temperatures with i5 6600k at base clock with a h100i gtx water cooler.

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i just got the h100i gtx cooler for my cpu and when i first turned on my PC i was getting around 19 degrees Celsius and it stayed around there until i restarted my computer. when i turned it on again i was getting around 25 degrees at idle and i ran prime95 and my 100 percent load temps where 40 degrees. are these good temps? can i do anything to make them better? and i also want to start over clocking but i dont know what to start my clock speed at? and if i do overclock is it worth getting the intel overclocking warrenty for 25$
thanks,
sincerely a console noob who just switched to pc
 
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If you open it up, you'll see exactly what readings it'll show. I personally just use hottest core. It sits down in my start bar. Starts automatically, can be minimized etc.

While technically those temps are impossible, reality is that sometimes the readers themselves are not accurate. So if you are seeing cores at 14,17 etc add 10 and you'll have a better, more accurate reading. So assume that load temps are not in fact 40's but in reality 50's, which is absolutely normal for a 240/280mm AIO.
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25C idle is great.
you should check the cores temperature using SW like HWMonitor or HWInfo 64.
Also, the prime95 should be version 26.
Use this http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-1800828/intel-temperature-guide.html as a guide line for you temperatures.
Regarding overclocking, you can do it if you need/want and you should be able to get something between 4.5 to 5Ghz depending on your luck with the CPU.
To start, set the CPU voltage to 1.2v manual and the multiplier to 4.5GHz. if it boots to windows, add a bit more clock. if it does not, lower the multiplier.
from there you can play with voltage. about 0.05V for every additional 100MHz. if you need to add more voltage, that means you've hit the wall. while it's possible to overclock further, it usually requires much higher voltages which is not good for every day usage. you should stay below 1.4v at the end.
use this as a reference guide (skylake is not much different) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-oAf2tVDcg
 
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start at 1.2v? seems a low starting point for 4.5ghz
my 6600k needed 1.35v for 4.5ghz
my 6700k needs 1.32v for 4.6ghz

I would say start at 1.3v, if its stable then start lowering the voltage, if its not then raise it
 
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ok i checked my core temps at idle. they are as follows core #0 17 degrees, core #1 20 degrees ,core #2 14 degrees and core #3 18 degrees and the package says 22 degrees
 
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Every cpu made requires different voltages, but you have to start somewhere. Personally I do it backwards. I'll start at 1.4v and run stability testing as I raise multiplier and llc etc. Don't care about temps yet. I'll run that till I hit a wall where nothing helps keep stability. Then knock the multiplier back 1 step, llc etc back to last known good configuration, then start lowering voltages until it bottoms out. This'll give me best speed at lowest voltage stable. My i7-3770K needs only 1.32v for 4.9GHz @ 72°C p95 26.6 on kraken X61. It'll also clock at 1.108v @4.3GHz, my i5-3570k needs 1.114v for 4.3GHz, which is also maximum OC for that cpu, won't run stable at 4.4GHz even at 1.45v. There's been several reported voltages of 1.4v from i7-6700k minimum for stability at stock speeds.

So what one cpu sees as over-voltage, some will see as under-voltage. Depending entirely on the lottery.

$25 is cheap insurance. You balance this against the possibility of frying the cpu. Because of the lack of experience in OC, that possibility is much larger than what you'd see in someone who's been doing it a while. It's money we'll invested, even if you never need it, on the off chance you might.
 
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It's quite simple. Stability is the ability to run, no matter what load, no matter what instructions, no matter what, and not bluescreen or shutdown etc. If it's not stable, it Will crash, it's just a matter of time. Asus ROG RealBench is a good test for stability. You can use Aida 64, p95 etc but those are best left for temps, since they are basically so narrow minded in testing.
 
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ya thats what i was thinking it lasts three years too so why not

 
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my house temp is set to 20 degrees so i guess my room is the same
 
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then i guess cpuid hwmonitor is broken lol because that is what im getting on a couple of my cores
 
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It's physically impossible to mechanically cool a cpu to below ambient temps. If your house is 20°C, with motherboard components putting out heat, gpu putting out heat, you can expect case temps of at least 22-24°C at idle. That's the temp of the air blowing through the rad. Average cpu temps, at idle, of any cpu usually range from 6° to 12° above ambient, depending on cooler. Aios tend towards the 6° range simply because there's no circulated heat exhaust like open air coolers.
So 20° house, with 25° idle is very good. But unimportant. It's load temps that mean anything. Your cpu is good for @100°, should be kept at loads under @70°, so load temps in the 40's is excellent.

Forget hwinfo64 or Hwmonitor. You have an intel cpu. Use Realtemp. It works nicely with p95. It's also highly reliable and doesn't contain any possible misleading stuff like tmpin_0 etc.
 
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i downloaded it. is there a way to get it to tell you your package temp or is it just individual cores. and some of my cores are still saying 18 17 around there

 
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i started at 1.25v at 4.3 ghz and i didnt get any crashes when i ran prime 95 and my temps where around 40 degrees. is that a good start? should i lower the voltage now?
 
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If you open it up, you'll see exactly what readings it'll show. I personally just use hottest core. It sits down in my start bar. Starts automatically, can be minimized etc.

While technically those temps are impossible, reality is that sometimes the readers themselves are not accurate. So if you are seeing cores at 14,17 etc add 10 and you'll have a better, more accurate reading. So assume that load temps are not in fact 40's but in reality 50's, which is absolutely normal for a 240/280mm AIO.
 
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