i5 4690k getting too hot?

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Hello guys.

First of all, this is my current rig:
• CPU: Intel Core i5 4690k @ 3.5GHz
• GPU: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 WindForce OC 6GB
• RAM: 8GB DDR3 1600MHz
• Motherboard: ASUS H81-Gamer
• OS: Windows 8.1 Pro
• HDD: 1TB

In total I have 2 120mm fans, one on the side door which is blowing air to inside the case and another one on the front, which came with the case, and then I have a 80mm fan in the back taking the air out of the computer. Just in case you're wondering, my case is a NOX Pax 3.0 USB Blue.

The CPU has it's stock cooling fan. Idk why but it seems the CPU is overclocked at 4.24Ghz and I've never manually overclocked it so that's weird and the voltage is 1.226 V.

While on idle the temps sit at around 40C but while gaming, mainly on GTA V, it reaches as high as 80C and sometimes the game even stutters. Is that temperature too high and dangerous for the CPU? Besides that, its constantly at 100% load while playing GTA V. Should I get a better cooling system for it? If so please give me suggestions.

I'm posting some images below

CPU-Z info:
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This is a program that shows temperatures and other stuff. This was taken while I was playing GTA V.
hwinfostats.png

Please let me know is this is normal or if I should get a new cooling system for the CPU.

Thanks!


 
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Albionm00n
Greetings!

Seeing as the 4690K is only supposed to turbo up to 3.9GHz (https://ark.intel.com/products/80811/Intel-Core-i5-4690K-Processor-6M-Cache-up-to-3_90-GHz), it appears there may be an overclock on the system. Did you buy the computer used? If new and pre-built, did you select an option for overclocking? Did you build it yourself? Just curious as to where the overclock originated potentially, for I would be hard pressed to think that you won the silicone lottery to the extent of that turbo as native.

All of that aside, it appears your CPU is running faster (and therefore hotter) than normal and would benefit from a better cooling solution...stock coolers are not designed to handle the temps of overclocked CPUs in...
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Greetings!

Seeing as the 4690K is only supposed to turbo up to 3.9GHz (https://ark.intel.com/products/80811/Intel-Core-i5-4690K-Processor-6M-Cache-up-to-3_90-GHz), it appears there may be an overclock on the system. Did you buy the computer used? If new and pre-built, did you select an option for overclocking? Did you build it yourself? Just curious as to where the overclock originated potentially, for I would be hard pressed to think that you won the silicone lottery to the extent of that turbo as native.

All of that aside, it appears your CPU is running faster (and therefore hotter) than normal and would benefit from a better cooling solution...stock coolers are not designed to handle the temps of overclocked CPUs in general...

Hope this helps!
 
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It's running a bit on the warm side but to be expected if it's overclocked on the stock cooler. The turbo boost speed is factory set and won't exceed 3.9ghz on its own, as a matter of fact with all 4 cores loaded fully it won't reach even that. More like 3.7ghz. Maybe you didn't mean to overclock it but the speeds suggest it is. Many times there are auto oc options in the bios such as 'performance' mode that get selected and people may not realize it's been overclocked.

Try setting the bios back to its defaults. If you have trouble finding the option in the bios, clearing the cmos will do it. Power the pc down, turn off the power supply at the rear of the pc if it has a power switch. Unplug it and then remove the cmos battery (coin cell) from the motherboard. It may be behind your gpu so you might have to remove that to get to it. Wait a few seconds (around 20-30 or so) and put the cmos battery back in. Install the gpu if you removed it, plug the power back to the psu etc and power it back on.
 
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The only thing I changed on the BIOS were the fan curves, everything else is on Default. Besides, I've read somewhere that my MoBo wasn't even able to let me overclock the CPU so idk...

As you can see in this image, it's on "Normal" mode:
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This was a pre-built PC that I've bought from a store in my country. The only things that I've changed so far was the GPU as I used to have a GTX 750Ti and adding the 2 fans. This computer (and the CPU respectfully) is like 10 months old.
 
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With all of that being said, can you guys recommend me any good cooling solutions? Someone told me about a Coolermaster evo 212. What are your thoughts on that? Do you have better solutions that aren't very expensive?
 
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CM 212 EVO is the best cooler you can get in it's price range. If you want something a little better, you can look at the Noctua coolers or the Cryorig coolers.
 
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