Titan 8700i Pulse hitting 81c when gaming.....should I be concerned?

mrwookie28 · 20 Jun 2013 at 08:41

Hey guys as the title says I'm running an Overclockers Titan 8700i Pulse i5 3570k system (http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-247-OE) with the addition of a Sapphire AMD Radeon 7950 OC graphics card (http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-313-SP) and a 1TB HDD 7200rpm and last night whilst playing Crysis 3 and Dirt 3 using Core Temp one of the core's hit 81c with the others within the 70c's. Should I be concerned?

I had previously upgraded by RAM to 16GB (as per my last post) but after reading the responses I got and reading various articles I reverted back to 8GB so apart from the additional HDD and Graphics card everything else is as it came from here.

Any thoughts or advice appreciated.

mrwookie28 · 20 Jun 2013 at 13:36

NathWraith said:
Hi there,

81C is well within the tolerance of the system. If it was breaching 90C or higher then I would be more concerned but even at those temperatures the Intel CPU will operate fine.

Out of interest where do you keep the system, is the room normally warm etc. i just need to get an idea regarding the operating environment the system is put in.

Thanks NaithWraith. As for location the it normally lives in the front room behind the TV unit as is used as a gaming and media machine. I've always made sure to have a good air circulation around it and does not much warmer than the room in general as the TV is LED so doesn't generate much heat.

illuz said:
You need more fans / better case. Though I wouldn't worry, as Nath says 80c is fine for Ivy Bridge. They run hot

Thanks Illuz a new case isnt an option but fans certainly are so will pop out and grab a pair. Any suggestions on the best locations within the case I currently have and should they be intake or exhaust?

mrwookie28 · 20 Jun 2013 at 13:54

NathWraith said:
Sounds like an ok position for the system to be in.

Do you have a picture at all?

You could uprate the exhaust fans but they won't shift the temperature massively.

I'll grab a picture shortly for you.

Is it worth any extra fans do you think?

mrwookie28 · 20 Jun 2013 at 16:54

Thanks for the replies and in the end I actually for more fans in the end and fitted 2 of these (http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FG-024-AK&groupid=701&catid=2331) one in the top of the case set as exhaust and one in the side as intake.

So with this setup I've been doing a few tests this PM and on Prime95 max temp is down to 76c and playing Crysis 3 for an hour temps only reached 73c.

Im a happy fella now.

mrwookie28 · 20 Jun 2013 at 17:56

NathWraith said:
Glad to hear it

It is cooler today too so hopefully the ambient temp has affected your system.

Thanks. Actually registering hotter outside today where i am than yesterday (although just started raining now). :-)