So I just built my computer this past weekend, and I'm in love with it! I haven't built a computer since 2004, so you can kinda guess on how much I needed to catch up on. I picked up the i7-3770k CPU and it is very fast! No need to overclock just yet, but I'm starting to get concerned about the temperatures. At idle with the ambient temperature right now being 88*F, the cores are at about 39-43*C. Earlier today I ran Prime95 to just to see what my temps would be at max load, and the cores were at about 70*C (sometimes going up to 7*C1 or 72*C, but they were running from 67*C-70*C more often) with the ambient temperature being at 80*F. I have yet to find another cooler that can clear those comfortably. I'm running the Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU cooler but the fan is only in a pull configuration due to the Corsair Vengeance heat spreaders. I have the NZXT Full Phantom case, with 6 case fans running (rear and two top fans as exhaust, front and two side fans as intake). Should I be worried about these temps?
I've been reading online that Prime95 doesn't even push the CPU to max temperatures. Should I use Intel Burn Test? I heard that one is better for getting a feel of what the max temp on your CPU is at full load. Any suggestions would greatly be appreciated as I'm pretty new to monitoring CPU load, temps, etc. If you need any other information, let me know. Thanks in advance, looking to gain lots of knowledge from these boards!
I've been reading online that Prime95 doesn't even push the CPU to max temperatures. Should I use Intel Burn Test? I heard that one is better for getting a feel of what the max temp on your CPU is at full load. Any suggestions would greatly be appreciated as I'm pretty new to monitoring CPU load, temps, etc. If you need any other information, let me know. Thanks in advance, looking to gain lots of knowledge from these boards!
