Thor V2 Case
Maximus VII Hero
Intel i7-4790k
G.Skill Ripjaws 32GB (4 x 8GB)
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB AMP! Extreme
Corsair HYDRO H100i GTX Etreme Performance Water/Liquid CPU Cooler
Samsung EVO 250 SSD (boot drive)
ADATA Premier SP550 (Virtual Machine drive)
(2) Western Digital 500GB Scorpio Blue (for random storage; not used much)
Main stock fan pulling air in at full-speed -
Side stock fan pulling air in at full-speed-
PSU exhaust to the rear - it takes hot air from inside to outside the ear
Stock rear fan exhaust air out to the rear
H100i cooler is top mounted with both fans exhausting air through the top.
I had issues with virtual machines screwing up, so I decided to reset BIOS.
Then I played with the fans again, etc.
I ran Intel Burn Test to verify the CPU was good and noticed the temps went quite high... and now I'm here.
At idle, I'm getting 40 Celsius.
I know ambient temp. plays a big role, and I do have a space heater outside the bedroom but it is not *that* hot in here.
I've always had idle 40 Celsius.
I have ALL fans on full blast...
The cooler pump is performance mode and the fans on the cooler are set to MAX (2640 rpm).
The CPU fans don't really make any difference in temperatures.
I can set it to 1380 RPM and now idle is at 38-39, now 40, 41, 40, 38, etc.
This is the PACKAGE temperature and am using Corsair Link to monitor temps. HWMonitor shows the same exact temps.
Running Intel Burn Test was successful.
CPU was stable.
Temps got up to 100 Celsius, stayed there for a second, and then dropped a bit.
When the test started, it slowly went up to 100 Celsius.
I think that's pretty high though, right?
Min is right before I clicked 'start' for Intel Burn Test and 'value' was when I finished typing this lengthy post -- so value is what it is now 15 minutes after Intel Burn Test.
I was cleaning my PC a long time ago and was double-thinking about the CPU compound.
I went and bought Artic Silver 5 and put some on.
I forget the temps, but I'm pretty sure they were the same as now.
I did it again and had the same temps.
I figured it was not the compound that was the problem.
Should I take this apart, clean the CPU, and reapply compound?
The compound has been on there for close to a year now...
I want to make sure it's a good size, so if that's okay, could I upload a picture of the compound and have it verified by everyone?
I never liked the strange fan sound that started to come up as I had the cooler fans on 93%+ for a few minutes. At 92%, they're quiet... but longer, they make a weird noise like a hard drive crashing.
I was going to return the cooler but didn't have money for a new one at the time to wait for my refund (warranty).
I'm thinking about just going through with this warranty again, putting the shitty Intel stock cooler on it, and waiting for a new cooler.
OH, important thing --
BIOS update was done a long time ago. There are no other updates.
I do not do any overclocking whatsoever.
I do not touch anything regarding CPU -- just enable Intel Virtualization.
I had Asus BIOS set my performance to 'max' and it BSOD because it set my CPU ratio to 48... that happened just now before running this test.
So I literally reset BIOS to defaults, disable CPU fan monitoring, enable Intel Virtualization and that is it!
I do not know anything about voltages.
So I read a lot of posts and people lower voltages to lower temperatures.
Is this something I need to do, even though I don't even overclock?
I do play games, render music and videos, etc.
Maximus VII Hero
Intel i7-4790k
G.Skill Ripjaws 32GB (4 x 8GB)
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB AMP! Extreme
Corsair HYDRO H100i GTX Etreme Performance Water/Liquid CPU Cooler
Samsung EVO 250 SSD (boot drive)
ADATA Premier SP550 (Virtual Machine drive)
(2) Western Digital 500GB Scorpio Blue (for random storage; not used much)
Main stock fan pulling air in at full-speed -
Side stock fan pulling air in at full-speed-
PSU exhaust to the rear - it takes hot air from inside to outside the ear
Stock rear fan exhaust air out to the rear
H100i cooler is top mounted with both fans exhausting air through the top.
I had issues with virtual machines screwing up, so I decided to reset BIOS.
Then I played with the fans again, etc.
I ran Intel Burn Test to verify the CPU was good and noticed the temps went quite high... and now I'm here.
At idle, I'm getting 40 Celsius.
I know ambient temp. plays a big role, and I do have a space heater outside the bedroom but it is not *that* hot in here.
I've always had idle 40 Celsius.
I have ALL fans on full blast...
The cooler pump is performance mode and the fans on the cooler are set to MAX (2640 rpm).
The CPU fans don't really make any difference in temperatures.
I can set it to 1380 RPM and now idle is at 38-39, now 40, 41, 40, 38, etc.
This is the PACKAGE temperature and am using Corsair Link to monitor temps. HWMonitor shows the same exact temps.
Running Intel Burn Test was successful.
CPU was stable.
Temps got up to 100 Celsius, stayed there for a second, and then dropped a bit.
When the test started, it slowly went up to 100 Celsius.
I think that's pretty high though, right?
Min is right before I clicked 'start' for Intel Burn Test and 'value' was when I finished typing this lengthy post -- so value is what it is now 15 minutes after Intel Burn Test.
I was cleaning my PC a long time ago and was double-thinking about the CPU compound.
I went and bought Artic Silver 5 and put some on.
I forget the temps, but I'm pretty sure they were the same as now.
I did it again and had the same temps.
I figured it was not the compound that was the problem.
Should I take this apart, clean the CPU, and reapply compound?
The compound has been on there for close to a year now...
I want to make sure it's a good size, so if that's okay, could I upload a picture of the compound and have it verified by everyone?
I never liked the strange fan sound that started to come up as I had the cooler fans on 93%+ for a few minutes. At 92%, they're quiet... but longer, they make a weird noise like a hard drive crashing.
I was going to return the cooler but didn't have money for a new one at the time to wait for my refund (warranty).
I'm thinking about just going through with this warranty again, putting the shitty Intel stock cooler on it, and waiting for a new cooler.
OH, important thing --
BIOS update was done a long time ago. There are no other updates.
I do not do any overclocking whatsoever.
I do not touch anything regarding CPU -- just enable Intel Virtualization.
I had Asus BIOS set my performance to 'max' and it BSOD because it set my CPU ratio to 48... that happened just now before running this test.
So I literally reset BIOS to defaults, disable CPU fan monitoring, enable Intel Virtualization and that is it!
I do not know anything about voltages.
So I read a lot of posts and people lower voltages to lower temperatures.
Is this something I need to do, even though I don't even overclock?
I do play games, render music and videos, etc.
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