i7 7700k
cryorig h7
asrock z170 gaming k6
16g 2400 ddr4
750w evga 750 b2
ambient temp 24c
I recently upgraded from a 6600k to a 7700k, and yes, I updated the bios before doing so, but things seem to be strange with this processor regarding temps and voltage. Stock voltage(and speeds) the mobo bumps it to 1.312 and sometimes higher it seems(that's part of the problem, different reading from different monitors at times) and this causes temps to sky rocket(80c in cinebench, 85c+in stress tests).
So, I've manually set the clock speed to 4.5ghz and locked the voltage at 1.22(as low as I could go). This results in better temps, but not great. Under a stress test loads, cores will hit 83c or so on occasion, but are in the 70s most of the time. Idle temps are around 30-32c, which suggests my cooler is seated properly, while gaming temps are usually in the 40-60s. But another odd thing is that while actually playing fallout 4 temps are in the 40-50s, while the game is loading they spike into the 70s and one monitoring program shows the voltage remaining at my manual setting, while another shows it spiking way higher during this time. That same program shows voltage being adaptive as well despite my having set it to fixed and other programs reflecting this.
And forget about overclocking, it took undervolting just to run stock without crazy temps. If I try overclocking it's unstable unless I up the voltage to at least the 1.312 volts, which despite being the default voltage, a slight oc using it results in insane temps and throttling.
I've thought that perhaps being a z170 board, even with the updated bios, it's simply having compatibility issues with a 7700k. I'm considering returning the chip for another, or perhaps going for a 6700k, but would an overclock to 4.5 on a 6700k even result in any better results regarding temps? Is this just par for the course regarding the 7700k? Meaning I should just accept stock 4.5 speeds at these temps/volts? Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.
cryorig h7
asrock z170 gaming k6
16g 2400 ddr4
750w evga 750 b2
ambient temp 24c
I recently upgraded from a 6600k to a 7700k, and yes, I updated the bios before doing so, but things seem to be strange with this processor regarding temps and voltage. Stock voltage(and speeds) the mobo bumps it to 1.312 and sometimes higher it seems(that's part of the problem, different reading from different monitors at times) and this causes temps to sky rocket(80c in cinebench, 85c+in stress tests).
So, I've manually set the clock speed to 4.5ghz and locked the voltage at 1.22(as low as I could go). This results in better temps, but not great. Under a stress test loads, cores will hit 83c or so on occasion, but are in the 70s most of the time. Idle temps are around 30-32c, which suggests my cooler is seated properly, while gaming temps are usually in the 40-60s. But another odd thing is that while actually playing fallout 4 temps are in the 40-50s, while the game is loading they spike into the 70s and one monitoring program shows the voltage remaining at my manual setting, while another shows it spiking way higher during this time. That same program shows voltage being adaptive as well despite my having set it to fixed and other programs reflecting this.
And forget about overclocking, it took undervolting just to run stock without crazy temps. If I try overclocking it's unstable unless I up the voltage to at least the 1.312 volts, which despite being the default voltage, a slight oc using it results in insane temps and throttling.
I've thought that perhaps being a z170 board, even with the updated bios, it's simply having compatibility issues with a 7700k. I'm considering returning the chip for another, or perhaps going for a 6700k, but would an overclock to 4.5 on a 6700k even result in any better results regarding temps? Is this just par for the course regarding the 7700k? Meaning I should just accept stock 4.5 speeds at these temps/volts? Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.
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