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4790k getting 100c on stock cooling in Crysis 3.

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I dont know if it is normal? My stock 4790k with STOCK cooling getting 100c in Crysis 3. 2 months ago max temps was 88C. Today i check and its 100c.
100C in Prime 95 and 100C in Crysis 3.
 
No it's not ok.
How long do you have the system?
Did you ever clean the CPU fan?
What is your motherboard?It might do a overclock without you knowing about it.
 
Make sure auto turbo overclocking isnt enabled in BIOS. Usually refered to as multicore enhancement.

Mobo makers are terrible at handling K CPUs at stock. They like to make modifications.
 
Motherboard is Sabertooth Z97 Mark. All is stock, i dont oc. Cpu is on auto settings.

2 months ago after Crysis 3 i had 88C. Today i checked temps and was 100C.
 
How many threads are Crysis 3 using, what clock does the CPU turbo to?

Asus is notoriously known to autooverclock.
 
I wouldn't be happy with my CPU hitting those temperatures in day-to-day use. After what ShintaiDK said, I'd try cleaning and reseating the stock cooler.
 
Well two months ago it wasn't hot as now (provided you are in summer season now). Have you tried changing thermal compound?

I used stock intel cooler on stock 4690K and it did an "ok" job I guess. On max normal load (no AVX2 power virus and similar bs tests) I had around 75C max temp. when all 4 cores were loaded. The fan did get loud at that point but for a stock cooler it was fine IMO. Now I use CM Seidon 120V and it is whisper quiet(1200 rpm setting), CPU is OCed @ 4.2Ghz @ 1.2V manually set, Turbo off. I get 65-69C max. when all 4 cores are loaded (Cinebench R15, Fritz and similar benchmarks).
 
I've been keeping an eye on Devils Canyon discussion posts.

I think the other posters are correct. Several folks had to lower VCORE settings from what the BIOS monitor showed for stock "auto." In other words, it may run "out-of-the-box" at X monitored VCORE, but it also runs fine at X-y at stock speed. That would be your base starting-point for overclocking it.

Then there's the other thing the OP mentioned, aside from Crysis: Prime95 will pummel the AVX2 instruction set.

Of course, if Crysis shows these temperatures, just stress-testing the processor without AVX2 doesn't say a lot for what you get running the game. Hmmm . . .
 
litwicki22 said:
I dont know if it is normal? My stock 4790k with STOCK cooling getting 100c in Crysis 3. 2 months ago max temps was 88C. Today i check and its 100c.
100C in Prime 95 and 100C in Crysis 3.
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Time to get a better cooler, and check those BIOS settings like others have mentioned.

Why were you running Prime 95 on a stock Intel cooler anyway? That's just asking for trouble. 😛
 
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With a 4790k a decent aftermarket cooler is a mandatory option. For $35 the Cryorig H7 will keep the 4790k 25+ degrees cooler and 2X quieter at load than the stock Intel leafblower.

Intel retail coolers are best used as paper weights and metal recycling fodder.
 
I remove side panel of my case and temps drops from 100c to 90c in Crysis 3. So its airflow issue not wrong mounting of cpu?
 
is everything you touch broken? I have never seen one person start so many threads about problems. at least this time its not one of your dozens of gpu threads. it seems like you buy something new literally every other week and have issues with it.

and for those that dont know, he has had multiple accounts on multiple forums because he gets perma banned all the time.

that said, buy a proper cpu cooler.
 
toyota said:
is everything you touch broken? I have never seen one person start so many threads about problems. at least this time its not one of your dozens of gpu threads. it seems like you buy something new literally every other week and have issues with it.

and for those that dont know, he has had multiple accounts on multiple forums because he gets perma banned all the time.

that said, buy a proper cpu cooler.
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There, there now! What does he do for such treatment?

But -- to topic -- I wouldn't run a Devils Canyon at stock settings with the stock cooler. I'd buy an aftermarket cooler the same day I order the processor and motherboard.

I suppose you could use the stock cooler to test the parts against defects-on-arrival. Use a stress test like Intel Xtreme Tuning Utility. Then I'd leave off doing much of anything with the rig taking shape until I get the aftermarket cooler for it.
 
toyota said:
is everything you touch broken? I have never seen one person start so many threads about problems. at least this time its not one of your dozens of gpu threads. it seems like you buy something new literally every other week and have issues with it.

and for those that dont know, he has had multiple accounts on multiple forums because he gets perma banned all the time.
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This. /thread

that said, buy a proper cpu cooler.
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That too.
 
tutos said:
I have a 4790k. Set the vcore (gradually and test) to 1.18 and enjoy low temp!
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Yes. That seems to be the same prescription I'd seen others adopt with the same processor and chipset. I'd previously thought, if I had a 4790K system, I'd tweak all the VCORE settings manually just to set turbo-clock at 4.4 for "all cores." Now I'm thinking you'd want to do it just for otherwise stock settings.

This seems to be the little Haswell secret. If you're going to overclock in any way, start with the stock clocks at lower-than-auto-determined voltage. So you'd stress-test lower voltages until you found the "BSOD" point, then edge it up little by little depending on what clock speed you wanted. Geez.
 
If you are hitting 100, your CPU is throttling. If you don't want a 4790k to throttle, buy a better cooler, or set the CPU to not exceed 4.0. It runs fine at that speed, and the heat output is noticably less on my Asus board. I did it this for the summer, and may put it back up when things cool down.
 
You spent $300 on a 4790K and $300 for a Z97 mobo (for Z97? X99 is cheaper!) and you didn't spend an extra $80 or less for a proper Noctua cooler - ???
 
10c drop from removing the side from the case ^
sounds like you need better intake for your case
this will only compound the issues with a poor cpu hsf.
 
I have a question . If on STOCK cooler i am getting 100c ( with closed case ) in crysis 3 can i rma just my cpu with box cooler?
 
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