i7 at stock over heating

[TheXero]

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[paradisiac]

i think a lot of people are having issues with the stock cooler, me included. first steps are to check the heatsink is mounted properly, and lower the vcore.

 

[setter]

Check that the push pins on the cooler are fully pushed through and clamped in properly.

 

[TheXero]

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[paradisiac]

thanks guys i will try that

all the settings the bios are at factory defaults, so i think the core voltage will be at 1.3

some of my friends said i should get a new i7 under warranty, cus its running too hot

i had to lower my vcore to 1.10 to get the temps down so i dont think yours is faulty, the stock coolers are just poor.

 

[TheXero]

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[paradisiac]

make sure you have twisted all the clips back to the mounting postion, then should just pop in.

 

[setter]

When installing the stock intel cooler, i find it easier to insert one pin then do the one diagonally opposite, sometimes they do need a bit of force to get them in.

 

[TheXero]

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[paradisiac]

When installing the stock intel cooler, i find it easier to insert one pin then do the one diagonally opposite, sometimes they do need a bit of force to get them in.

agreed, and although its a pain, its a lot safer to do it with the mobo out to make sure they are fully locked in.

 

[Marsman]

The cooler looks to be same design as ones that come with a lot of 775 CPU's, E5200 etc, except deeper. The design is rubbish, I found when I built a PC for a friend almost a year ago using an E5200. The solid plastic frame of the cooler just bent the motherboard, so much so, the forth clip would not stay down. I gave my friend the cooler that came with my C2D E6300, which is of much better quality. Rather than a solid plastic frame, the pins are attached to a flexible metal frame which allows some give, so the motherboard isn't forcibly bent.

Sometime after that, I used the same CPU in my HTPC build, which did the same. I replaced it with a cheap £7 Xilence cooler, having already given away my E6300 cooler. I am somewhat surprised that Intel bundled a cooler with a more than £200 CPU, that is of no better quality than one that comes with a £50 CPU.

The majority will replace the stock cooler with something far better, but that isn't the point. Why include a cooler that is almost useless, that creates hassles for a first time builder that might intend to buy a decent cooler at a later date.

 

[paradisiac]

The cooler looks to be same design as ones that come with a lot of 775 CPU's, E5200 etc, except deeper. The design is rubbish, I found when I built a PC for a friend almost a year ago using an E5200. The solid plastic frame of the cooler just bent the motherboard, so much so, the forth clip would not stay down. I gave my friend the cooler that came with my C2D E6300, which is of much better quality. Rather than a solid plastic frame, the pins are attached to a flexible metal frame which allows some give, so the motherboard isn't forcibly bent.

Sometime after that, I used the same CPU in my HTPC build, which did the same. I replaced it with a cheap £7 Xilence cooler, having already given away my E6300 cooler. I am somewhat surprised that Intel bundled a cooler with a more than £200 CPU, that is of no better quality than one that comes with a £50 CPU.

The majority will replace the stock cooler with something far better, but that isn't the point. Why include a cooler that is almost useless, that creates hassles for a first time builder that might intend to buy a decent cooler at a later date.

indeed its a very poor design, but in intels defence, there is only £1-£2 difference in oem and retail cpus, so you cant expect too much from the HSF. its not that bad in theory, but it can be a pain sometimes.

 

[roachyuk]

i never use the stock cooler although it shouldnt overheat .

 

[arknor]

indeed its a very poor design, but in intels defence, there is only £1-£2 difference in oem and retail cpus, so you cant expect too much from the HSF. its not that bad in theory, but it can be a pain sometimes.

only 1-2quid now and probably just because the 920 is beeing replaced in march at the latest.

it was 20-30 quid difference not so long ago, which is about the cost of a top end cooler

 

[D-Ranged]

I bought a Scythe Zipang 2 for my i5 as i didnt trust that little cooler and only cost me about £30. Idle temp is now 20c max and running temp 45c.

Temps instantly drop if i minimise a game back to 20c so it is working extremely well.