It always puzzles me what people expect from water coolers with tiny radiator surfaces. Why should a water cooler with a mere 120 mm radiator perform much better than an air cooler with a 120 mm radiator? Maybe the fins of H80i's radiator are a bit narrower than 212's fins, but certainly not by a magnitude. The guys who de-lid and re-lid their Kaby Lakes do not only apply a better performing TIM, they also (deliberately, or just coincidentally) make that TIM layer narrower than Intel manufactured it. (The problem is less with the "quality" of the TIM, it's more with the thickness of the TIM layer.) I add that a major problem of Intel's solution is that the gap between die and heat spreader is thicker than desirable. Here are my basic system specs: 7700k, Corsair Hydro H80i v2 Cooler, ASUS Prime Z270-A Motherboard, 16GB Corsair Dominator Platinum 3000MHz, GTX 1070, Multiple case fansĪs the others have already pointed out, this is first and foremost because Intel puts a thermal paste between die and heat spreader, rather than costlier and difficult solder. I also have the latest bios update for my motherboard.Īre these temps normal? I really thought going with the water cooling solution would make a huge difference. I have re-done the mounting and thermal paste (ARCTIC MX-4) at least 4 times to insure that I did not screw that part up. Like I said, these temps were basically the same (give or take 2c-4c) whether I used the Corsair Hydro H80i v2 or the Hyper 212 coolers. XMP Turned On (Which also overclocks 7700k to 4.5 GHz) I have been using a combination of OCCT and RealTemp for stress testing and temp readings. I am turning on XMP for my 3000 MHz ram, but I also notice it overclocks my 7700k to 4.5 GHz. Turning on XMP in my bios is also causing temperatures to jump even higher. However the temps are basically the same with either cooler! I originally had a Hyper 212 cooler on my build, but after seeing the temps I decided that maybe it wasn't cutting it so I switched to a Corsair Hydro H80i v2. I did a new build about a month ago and I have noticed some unusually high temperatures with my 7700K.
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