- Joined
- Oct 16, 2012
- Messages
- 35
- Motherboard
- ga-z77n-wifi
- CPU
- i7 3770
- Graphics
- hd4000
- Mac
- Classic Mac
- Mobile Phone
Let me begin with "I'm a noob" statement. 
I've been doing a lot of reading lately on water coolers vs stock coolers vs air coolers, etc. There are push and pull configurations and many other combinations depending on case, radiator and if overclocking is a must. I've even seen custom water coolers that cost as much as my CPU its self (insert cha-ching sound). I've also seen multiple temperature applications, but it seems that the majority of this community uses HWMonitor.
My set-up:
- 10.8.2
- Most Current Multibeast FakeSMCs / HWMonitor (5.2.1)
- GA-Z77n-Wifi
- HD4000
- 450W SFX Silverstone
- i7 3770 (no overclock)
- Corsair H60, radiator at bottom of case cooled via x1 140mm Akasa Fan (very high static pressure + 110 CFM) - pushing cooler air from outside case into radiator and through the computer
- Silverstone FT03 Mini Case - modded several cables to clear up space and added a silent 60mm fan to move air across the Z77 chipset (which dropped my "northbridge" temp by 10 degrees
)
My temps in HWMonitor at idle (25C room temp):
Core 1: 28-35C
Core 2: 28-35C
Core 3: 28-35C
Core 4: 28-35C
CPU Heatsink: 24-30C
Northbridge: 36-38C
HD temp: 26-28C
*temps are almost the same as idle when running 16 tracks in Logic Pro and using ReWire to Reason 5 with multiple midi tracks
My temps in HWMonitor streaming 1080p video (25C room temp):
Core 1: 40-52C
Core 2: 40-52C
Core 3: 40-52C
Core 4: 40-52C
CPU Heatsink: 41-43C
Northbridge: 38-39C
HD temp: 26-28C
My temps in HWMonitor full load (XMP disabled, running 1333Hz ram):
Core 1: 75-90C
Core 2: 75-90C
Core 3: 75-90C
Core 4: 75-90C
CPU Heatsink: 77-82C
Northbridge: 38-42C
HD temp: 26-31C
When I enable XMP in BIOS (1600Hz ram) and run a full load test my CPU temps immediately jump up to the 95-96C mark - which by the way scared the bejesus out of me and I cancelled the program.
This raised a few questions:
- Is HWMonitor completely accurate?
- Does the H60 not provide enough cooling power at high load?
- Are the Ivy Bridges just that hot?
- Since the radiator is mounted on the bottom of the case and feeding water vertically to cpu block, would that cause the inefficiency?
- Why are core temps so much higher then the CPU heatsink?
What are your Ivy Bridge temps in HWMonitor and what are your configurations?
I've been doing a lot of reading lately on water coolers vs stock coolers vs air coolers, etc. There are push and pull configurations and many other combinations depending on case, radiator and if overclocking is a must. I've even seen custom water coolers that cost as much as my CPU its self (insert cha-ching sound). I've also seen multiple temperature applications, but it seems that the majority of this community uses HWMonitor.
My set-up:
- 10.8.2
- Most Current Multibeast FakeSMCs / HWMonitor (5.2.1)
- GA-Z77n-Wifi
- HD4000
- 450W SFX Silverstone
- i7 3770 (no overclock)
- Corsair H60, radiator at bottom of case cooled via x1 140mm Akasa Fan (very high static pressure + 110 CFM) - pushing cooler air from outside case into radiator and through the computer
- Silverstone FT03 Mini Case - modded several cables to clear up space and added a silent 60mm fan to move air across the Z77 chipset (which dropped my "northbridge" temp by 10 degrees
) My temps in HWMonitor at idle (25C room temp):
Core 1: 28-35C
Core 2: 28-35C
Core 3: 28-35C
Core 4: 28-35C
CPU Heatsink: 24-30C
Northbridge: 36-38C
HD temp: 26-28C
*temps are almost the same as idle when running 16 tracks in Logic Pro and using ReWire to Reason 5 with multiple midi tracks
My temps in HWMonitor streaming 1080p video (25C room temp):
Core 1: 40-52C
Core 2: 40-52C
Core 3: 40-52C
Core 4: 40-52C
CPU Heatsink: 41-43C
Northbridge: 38-39C
HD temp: 26-28C
My temps in HWMonitor full load (XMP disabled, running 1333Hz ram):
Core 1: 75-90C
Core 2: 75-90C
Core 3: 75-90C
Core 4: 75-90C
CPU Heatsink: 77-82C
Northbridge: 38-42C
HD temp: 26-31C
When I enable XMP in BIOS (1600Hz ram) and run a full load test my CPU temps immediately jump up to the 95-96C mark - which by the way scared the bejesus out of me and I cancelled the program.
This raised a few questions:
- Is HWMonitor completely accurate?
- Does the H60 not provide enough cooling power at high load?
- Are the Ivy Bridges just that hot?
- Since the radiator is mounted on the bottom of the case and feeding water vertically to cpu block, would that cause the inefficiency?
- Why are core temps so much higher then the CPU heatsink?
What are your Ivy Bridge temps in HWMonitor and what are your configurations?
