3930k temps Sleeping dogs

xcvtop · 27 Dec 2013 at 14:25

Hi I've built a pc a while ago, n I've got idle temps of 40c at idle and around 50c-60c when playing most games with stock clocks using a dark rock pro 2 cooler which I believe is ok (correct me if I'm wrong).

Now when I play Sleeping dogs maxed out (including Hi-res texture pack) the heat coming out of my machine is stupid and cpu temps are in the upper 60c and 1 time my pc even decided to turn it self off.

do I need to change my cpu cooler?

my specs are

3930k
Dark Rock pro 2
x2 Corsair Memory Vengeance Low Profile Black 16GB DDR3 1600 MHz
290x windforce edition
xonar essence stx
1 SSD
3 HDD
Asus Rampage 4 extreme
corsair ax1200 psu
3 bequiet 140mm fans
1 corsair 200mm fan

wam7 · 27 Dec 2013 at 14:40

60c - 70c is not stupid heat, it's actually pretty standard. Are you using RealTempGT to check your temperatures?

Your cooler looks pretty decent. What is your case and how do you have the fans positioned?

xcvtop · 27 Dec 2013 at 14:57

wam7 said:
60c - 70c is not stupid heat, it's actually pretty standard. Are you using RealTempGT to check your temperatures?

Your cooler looks pretty decent. What is your case and how do you have the fans positioned?

using a 650d case
200mm is front intake

2 roof fans are exhaust
1 rear fan exhaust

im using CPUID HW Monitor for temps

Tonester0011 · 27 Dec 2013 at 15:25

Most that heat is because you have the WF290X, that's dumping all the heat in the case, and Sleeping Dogs gives graphics cards a tidy workout when running maxed out.

A test to do would be with the side off your case, see how that effects temps.

ALXAndy · 27 Dec 2013 at 15:34

haha run Crysis 3 on a level that uses 8 threads, then you'll know about heat

mmj_uk · 27 Dec 2013 at 15:39

60-70C on a 3930K is nothing to worry about, if you're looking for the reason why your computer shutdown I'd look elsewhere... likely to be GPU related as your PSU should be more than enough.

xcvtop · 27 Dec 2013 at 15:47

OK I'll keep an eye on the temps next time I play Sleeping Dogs, as my pc is fine when I play any other games or when I'm running VMware with multiple machines. And I just got my 290x on the 24th so ill play a few more games and see how it behaves

thanks guys

wam7 · 27 Dec 2013 at 17:03

I was going to suggest you run GPU-Z next time you're gaming and see what GPU temperature goes to as I suspect this would also be contributing to the heat but your CPU temps look fine.

alex_123_fra · 27 Dec 2013 at 18:39

Different setups but the 3930k can produce serious heat. Mine is watercooled and at "quiet" fan speeds (sp120s at 1000 rpm, vs 2000 being max), with my pump only on 2-3/5 intensity my idles are mid 20s and load with all cores/threads used at 4.5ghz is 55C. Ambient a 20C.

JonJ678 · 27 Dec 2013 at 18:40

It's difficult to compare temperatures between computers. The IB hex core sat at home is at an average of 25 degrees and has been at a reasonable approximation to 100% load for about a week. I'll worry lots if it hit 50. But that's under water at stock speeds.

xcvtop · 27 Dec 2013 at 19:27

alex_123_fra said:
Different setups but the 3930k can produce serious heat. Mine is watercooled and at "quiet" fan speeds (sp120s at 1000 rpm, vs 2000 being max), with my pump only on 2-3/5 intensity my idles are mid 20s and load with all cores/threads used at 4.5ghz is 55C. Ambient a 20C.

JonJ678 said:
It's difficult to compare temperatures between computers. The IB hex core sat at home is at an average of 25 degrees and has been at a reasonable approximation to 100% load for about a week. I'll worry lots if it hit 50. But that's under water at stock speeds.

I agree I'm not used to such high temps myself my q9400 never really got that high.

would a close loop cpu cooler drop the temps a lot? If so ill invest in 1

scotsdragon · 27 Dec 2013 at 19:39

Im running a 4930k at 4.5ghz and it hits 60 degress while gaming on a 240mm rad, what is you OC at ?

xcvtop · 27 Dec 2013 at 19:44

scotsdragon said:
Im running a 4930k at 4.5ghz and it hits 60 degress while gaming on a 240mm rad, what is you OC at ?

no overclock on mine atm

wam7 · 28 Dec 2013 at 01:16

xcvtop said:
..and 1 time my pc even decided to turn it self off.
...do I need to change my cpu cooler?

Explain this in a little bit more detail. Exactly how did it shut it self off?
The short answer is no you don't need to change your cooler.

mmj_uk · 28 Dec 2013 at 01:30

scotsdragon said:
Im running a 4930k at 4.5ghz and it hits 60 degress while gaming on a 240mm rad, what is you OC at ?

You can't really compare with IB-E as they run a lot cooler than SB-E clock for clock.

xcvtop · 28 Dec 2013 at 02:43

wam7 said:
Explain this in a little bit more detail. Exactly how did it shut it self off?
The short answer is no you don't need to change your cooler.

The whole pc powered down as there was a power cut, but I could turn it straight back on

Kaapstad · 28 Dec 2013 at 12:51

xcvtop said:
The whole pc powered down as there was a power cut, but I could turn it straight back on

A 3930k can handle temps higher than you are getting, what speed and vcore are you running it at ?

I think your problem is heat build up in your case causing something on your motherboard to get too hot.

You are also using a 290x windforce edition card, although it is quieter than a ref 290X it is dumping most of it's heat into your case. Depending on the overclock you are using this could be quite a lot of heat (my ref 290X can use anything up to 350watts when overclocked).

Which PSU are you using, the older Corsair 1200 is fine but the newer 1200i is not so good.

To start with try running with the side panel off your case to see if that makes any difference and more long term maximise your case air flow by adding more fans and better cable management if needed.

jimdove · 28 Dec 2013 at 15:38

Sleeping Dogs, like RIFT, seem to heat stuff up bigtime.

xcvtop · 28 Dec 2013 at 17:25

Kaapstad said:
A 3930k can handle temps higher than you are getting, what speed and vcore are you running it at ?

I think your problem is heat build up in your case causing something on your motherboard to get too hot.

You are also using a 290x windforce edition card, although it is quieter than a ref 290X it is dumping most of it's heat into your case. Depending on the overclock you are using this could be quite a lot of heat (my ref 290X can use anything up to 350watts when overclocked).

Which PSU are you using, the older Corsair 1200 is fine but the newer 1200i is not so good.

To start with try running with the side panel off your case to see if that makes any difference and more long term maximise your case air flow by adding more fans and better cable management if needed.

idle vcore is 0.832 fully loaded vcore is 1.280

idle speed 1203 MHz fully loaded 3810 MHz

corsair AX1200 PSU not the i version

im thinking to get another fan and fit it after the hd cages to push air around in my case.

or 1 of these
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-020-TL&groupid=701&catid=2330&subcat=2262

wam7 · 29 Dec 2013 at 04:48

As Kaapstad has indicated the CPU heat is not your problem. My CPU hits ~75c under full load but the temps in my case stay relatively cool.

I strongly recommend you change your intake 200mm fan to one of these http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FG-063-BX&groupid=701&catid=2331&subcat=2335 or the LED variants in the same range. These move way more air than the standard fans and are also pretty quiet.

Your real problem is case air flow. You don't have enough cooler air coming into your case. You might find that you invest in an AIO CPU cooler and have the same problem manifesting itself.

1. Change the 200mm to the one above.
2. Change the orientation of your cooler so it puts upwards blowing the warm air to the top.
3. Change the rear fan orientation to an intake fan not exhaust.

It's a shame you don't have a side panel fan as I've found it keeps GPU's with your style of heatsink much cooler.
Also what are your ambient temperatures like? I presume your case is not near a radiator?