Comparison of Hyper 212 Plus and Phanteks PH-TC14PE performance
Comparison of Hyper 212 Plus and Phanteks PH-TC14PE performance
I upgraded my heatsink from a hyper 212 plus to a PH-TC14PE. The 212+ was $25, while the PH-TC14PE cost $80. My CPU is a 4770k at 4.3ghz. After an Intel burn test, the PH-TC14PE reached a max temperature of 98°C, and the temperature dropped to 94°C. Is this a typical performance improvement between the two models? If yes, this is really disappointing.
Anything can be defective! This is an old post, replying in case anyone has a similar question down the road. True, a heatsink a chunk or metal,but to properly work the base must be flat/smooth.
Three of the edges of my phantek curved in most of the the fourth edge curved out so only left and right edges touch the cpu. The gap was small but visible when I put on the window sill i.e a low, elongated, (scalene) triangle of light shined though the bottom. Amazon charged $12 less for the blue version I got, which was the last one they had ($77 vs $89 then).
I didnt want to pay $12 more for a non defective version, and I should have to lap a brand new heatsink to make it work as advertised. Im sure the phanteks are great and this one I...
I also have a PH-TC14PE. With my old 3930K at 4.3 GHz and 1.3V it ran around 80 to 82C on the hottest core during the Intel Burn Test. After that, I upgraded to an E5-1650 V2 (4930K basically) and it’s clocked at 4.5GHz with a +100 offset (BIOS says about 1.43V) and I only see 68C on the hottest core in the Intel Burn Test. 94C doesn’t seem right. Is it installed correctly? I’m wondering if it’s ensuring even contact around the whole CPU. A gap might be causing those high temperatures.
Do the fans spin when running at full speed?
What happens if you set the fans to run at 100% in the BIOS?
Are you applying a tiny amount of thermal grease—just a half pea-sized bit?
When you remove the cooler, do you clean the CPU and heatsink to remove old grease (using a paper towel and isopropyl alcohol?)
Are you keeping the VCORE setting at auto? Have you tried changing it to fixed and tested at 1.25, 1.3, and 1.35 volts to find the most stable setting with the least heat?
I didn't change the setting to manual for running IBT, but the difference shouldn't be more noticeable even in adaptive mode.
when the temperature rises in my office to 33°C, it's a significant 9°C higher than the room temperature.
the 212 with AIDA64 office at standard room conditions gives 64°C, while the IBT reaches 88°C.
i have a solid chip that requires some work, and i was hoping the Phantom would allow me to delay the upgrade another year.