Are my temps fine?
Are my temps fine?
I recently needed to "reoverclock" my CPU because it wasn't stable, so I lowered its speed temporarily. Now my I5 4690k is overclocked to 4.4 ghz at 1.2v. In an AIDA64 test, the highest temperature reached was 86°C, but most of the time it stayed between 70°C and 75°C, with a brief peak to 80°C. Are those readings acceptable for an overclocked CPU, especially during FPU or stress tests? Also, in a game test, I only saw temperatures around 50-60°C across all cores.
You're experiencing a problem where your CPU is under excessive load during stress tests, similar to testing a new car on rough roads instead of a smooth drive. This approach doesn't reflect real-world usage. Using a RoG Real bench with actual applications in a multitasking setting provides more accurate results. It's better to test with software that mimics real-world scenarios rather than relying solely on synthetic benchmarks, which often don't match the demands of everyday applications.
unless your temperature is below 75 degrees Celsius, you're in the safe zone. what cpu cooler do you have?
unless you're below 75 degrees Celsius, you're in the safe area
what CPU cooler do they use?
Themaltake Water 3.0
Are you using a cooler under 75°C in all the games you play?
One problem you're encountering is that your CPU is being burdened with a workload it will never experience through application-based stress tests. It's similar to taking grandma out for a test drive on a new car she's considering and then sending her off on long trips or a NASCAR track. Test with RoG Real bench, which uses real applications in a multitasking setting, providing more realistic CPU demands. Why restrict your OC to 4.4 GHz with a synthetic benchmark when you can expose it to any real-world app that far exceeds those limits? The Thermaltake Water 3 will make your CPU run about twice as hot (and four times the load) compared to an air cooler like the Noctua NH-D15—so you can rely on test results from that cooler for expectations. If nothing breaks at 75°C, what's the value of testing with things you don't actually use?
You're dealing with a situation where your CPU is under unrealistic stress during tests. It's like testing a car on a test track without real-world conditions. Using tools that simulate only synthetic workloads won't reflect actual performance. The Thermaltake Water 3 can get significantly hotter, so results from that cooler might not be reliable. If it doesn’t handle high temperatures, the value of your tests is questionable.