i7 7700k w/ intel stock cooler

[Nigel Chadberry]

hey all,

i am picking up an i7 7700k tomorrow, ive already ordered an aftermarket cooler. Problem is, the cooler with not be here until early next week, and im incredibly impatient. is it kosher to run a stock intel cooler with it for a few days? i will not be overclocking, and mostly playing battlegrounds.

my mid tower is pretty well cooled with 6 case fans as well for what its worth

[Big Boom Boom]

There is no stock cooler for i7-7700k. Battleground is unoptimised and will heat up your CPU.

[Nigel Chadberry]

i understand that, i have a stock cooler for the cpu im using now

[tacoshy]

the i7-77000K gets real hot so you should use a good cooler instead of a stock one even if you dont want to OC.

[Big Boom Boom]

It will not handle the i7. What's your current CPU? If it's any less than an i7 the cooler would get pretty high at idle already.

[Nigel Chadberry]

okay guess ill have to wait, thanks guys. while ive got you, 212 evo will suffice right? wont be overclocking for at least a year until i can upgrade a couple things.

[tacoshy]

yes perfectly fine the CM 212 Evo... also the one that always get recommend here unless you want to OC.

[Nigel Chadberry]

okay great. will the 212 handle moderate OC, or am i just better off replacing with a higher quality cooler?

[tacoshy]

well as not every CPU even if it is the same model it is the same. some i7's easily reach 5GHz while others cant. I would advcie against OC with a Cm 212 Evo but it can work as some have already proven. best bet to do this is if you want is to remover the heatspreader and replacing the Thermalpaste there with TIM/solder.

[Nigel Chadberry]

noted. thanks man!

[Big Boom Boom]

There's no dice for the 212 to get as high as 5.0Ghz. Delidded maybe, but not under normal circumstances.

Realistically the 212 can do 4.7-4.8Ghz. Things will get toasty, likely 80s or even spike to 90s.

[Bullz]

if your room is not 90 degrees

[Big Boom Boom]

The i7-7700k is 8C hotter than i7-6700k at same voltage on average. Right now at 1.32V 4.7Ghz i7-6700k I get 71C top under stress test with NH-D15S two fans. A 212 would probably look at 83-84C. Throw in Kaby Lake you are looking at high 80 or even 90.

[Bullz]

Originally posted by Big Boom Boom:

The i7-7700k is 8C hotter than i7-6700k at same voltage on average. Right now at 1.32V 4.7Ghz i7-6700k I get 71C top under stress test with NH-D15S two fans. A 212 would probably look at 83-84C. Throw in Kaby Lake you are looking at high 80 or even 90.

idk i have an i7 7700k with a Noctua NH D15 air cooler and while gaming im around 60c however idle it says 40c.

[Big Boom Boom]

Originally posted by iTz Bullz i:

Originally posted by Big Boom Boom:

The i7-7700k is 8C hotter than i7-6700k at same voltage on average. Right now at 1.32V 4.7Ghz i7-6700k I get 71C top under stress test with NH-D15S two fans. A 212 would probably look at 83-84C. Throw in Kaby Lake you are looking at high 80 or even 90.

idk i have an i7 7700k with a Noctua NH D15 air cooler and while gaming im around 60c however idle it says 40c.

Gaming lol, gaming is no stress test. Also what's your clock and voltage? Base clock is fairly easy, once you start overclocking then thermal grows quickly. Intel Boost 2.0 is only 1 core, whereas Skylake-X Intel Boost 3.0 is 2 cores, don't get confused between 4.5 Ghz boost and 4.5 Ghz all core for example.

FYI my idle is 29C. ROG Realbench or Prime 95 v26.6 is good for temp check and stability check.

[Bullz]

Originally posted by Big Boom Boom:

Originally posted by iTz Bullz i:

idk i have an i7 7700k with a Noctua NH D15 air cooler and while gaming im around 60c however idle it says 40c.

Gaming lol, gaming is no stress test. Also what's your clock and voltage? Base clock is fairly easy, once you start overclocking then thermal grows quickly. Intel Boost 2.0 is only 1 core, whereas Skylake-X Intel Boost 3.0 is 2 cores, don't get confused between 4.5 Ghz boost and 4.5 Ghz all core for example.

FYI my idle is 29C. ROG Realbench or Prime 95 v26.6 is good for temp check and stability check.

the OP original post was about not overclokcing and just playing PUBG though.