Friend getting weird temps.

HackSpoon

Member
My friend told me he is having problems with the Corsair h110i CPU Cooler with a 6700k. He has been telling me he gets 30 degrees Celsius idle, but when games he gets temps going up into the 80 degree Celsius area. I have told him to take off the cooler and add new paste, remove his overclock, and if he has too go to extreme measures to remove the heat spreader on the CPU and apply new paste there. He is a young kid and got the CPU for Christmas and doesn't want to risk killing the CPU. I am out of options for him. I would like some help!
 

Laquer Head

Well-Known Member
Depends on a few factors.. could be anything from poor application of thermal paste, perhaps he only used the stock crap that comes on the H110i (assuming they still pre-paste from factory), could be improperly seated block, could be bad OC settings, voltage too high..etc etc..

Without knowing the specifics of his setup, hard to diagnose remotely...I'd tell him to:

-Check/Clean/Reapply a high quality paste
-Check to make sure the block is seated properly
-Check to make sure pump isn't making strange sounds
-Check to make sure hoses aren't bent/kinked

-Reset BIOS to factory settings so there is no overclock and try benching the system stock

I would highly advise against de-lidding the CPU. Not worth the risk and he probably doesn't have the disposable income to buy a replacement if he ruins this one.
 

HackSpoon

Member
Depends on a few factors.. could be anything from poor application of thermal paste, perhaps he only used the stock crap that comes on the H110i (assuming they still pre-paste from factory), could be improperly seated block, could be bad OC settings, voltage too high..etc etc..

Without knowing the specifics of his setup, hard to diagnose remotely...I'd tell him to:

-Check/Clean/Reapply a high quality paste
-Check to make sure the block is seated properly
-Check to make sure pump isn't making strange sounds
-Check to make sure hoses aren't bent/kinked

-Reset BIOS to factory settings so there is no overclock and try benching the system stock

I would highly advise against de-lidding the CPU. Not worth the risk and he probably doesn't have the disposable income to buy a replacement if he ruins this one.

Okay, I will tell him to try this. He has arctic silver paste which I know is a good thermal paste. He does put more then enough paste too much paste isn't so bad. Its only bad if it somehow goes into your socket.
 

Laquer Head

Well-Known Member
Okay, I will tell him to try this. He has arctic silver paste which I know is a good thermal paste. He does put more then enough paste too much paste isn't so bad. Its only bad if it somehow goes into your socket.

Hmm.. too much paste IS bad.. people think that by glopping in on its somehow going to work better or cool better. The reality is as you tighten down the block/heatsink etc all that shit squeezes out, bubbles can occur, and that paste oozes out and all over the place, you need like a pea-sized drop in middle and the block with naturally spread it for you.

I'd really be curious to see his technique if his mentality is the same that 'too much paste isnt so bad'.. It is bad and counterproductive from what your trying to achieve.
 

HackSpoon

Member
Hmm.. too much paste IS bad.. people think that by glopping in on its somehow going to work better or cool better. The reality is as you tighten down the block/heatsink etc all that shit squeezes out, bubbles can occur, and that paste oozes out and all over the place, you need like a pea-sized drop in middle and the block with naturally spread it for you.

I'd really be curious to see his technique if his mentality is the same that 'too much paste isnt so bad'.. It is bad and counterproductive from what your trying to achieve.

I know we are talking about CPU's but I seen people apply a whole tube of paste on a graphics card and get better temps then before.

 

aldan

Active Member
like laquer head says,its not the quantity,but rather the quality.post his system specs,including oc.without that its pretty hard to determine the cause of his problem.
 

beers

Moderator
Staff member
More != better

80C isn't too outlandish especially given the IMC material under the heatspreader. What kind of overclock and voltage is he using?
 
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