it's something to do with the install of the cooler possibly. Even if the internal tim under the integrated heat spreader weren't the 'best' your temps should be similar if properly installing the cooler.
Have you tried tightening the center knurled nut in the middle of the cooler bracket, under the cooling fins? It can help increase contact pressure with the cpu.
Also double check to make sure the cooling fan is blowing the right direction, toward the rear exhaust fan.
Have you tried tightening the center knurled nut in the middle of the cooler bracket, under the cooling fins? It can help increase contact pressure with the cpu.
Also double check to make sure the cooling fan is blowing the right direction, toward the rear exhaust fan.
thanks for your input it may be very well possible that i am not installing it correctly. im not gonna be arrogant and say i never install anything wrong otherwise i probably wouldn't be asking for others opinions on this matter. i will try tightening the bracket and let you know what the results are.
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