I7 3770k Temps

Hi,

Your temps under load are just ok, I usually recommend a max temp of 75C under load, so you haven't really got any room for overclocking there.

Thanks for the reply

I am thinking of putting some new thermal paste on the CPU sometime, as I did have to turn the cooler round (Before running the CPU) after I realized it would not fit in the case the way i planned, I wonder if this may have made the supplied paste to be slightly uneven.

The paste is probably fine, its worth checking though. I am guessing that you don't have very good case ventilation or you heatsink is not sufficient. I am running my 3770k at 4.5ghz with a modified Zalman 320 h2o cooler and at the lowest fan settings, my temps are in the 70s C fully loaded. What are your full system specs?

My system: i7-3770K Asus P8Z77-M PRO Sapphire Radeon HD7750 Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB Arctic freezer 7 pro rev.2 ANTEC One + Plus 1 front case fan. My CPU had to be mounted the opposite way to what I would have liked, it is just below the top exhaust fan in the case. Please see my previous post for a picture. Thanks

^ Agreed.

I doubt the thermal paste is the problem unless it's been applied really badly.

Having a look at a review for the Arctic freezer 7 pro rev.2 reveals it to be a pretty mediocre cooler so I expect your temps are high because of this and the less than optimal air flow in your case (if I've understood it correctly).

I am considering changing the Freezer Pro for a Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO, which seems to get decent reviews for the price. I wonder if it will fit in my case with my setup
though.

What case do you have?

ANTEC One. But the Asus P8Z77-M PRO seems to be an odd layout compared to some systems.

Ah yeah you did mention that before (how did I miss that...)

Anyway going by the dimensions and the fact other people have successfully installed the 212 evo in the Antec one I would say it'll fit.

The mobo looks like a pretty standard MicroATX board to me.

I put together an i5 with the non pro version of this board, and the layout was a lot easier to arrange, different case though, a Sonata IV.

Ah right ok, well the 212 evo should work fine with your current mobo and case, I would just make sure you install the EPS 4/8 pin before the cooler  

Thanks for the info

Do you think the 212 would be more efficient with my setup?

Yep it's a more efficient cooler and very good considering the low cost.

Thanks for the help

Fitted the 212 evo today

I have overclocked to 4223.80 just using AI Suite. My temperatures are now at a maximum 76 degrees flat out with Prime which is less heat than I was getting without overclocking with the other CPU cooler. So I am happy enough with that.

Thanks all for the advice