If you are testing for the highest temps your cpu will see under load, running the occt linepack test , how long should it actually take to see peak temperatures? I know this vaguely depends on your cooler but assuming my hardware is working properly how long would it actually take?
The front fan is an intake, the side and top fans are exhaust. The H50 cooler i have the radiator fan in the back is set to exhaust air out the back of the case. This is an ok airflow setup. Would the problem then be with the cooling block on the cpu? I Mean even that occt program said "cpu too hot." lol.
Are there any programs you can use to graph and monitor cpu temps over time when you are playing games? I was thinking about how hot it would actually be getting when im playing black ops or something.
Vcore Makes a big deal with chips like ours. You might be able to drop your Vcore by raising your Vtt (that's iffy with i7 8xx's, but fine with i7 9xx's, I'm told). Do check in the OC sections on how to run cooler OC's.
OCCT/Linpack is the most stress I have found on my rig. Generally the temp gets right up there in 10 - 15 minutes, stays there, fluctuating only with ambient temps. I use OCCT/Linpack for all of my fan-testing.
Your cpu may be putting out too much heat for your H50. But at 3.6GHz you should be running 20c less. You'll need to check your airflow and your TIM. Generally, thick applications don't transmit as well as thin layers.
The H50 is not the greatest cooler, but it should do better than what you're getting. Reversing the airflow, pulling in cool outside air, will get you a few degrees, but not 20c.
Did you mount the H50 fans properly? With the push/pull configuration? Because they're maybe the 2 pulling or pushing... It's the only explanation I have to such high temps...
well you got the block on the cpu then you have a radiator+fan that mounts at the back of the case. Theres only 1 fan to mount. It is set up to exhaust.
I am a bit perturbed. i mean i havent touched anything inside my computer for quite some time maybe a year or so other than to blow dust out once in a while. I remember my temps were lower when i first put it together maybe by 10-15c.
But yeah ill just say one more time how the fans are all set up
Intake in the front
exhaust out the side
exhaust out the top
exhaust out the back
I don't think any of it would explain 95c on only 3.6GHz.
OP, you should look inside your rad. At 1 year, it my have gotten gunked inside. Using a hose nozzle from tapwater might dislodge gunk. Dishwashing detergent for hand washing dishes (not the dishwasher), then a garden hose. Toothpicks. rubbing alcohol. Etc.
That's all I can think of that would increase your temps 10 - 15c. Yes, your case airflow needs improvement (click on my profile to see what I prefer). But That was all in place a year ago. The only things that might have changed are things that fail (e.g. - front fan) or things that get dirty (e.g. - a filter; your rad; etc.).
Hmm i blew about 10lb of dust out of there and oriented the side fan so it is an intake but just looking at idle temps they are maybe 2-3c cooler? Not much.
That H50 how am i supposed to tell if there is something wrong with it..? I cant really disassemble it can i?
uhhhhhhhwaitasecond, herpderp push pull config my junk only came with 1 fan ? ***? I mean this whole time ive only been using 1 fan on the radiator acting as an exhaust from the case.. ....when i need 2 fans on it?
Do not disassemble the H50 i repeat DO NOT!! It will explode in your face - thats what she said - Um yeah the stock h50 comes only with 1, push pull is at your own expense. And also, 95 degrees with ONE fan is still not normal
Also, you want 2 fans yes - one fan should be pulling air into the case, from the back of the case. The other fan should be pulling air out of the rad.
BACK of case -> 120 mm fan -> RAD -> 120 mm fan
The arrows show where the air should be going. This setup is recommended by corsair, and I have tested it myself, you see 2-3 degrees in temp drop on load.
Hmmm.... I could get one of those Scythe gentle typhoons but im just wondering how much of a temp drop i would actually see with the recommended config as opposed to me simply trying a a different cooler entirely. I dont know, im slightly confused.
Ive had my vcore just sitting at 1.3v...Would temps be much different if it was at 1.25 or 1.2v?
Doing all of these things will cost you money. Figuring out how you lost 10 - 15c cooling might be a better use of your time. Is the H50 broken? Pump gone bad? It seems to me you are probably still under warranty. Before you waste time and money, before you open the device and void your warranty, perhaps you should find out what went wrong.
Worst comes to worst, you can go back to your stock cooler, run non-OC for a while, and rma the H50 back to Corsair.
Probably you should ask on the Corsair website what could have gone wrong, and what if anything you can do to diagnose it.
2. Turned the side panel fan and radiator fan around so they are intake instead of exhaust, the radiator fan is now taking air from outside and blowing through the radiator.
3. Decreased my vcore from 1.3v to 1.2875 (something like that) volts.
I was just using playing cod black ops to test what the temps would get to and last night it would get up close to 75c, now its around 65c so i saw a decent drop. 30c idle temps and 65c while playing games is still kind of high.
You may want to check the flatness of your H50 if/when you remount the water block to the cpu. Take a razor blade or other known flat edge, lay it across the cpu block and hold it up to the light. You should see very little light coming through. If that light is in the center, that's a problem and you should decide whether or not you want to lap it. It could be that just a remount with fresh TIM fixes your problem.
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