OK guys. Real head scratcher here (for me at least).
I got a new PC at work recently.
It has a 7700K in it. completely stock.
Checking HW Monitor I noticed that it sat between 60 and 80 degrees at idle and basic things like email and simple web. Bit hot I thought, so I downloaded Furmark and did a CPU stress test. within 10 seconds it shot way up to over 90 degrees, it rapidly got to 96 degrees and I stopped the test. OK... something not right.
As I didn't build the PC I assumed something was wrong with the Thermal paste application or something as the fan seemed to be working correctly and was plugged in correctly to the CPU fan header.
I was going to just buy some thermal paste but I thought, hell I'll get a new cooler "just in case". So I bought a basic Arctic 64GT Rev.2
Not a fancy cooler or for overclocking but it should be better than stock, certainly if nothing else as good as stock.
I just fitted it and re-ran Furmark.
Exact same figures! maybe a degree or two lower but certainly still "overheating".
60-80 at idle and over 90 after only 10 seconds of stress testing.
Here was the latest data with the new cooler fitted. only 2 degrees cooler than the old one. And I know I fitted it right. What is causing it to run so hot!?
I got a new PC at work recently.
It has a 7700K in it. completely stock.
Checking HW Monitor I noticed that it sat between 60 and 80 degrees at idle and basic things like email and simple web. Bit hot I thought, so I downloaded Furmark and did a CPU stress test. within 10 seconds it shot way up to over 90 degrees, it rapidly got to 96 degrees and I stopped the test. OK... something not right.
As I didn't build the PC I assumed something was wrong with the Thermal paste application or something as the fan seemed to be working correctly and was plugged in correctly to the CPU fan header.
I was going to just buy some thermal paste but I thought, hell I'll get a new cooler "just in case". So I bought a basic Arctic 64GT Rev.2
Not a fancy cooler or for overclocking but it should be better than stock, certainly if nothing else as good as stock.
I just fitted it and re-ran Furmark.
Exact same figures! maybe a degree or two lower but certainly still "overheating".
60-80 at idle and over 90 after only 10 seconds of stress testing.
Here was the latest data with the new cooler fitted. only 2 degrees cooler than the old one. And I know I fitted it right. What is causing it to run so hot!?
