4790K Temp at IDLE

Vario · Aug 1, 2014

There has to be something wrong with the contact between the nhd14 and the cpu's heat spreader. Check to make sure both of them are bare metal with no clear sticker on the nhd14 contact plate (sometimes manufacturers put one there to prevent scratches), clean them with isopropyl, then reapply thermal paste with a grain of rice amount (imagine a rice grain going north-south, not east-west) in the center of the metal heat spreader on the cpu.

Terepin · Aug 9, 2014

Well, I have MAXIMUS VII HERO and CPU at idle has around 35 degrees with same cooler.

LiveOrDie · Aug 9, 2014

Once i get my board back ill be able to test what temps i get with water.

Tim McManus · Oct 17, 2014

Hey,

I know this is late, but I am using the exact same mobo and the exact same CPU. I had some initial temp problems when I first installed the chip, but if you upgrade the BIOS to the most current version (1603), it handles the voltages much more efficiently and I am getting idle temps around 29-33C. The only issue I run into is running an FPU stress test using AIDA64, but I've read that these stress tests can overvolt your CPU and should not be relied upon. Hopefully you were able to solve the issues as I did!

mcraygsx · Oct 18, 2014

Tim McManus said:
Hey,

I know this is late, but I am using the exact same mobo and the exact same CPU. I had some initial temp problems when I first installed the chip, but if you upgrade the BIOS to the most current version (1603), it handles the voltages much more efficiently and I am getting idle temps around 29-33C. The only issue I run into is running an FPU stress test using AIDA64, but I've read that these stress tests can overvolt your CPU and should not be relied upon. Hopefully you were able to solve the issues as I did!

I will update the BIOS tonight and see if that makes a different during LOAD temperatures.

System Name	Computer of Theseus
Processor	Intel i9-12900KS: 50x Pcore multi @ 1.18Vcore (target 1.275V -100mv offset)
Motherboard	EVGA Z690 Classified
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15S, 2xThermalRight TY-143, 4xNoctua NF-A12x25,3xNF-A12x15, 2xAquacomputer Splitty9Active
Memory	G-Skill Trident Z5 (32GB) DDR5-6000 C36 F5-6000J3636F16GX2-TZ5RK
Video Card(s)	EVGA Geforce 3060 XC Black Gaming 12GB
Storage	1x Samsung 970 Pro 512GB NVMe (OS), 2x Samsung 970 Evo Plus 2TB (data 1 and 2), ASUS BW-16D1HT
Display(s)	Dell S3220DGF 32" 2560x1440 165Hz Primary, Dell P2017H 19.5" 1600x900 Secondary, Ergotron LX arms.
Case	Lian Li O11 Air Mini
Audio Device(s)	Audiotechnica ATR2100X-USB, El Gato Wave XLR Mic Preamp, ATH M50X Headphones, Behringer 302USB Mixer
Power Supply	Super Flower Leadex Platinum SE 1000W 80+ Platinum White
Mouse	Zowie EC3-C
Keyboard	Vortex Multix 87 Winter TKL (Gateron G Pro Yellow)
Software	Win 10 LTSC 21H2

Processor	Core i7-4790K
Motherboard	ASUS MAXIMUS VII HERO
Cooling	Noctua NH-D14
Memory	Corsair 2x4 GB Vengance 2133 MHz
Video Card(s)	Zotac GTX780 AMP!
Storage	WDC WD7500AZEX (x2), ADATA XPG SX900
Display(s)	Eizo FORIS FS2333-BK
Case	Fractal Design Define XL R2
Audio Device(s)	Realtet ALC1150
Power Supply	Seasonic SS-860XP
Software	Windows 8.1 Pro x64

Processor	Intel Core i9 10980XE @ 4.7Ghz 1.2v
Motherboard	ASUS Rampage VI Extreme Omega
Cooling	EK-Velocity D-RGB, EK-CoolStream PE 360, XSPC TX240 Ultrathin, EK X-RES 140 Revo D5 RGB PWM
Memory	G.Skill Trident Z RGB F4-3000C14D 64GB
Video Card(s)	Asus ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 OC WC
Storage	M.2 990 Pro 1TB / 10TB WD RED Helium / 3x 860 2TB Evos
Display(s)	Samsung Odyssey G7 28"
Case	Corsair Obsidian 500D SE Modded
Power Supply	Cooler Master V Series 1300W
Software	Windows 11

Processor	Intel 7700K 5.1Ghz (Intel advised me not to OC this CPU)
Motherboard	Asus Maximus IX Code
Cooling	Corsair Hydro H115i Platinum
Memory	48GB G.Skill TridentZ DDR4 3200 Dual Channel (2x16 & 2x8)
Video Card(s)	nVIDIA Titan XP (Overclocks like a champ but stock performance is enough)
Storage	Intel 760p 2280 2TB
Display(s)	MSI Optix MPG27CQ Black 27" 1ms 144hz
Case	Thermaltake View 71
Power Supply	EVGA SuperNova 1000 Platinum2
Mouse	Corsair M65 Pro (not recommded, I am on my second mouse with same defect)
Software	Windows 10 Enterprise 1803
Benchmark Scores	Yes I am Intel fanboy that is my benchmark score.

4790K Temp at IDLE

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