CPU i7-6700k+cryorig h7 reached 100C in prime95?

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Hi guys.. What happens, is that I was getting like 55 to 65C in 35% usage, so I got kind of worry and decided to try prime95 to see what temperature I get and I got 100C in 100% usage. I have the i7-6700k and the cryorig h7. Doesn't this sound strange? To measure the cpu temperature I was using the MSI Afterburner. What do you guys think?? I don't have any money, to take the pc to a professional, and I don't know how to apply the thermal paste. The expert did it for me.
 
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Correct, it's unlikely that a game would ever stress your CPU as hard as P95 does, and therefore unlikely it'd ever hit that temp during gaming. But even if it did occasionally, that's not a dangerous temp (although I wouldn't want my CPU running at 82 C 24/7).
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Needless to say, 100'C is too high.

You probably don't want to be north of 75'C or so, sustained.

Which version of Prime95 were you using?
Post 26.6 and pre 28.9 were showing ridiculous temps for Haswell/Skylake chips. Apparently rectified as of 28.9 though.
 
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I get around 37 to 39C with just google open.. I'm using MSI afterburner to check temperature. And no.. It was not OC.
 
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Guys!!!! I started using a different version of prime95, I was using the 26.6 and the max temperature was 81C in 100% load!!! Does that means is okay? Because I doubt any game will push my cpu to 100% usage. Tell me guys.. This time to measure temperature I was using the RealTemperature program.. And just to make sure, I check also with MSI After burner, and they both gave me the same results! Does that mean I'm okay?
 
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Still seems a little hotter than it should be (IIRC my 6700K @ 4.5 GHz stays under 80 C while running P95 with a 212 EVO, which I believe is slightly worse than the H7). But yeah, you don't have to worry about damaging your CPU with those temps.
 
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So, if my cpu reaches 82C in prime95, does it mean it will never reach that temperature in gaming? Since no game from what I know, is going to make your cpu run at 100%. Am I correct? Will it ever reach that temperature in gaming?
 
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Correct, it's unlikely that a game would ever stress your CPU as hard as P95 does, and therefore unlikely it'd ever hit that temp during gaming. But even if it did occasionally, that's not a dangerous temp (although I wouldn't want my CPU running at 82 C 24/7).
 
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Thank you!
 
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The i7 6700k is iffy with temps. There have been reports of stock voltages higher than 1.4v, so with that in mind, it's possible that op's temps are elevated if he got a 'hot chip'.

As long as sustained temps stay under @ 70°C, you'll be fine, even if your toes do get a little warm. The cpu is designed for those temps.
 
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So what happens if my voltages are higher than 1.4v? The temperature gets hot? So, that means I should check in the bios if the voltages are higher than 1.4v and if that's the case set it back to 1.4v? Sorry, 'm kind of noob with this.
 
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You risk completely frying/destroying your cpu at that point. Though some folks can get around that with liquid nitrogen... deep pockets...
 
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You have a K cpu. Intel has a nasty habit of jacking up stock voltages, just to cover all the cpus to guarantee stability. That's not to say that your particular cpu needs higher voltages for stability. Part of overclocking is attaining higher clock speeds, but the other part is achieving those speeds at the lowest stable voltages. My i5 is at 4.3GHz @ 1.08v. My i7 is at 4.6GHz @ 1.18v. No matter what your starting stock voltages are, having a K cpu means you have the option to lower them. Lower the vcore in small stages, testing inbetween, until you bluescreen, then bump it back up 1 notch. Test again several times. Each notch of lowered voltage will show lower temps.
 
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