CPU temperature

[chillax boi]

I am running an i7 2600 (non-k) @ 3.4 GHz, 16 GGB DDR3 , GTX 1080
I have set the multiplier to 42x so sometimes my CPU clock hits 4.1 GHz

CPU Temperature goes above 90 'C. In Assassin's Creed Odyssey it's about 99 'C

Should I invest in an air cooler ? Will it have any significant impact?
Thanks!

[Cathulhu]

That's not a healthy temperature for the CPU. Intel states a TCASE temperature limit of 72.6°C. So you should really improve the cooling.
How it can be improved, hard to say. We don't know what exactly you did to OC it and what cooling it currently has.

[Supafly]

When did you last clean it? Dust build up can clog heatsinks reducing cooling and also slow fans down reducing their effectiveness and reduce cooling even more.

Current cooler?
Case + fan setup?

If your case as bad AF putting a better CPU cooler in won't help that much. Coolers need good case airflow to supply them with cooler air.

[chillax boi]

I have a corsair case with decent ventilation. There are 3 fans in the case. Cleaned it last week. Idle CPU temp is about 46'C. GPU temperature in game is ok; about 65' C. Not sure if I should get an air cooler or a liquid cooler.

[hawkeye]

Same cpu here but 1080ti. I bought a gammaxx 300 which keeps the cpu cool. My cpu will do 4.3ghz. Any stack cooler with a large single fan should work.

[RTF1970]

liquid, i have good results with coolermaster, but did you also put some new thermal paste on your cpu ?
Cheapest way to check if thats already enough to see if your temperature will drop.

i will explain why i choose for liquid cooling.
You can provide real cheap extra cooling to the radiator to place extra fans on the other site of the radiator.
Just a cheap solution what works real good, because the air flow goes way faster trough the radiator.

[Guydodge]

definetly invest in a water cooler if your going to run that high an O.C them temps are to high.
99c ouch!

[r.linder]

Are you using the stock cooler that came with the CPU? If you are, get at least a Hyper 212 EVO.
You don't need liquid cooling, and it doesn't make a huge impact as liquid takes longer to build up heat and retains heat for longer because science.
A good Noctua brand air cooler surpasses the cooling performance of most 120 and 240mm AIO liquid coolers and often cost less as well.

[nullable]

With such an old CPU, it might be worthwhile to reseat the heatsink/redo the thermal paste. It doesn't last forever. And it could be the cheapest simplest solution.

[chillax boi]

Thanks everyone! Just did the surgery today and got rid of intel's stock cooler. There was quite some dust and thermal dirt between the cpu and heat sink. I cleaned it all with rubbing alcohol and installed a new thermal take cooler. Idle temperature is ~30 'C and in game (Odyssey) it is ~63 'C (Previously about 100 !).
Don't know if it was because of the dirt and dried up thermal alone or Intel stock coolers are useless :D

[Supafly]

Originally posted by Bugsplats reload 3% faster:

Don't know if it was because of the dirt and dried up thermal alone or Intel stock coolers are useless :D

Would be a mix. Even if you had just cleaned it and reapplied thermal paste you'd see an improvement. Glad you r temps are more acceptable now.