Thermaltake NiC C5 Fan Bad Cooling and Really Loud

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There are some things you can do with locked chipsets still. Usually limited to small BCLK adjustments. 100x42 = 4.2Ghz 103x42 = 4.326 and so on. Still an improvement, but most superficial.

As I recall my motherboard defaulted to 1.35 volts peak for my i7-7700k, which for stock clocks is a lot. Many people reach about 4.8Ghz with that core voltage. A more reasonable value might drop your temperatures significantly. Basically the same steps for overclocking, but you trend the core voltage down until you find an unstable point. Then bring it back up to the last working voltage, or a bit more if temperatures are good.

Best solution is to crack the CPU open and replace the TIM, but it isn't for everyone. If you can't afford to risk the...
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The 7700k is known to run quite hot due to poor thermal interface material under the heatspreader. If you have the CPU temperature controlling the fan speed I would expect it to rev up to max under those conditions. You could try setting it manually and see if the core temperature stays about the same.

On many motherboards the out of the box voltage supplied to K series CPUs is way too high. It could be set to near the maximum recommended value to allow for maximum compatibility. Many CPUs will run a lot cooler, and just as fast, with a little less core voltage.

If nothing else, go through an overclocking guide to familiarize yourself with messing with the CPU, with a focus on temperature. You might even gain a few hundred megahertz that way. (Though you do have a B250 board, so your options will be a little limited)
 
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My mobo doesn't support manual overclocking to begin with, but do you think it can personally overclock it?
 
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There are some things you can do with locked chipsets still. Usually limited to small BCLK adjustments. 100x42 = 4.2Ghz 103x42 = 4.326 and so on. Still an improvement, but most superficial.

As I recall my motherboard defaulted to 1.35 volts peak for my i7-7700k, which for stock clocks is a lot. Many people reach about 4.8Ghz with that core voltage. A more reasonable value might drop your temperatures significantly. Basically the same steps for overclocking, but you trend the core voltage down until you find an unstable point. Then bring it back up to the last working voltage, or a bit more if temperatures are good.

Best solution is to crack the CPU open and replace the TIM, but it isn't for everyone. If you can't afford to risk the processor, it isn't worth considering. You could also try returning/exchanging the CPU for another that runs a little cooler.
 
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Thanks a bunch for the help. Looked everywhere and couldn't find anything on the topic.
 
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