H80 to H100 worth it? (Pics inside) Advice Please

[Reksoul]

Hey Everyone,

So about three weeks back i decided it was time to upgrade my old system i used to have a i5 2500k and a GTX 970, i upgraded to a 6700k with a new Mobo, RAM, CPU Cooler and a new PSU but kept my 970, Drives and Case

Here is my specs

i7 6700k @ 4.2Ghz
Gigabyte Z170X - Gaming 7 Motherboard
Gskill Trident Z 16GB 3200Mhz DDR4 RAM
Corsair H80i V2 CPU Cooler
Samsung Evo 500Gb SSD
WD 1TB HDD
EVGA GTX 970 SC
EVGA 650 G2 PSU
HAF 912 Plus Case

All has been great so far except i am not happy with my CPU load Temps (Up to 72°C in game).
I would just like to say that i don't have my CPU cooler fans in the direction stated in the manual that came with the cooler.
I have my CPU cooler pulling warm air from inside my case blowing across the radiator and the fan on the back of the radiator blowing the air out the back of the case...... See below

As you can see i also have a 120mm top exhaust fan (Can't fit another next to it as the radiator is in the way) and a 200mm Fan blowing air in from the front.
The problem is i am getting up to 72°C CPU temps when playing games like The Division, i know that 72°C is not the end of the world but i think it is a little hot for everyday use and would like to lower it if possible.
I would just like to say that i have tried everything that i could with regard to my Overclock but i cant get the PC to run on a lower Vcore than 1.345 @ 4.4Ghz (Not the best chip?). If i turn off my XMP profile my CPU temps drop by up to 10°C but i bought this RAM and would like to run it at it's best speed if possible.

I also turned the Cooler fans around to draw cool air from outside and blow the warm air inside the case.... This bought the CPU temps down by about 5-7°C but my GPU went from 67°C Load to 80°C Load sometimes over
My general motherboard temps went up around 10°C with this fan config.



Unfortunatly i don't have the room to buy a bigger case (desk too small)
but after doing a little research i would be able to fit a H100i V2 in to my case at the top but the fans would be mounted outside the case, pulling air up through the radiator, see pics below....

I would be able to take my 120mm top exhaust and fit it as exhaust at the rear....

Fans mounted on top. (Not the best look)

The reason i am looking for advice is am i likely to see a difference in temps? than my h80? i just can't seem to get my set up right but im happy to do this if i can get say 5-10°C lower CPU temps and keep everything else in the case cool too, my only concern is that the fans would be mounted on my case and not the radiator so i don't know if that little gap would make a difference with regard to cooling the radiator?

I am up for any more surggestions with regards to cooling my CPU with my set up , thanks to anyone who reads this and offers any advice

Cheers

 

[jbh110tdi]

that is high temps for gaming.
I did have the H80i before I got the Phanteks PH-TC14PE I'm getting better temps from the Phanteks but my temps were never as high as yours even running a stress test.

what v.core are you running at to gain youre overclock?
have you tried reseating the cooler block with fresh paste?

 

[Reksoul]

that is high temps for gaming.
I did have the H80i before I got the Phanteks PH-TC14PE I'm getting better temps from the Phanteks but my temps were never as high as yours even running a stress test.

what v.core are you running at to gain youre overclock?
have you tried reseating the cooler block with fresh paste?

Vcore is 1.345 @ 4.4 Ghz putting it any lower while using Intel XTU to test will result in a blue screen with that overclock. (Not the best chip?)

If I turn off my XMP from 3200Mhz to a standard 2133Mhz the temps drop by up to 10 Degreess, but I would like to run the RAM at the speed I bought it if possible.

My idle temps are great 28-35 Degrees, you think a fresh re seat and new TIM is worth it? I only used the pre applied stuff that was on the block?

 

[jbh110tdi]

Vcore is 1.345 @ 4.4 Ghz putting it any lower while using Intel XTU to test will result in a blue screen with that overclock. (Not the best chip?)

If I turn off my XMP from 3200Mhz to a standard 2133Mhz the temps drop by up to 10 Degreess, but I would like to run the RAM at the speed I bought it if possible.

My idle temps are great 28-35 Degrees, you think a fresh re seat and new TIM is worth it? I only used the pre applied stuff that was on the block?

that would be my first port of call. they can be a pain to try and seat properly.
also when I used the H80i on my Gigabyte board I had a very loose back plate I ended out putting some rubber washers in at the rear to take up some of the play.

not sure if they fixed this problem with the V2 though

it does seem pretty high on the v.core Im running my 4690k at 4.4Ghz at 1.25v and its stable.

 

[Reksoul]

that would be my first port of call. they can be a pain to try and seat properly.
also when I used the H80i on my Gigabyte board I had a very loose back plate I ended out putting some rubber washers in at the rear to take up some of the play.

not sure if they fixed this problem with the V2 though

it does seem pretty high on the v.core Im running my 4690k at 4.4Ghz at 1.25v and its stable.

I read about the loose back plate issue and this was one of the first things I checked, they must have fixed it as I never had this issue.

The fan you have now the Phanteks PH-TC14PE is it better then your H80?
Not sure if it would fit in my case with my Trident Z Ram

 

[jbh110tdi]

I read about the loose back plate issue and this was one of the first things I checked, they must have fixed it as I never had this issue.

The fan you have now the Phanteks PH-TC14PE is it better then your H80?
Not sure if it would fit in my case with my Trident Z Ram

yea I got better temps with the Phanteks PH-TC14PE compared to my H80i
you would need to check the ram height though.

 

[Reksoul]

I know the Trident Z is quite high, I wonder if putting a H100 in would get me better temps?, anyone have ideas about this? Or would a Air cooler be better for my case perhaps?.

I had a Akassa Venom CPU cooler on my old 2500K with a 200MM exhaust fan at the top of the case and a 120MM exhaust in the rear case slot and had no temp issues.

I will try a reseat of my H80 but I'm not convinced if it is a bad mount because I held the block in place while a friend tightend the the bolts in a uniform fashion but maybe something went wrong?

Any more advice would be great guys thank you

 

[Greybeard]

I will try a reseat of my H80 but I'm not convinced if it is a bad mount because I held the block in place while a friend tightend the the bolts in a uniform fashion but maybe something went wrong?

Any more advice would be great guys thank you

Reseating the block is worth a try, you just want to make sure that you have full contact between the coldpalte and CPU. But my gut feeling tells me that it has something to do with your vcore @ 1.34v.... Your idle temps looks good, so I'd try running them stock then OC and compare the load temps between the two settings.

 

[Reksoul]

Reseating the block is worth a try, you just want to make sure that you have full contact between the coldpalte and CPU. But my gut feeling tells me that it has something to do with your vcore @ 1.34v.... Your idle temps looks good, so I'd try running them stock then OC and compare the load temps between the two settings.

I will try that Greybeard, thank you