F5F Stay Refreshed Hardware Desktop Dram consumption reached 146 watts and the processor began heating up noticeably during gameplay.

Dram consumption reached 146 watts and the processor began heating up noticeably during gameplay.

Dram consumption reached 146 watts and the processor began heating up noticeably during gameplay.

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Arkin2000
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06-22-2022, 12:58 PM
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while playing games today my CPU hit 85°C at first, I thought that was too high. Then checking the power consumption made me shocked—I was surprised it was so hot. Everything runs fine on stock settings. Can a Z170 motherboard help boost CPU performance? I’m skeptical, since I have a 6600K paired with it. I’m using two 8GB HyperX Fury 2133MHz RAM sticks without XMP enabled. It feels extremely hot, and I question the temperature readings because yesterday it only reached 75°C. My tower is a decent CMH410R RGB model, and I have a good cooler thanks to my other i5 7500 CPU that stays around 68°C during games even with a standard cooler.
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Arkin2000
06-22-2022, 12:58 PM #1

while playing games today my CPU hit 85°C at first, I thought that was too high. Then checking the power consumption made me shocked—I was surprised it was so hot. Everything runs fine on stock settings. Can a Z170 motherboard help boost CPU performance? I’m skeptical, since I have a 6600K paired with it. I’m using two 8GB HyperX Fury 2133MHz RAM sticks without XMP enabled. It feels extremely hot, and I question the temperature readings because yesterday it only reached 75°C. My tower is a decent CMH410R RGB model, and I have a good cooler thanks to my other i5 7500 CPU that stays around 68°C during games even with a standard cooler.

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brobear7
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06-22-2022, 02:03 PM
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Honestly, as long as temperatures stay under 90°C during gaming, everything should be okay. That’s essentially the maximum output. The power consumption is listed by Intel as around 65 watts, so you might want to use a tool like CPU-Z to verify.
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brobear7
06-22-2022, 02:03 PM #2

Honestly, as long as temperatures stay under 90°C during gaming, everything should be okay. That’s essentially the maximum output. The power consumption is listed by Intel as around 65 watts, so you might want to use a tool like CPU-Z to verify.

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ZeusTrucker
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06-28-2022, 09:03 AM
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HWiNFO64 is the best option for monitoring temperatures, I’d verify it first. Unless you’re doing a manual BIOS update (or the motherboard is attempting a forced change), you can safely push close to the maximum safe limits—around 100°C for these chips—without any problems.
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ZeusTrucker
06-28-2022, 09:03 AM #3

HWiNFO64 is the best option for monitoring temperatures, I’d verify it first. Unless you’re doing a manual BIOS update (or the motherboard is attempting a forced change), you can safely push close to the maximum safe limits—around 100°C for these chips—without any problems.