Cooling the i7 13700k

dougie06n · 24 Oct 2022 at 04:47

Hi
I have ordered a i7 13700k and was wondering now after reading a few reviews if the cooler I have a corsair H115I Elite 280mm will be enough I will be putting it all in a corsair 4000d airflow with 3x 120mm fans at front and 1 at rear with rad at top.
Can supply other spec info if relevant

Thanks in advance for any info

varinder · 24 Oct 2022 at 15:40

Should be no issues at all. I have the H150i AIO so 360mm but the 280mm is near on the same...idle temps in the late 20's to low 30's degrees C and just under 80 degrees C running Cinebench Multi core test...Your setup in the 4000D is perfect.

Drumroll · 25 Oct 2022 at 15:28

Should be enough. Just make sure the backplate, if one can call the thin spider mechanism supplied as such, is positioned correctly and the correct spacers are used.
New units shipping with correct spacers.

dougie06n · 25 Oct 2022 at 20:12

Drumroll said:
Should be enough. Just make sure the backplate, if one can call the thin spider mechanism supplied as such, is positioned correctly and the correct spacers are used.
New units shipping with correct spacers.

Do you mean the LGA1700 Retrofit Kit i ordered that from corsair as well did not think if was part of the H115i kit as i was away when ordering i have not had a chance to look to see if it was included with new kit

Drumroll · 25 Oct 2022 at 20:32

Yes, that’s the one.
When I ordered the H150i I wasn’t sure it would be included. Couldn’t find anywhere to order the kit within reasonable delivery time. Had to order from a competitor.
When I took delivery of the H150i I noticed it was included. Surprised me, as nowhere in the box it was mentioned or even no mention in the manuals.

dougie06n · 26 Oct 2022 at 08:31

varinder said:
Should be no issues at all. I have the H150i AIO so 360mm but the 280mm is near on the same...idle temps in the late 20's to low 30's degrees C and just under 80 degrees C running Cinebench Multi core test...Your setup in the 4000D is perfect.

Will it still give me headroom to overclock a little or upgrade to i9 13900k in the future as I do like to tinker even though I have not had a new system since 2010 i7 920, I have ordered the gigabyte z790 aorus elite, but may change to z790 aorus master as I have a smaller upgrade path with the first board, as it is a budget aorus board.

SirConfused · 26 Oct 2022 at 11:08

The 13900k stresses pretty much anything you strap to it from what I've seen. There just isn't much you can do with 250W of heat output unless you're using exotic cooling.

Unless you're heavily into production why would you want to go to one anyway? They're crazy money for no meaningful benefit in any other use case.

Drumroll · 26 Oct 2022 at 14:42

The issue with the last Ryzen and the likes of 12900K/13900K is that isn’t much about the cooling capacity of an AIO, as long isn’t some silly small one, or custom loop. The heat can’t be dissipated fast enough. I guess the issue is because is so much power in such a small area. The Ryzen adds the thick IHS to the equation. Intel had issues before where the heat wasn’t being efficiently transferred to the IHS.
I guess, even someone with a triple rad, good waterblock and good airflow won’t see lower temperatures with such CPUs.
For the GPU is another ballgame. A decent waterblock and enough rad area and even the 4090 can run at very good temperatures.