Newly Installed i7 2600k overheating

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So, just today I replaced my i5 2500k with an i7 2600k, and I ran into some problems.

After installing the CPU, I tried installing a Zalman CNPS5X to my P8P67 motherboard.

As it turns out, even though the Zalman fan has Intel 1155 support, I was unable to install the fan, because the second clip was flush against one of the little blue things on the motherboard, right by the cpu. (See pictures in the motherboard link for an idea of what I'm saying)

I had to remove the entire Zalman fan, clean off the CPU with 70% Isopropyl Alcohol and Q-Tips to remove the newly-applied thermal grease, and then once it was dry and clean, I applied the i7's Stock fan, which had thermal grease already applied.

The reason I purchased the 2600k was to improve my video rendering times, but it does not seem to be moving any faster than my 2500k.

What's worse, I began to render a video, only to find out that my under-load temperatures are bouncing back and forth between 69-78 degrees C. It averaged around 72-74C the entire time.
That should not be happening.

With my i5, I had it overclocked to 3.9ghz running on the stock fan, and I didn't go past 70 degrees C.
Overclocking the i7 even slightly sends it to degrees as high as 90C.
When the i5 was running at stock speeds, it was only at 50-55C.

Is this because the thermal grease on the bottom of the stock fan hasn't melted and formed a bond yet? How long does that usually take; I had assumed that running the computer for about 20 minutes was enough to accomplish that.
Did something get screwed up when I removed the after-market fan, and replaced it with the stock fan?

Thanks a million to whoever can help with this, because I'm pretty baffled as to how the temperatures can be this high at stock speeds; and also that I am not seeing anywhere near the increase in video rendering speeds that I was told I would see, by numerous people on both this board, and two other boards.

Thanks again!
 
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someone here said once the thremal paste can take up to 200 hours to cure. but there have been many many complaints about the i7's stock cooler and overheating. for what it was hitting, you didn't post the mobo or anything, but were you refering to the ram as some people have this issue, and i think you can move it to the 3rd and fouth slot and it work fine if you only have 2 in, otherwise idk.
 
jonnyp11 said:
someone here said once the thremal paste can take up to 200 hours to cure. but there have been many many complaints about the i7's stock cooler and overheating. for what it was hitting, you didn't post the mobo or anything, but were you refering to the ram as some people have this issue, and i think you can move it to the 3rd and fouth slot and it work fine if you only have 2 in, otherwise idk.
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I posted my motherboard, it's the P8P67. I even have a link in the first post. =]
And no, unfortunately the RAM isn't the thing in the way. =[
On the motherboard itself, there are two blue "things" that are exactly to the left, and above the CPU area.
The fan I was trying to install matched up perfectly flush with one of the "blue things", so I wasn't able to clip-in my fan to the mounting bracket.

You can see a picture of the motherboard in the link I have in my first post. You'll see what I mean if you check out the picture.

The video finished rendering, and my idle temps are around 36-41C all-around. That's still a bit higher than what it should be, even at idle.

So do you think it is just the curing that has not yet happened? Even after the curing happens; how will that improve the rendering times? It should be like twice as fast as what it was with the i5, but instead I'm seeing little improvement.
Should I replace the stock fan with the stock fan from my i5? Is there a difference between the fans? Should I get a replacement on the CPU? Is it the motherboard? I'm just completely baffled. X_X
 
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i'm guessing the "things" are the heat-sinks/spreaders for the chipsets, sound/look right, those blue decorative looking things. and really the i7 will be faster, but not 2x as fast as the i5, less than 1.5x really. the i7 is only different from the i5 from the 100mhz higher stock clock, and hyper threading, which i heard was only a max of about a 1.3x boost over a normal core. although i would continue to monitor the temps and anything over 70C is bad and it need to be stopped whatever program is doing it untill you have gotten the problem solved as this is going to shorten the life of your cpu, and if it's in the 90's then it is going to take a lot off
 
As above, if you couldn't get all the clips on, the cooler is not performing correctly.

I suggest buying a better cooler with a different mounting system, one that does use push pins.
 
Personally i would pull off the cooler and re apply the paste. Being sure this time to take your time and be sure that the cpu is covered. If you look on YouTube there are several different ideas on how to apply thermal compound. I personally spread a thin layer all over my CPU, being sure not to apply too much, so that all the surface area is covered. As for cure time, yes it does take time to cure but i have never had a situation where my computer overheats because of this.

I took a look at that cooler, might i suggest the Hyper 212+ (cost approx $30). It is extremely high performance cooler. Should look after all your OC needs.
 
Just from my own experience if its overheating its a fan/thermal paste issue. A better fan will help to but for a stock unit it should never run that hot.
 
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