IMO NEVER do a MOBO easy OC, they are usually shit and will use too much voltage etc resulting in higher temps than a manual OC. There are plenty of guides, especially for the MSI M5, and would highly recommend you take the time to do it that way. It will be worth the time.
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Intel responds to i7-7700K high temp. issue tells owners they shouldn't overclock
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IMO NEVER do a MOBO easy OC, they are usually shit and will use too much voltage etc resulting in higher temps than a manual OC. There are plenty of guides, especially for the MSI M5, and would highly recommend you take the time to do it that way. It will be worth the time.
Slackbladder
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Oh I wish i had seen this thread 2 months ago.
My brothers PC went bang so I sold my one to him and got a new one with a 7700k. Bad idea. It's stupidly hot nearly all the time. At 4.2ghz it's idle temp is around 55 - 70c. This is with this case - CORSAIR CRYSTAL SERIES 460X GAMING CASE and this AIO CPU Fan - Hydro Series H80i v2 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler Plus an extra fan on top. Could'nt get the twin Corsair CPU fan as the RAM sticks were too big.
Anyway, the temps are ridiculous. I wish I had paid more attention initially. Can't see a way to fix it except go full water cooled. Even underclocking the CPU to 3.6 barely reduces temps that much - maybe 15c. In some games like Andromeda when it was at 4.2 it would regularly hit 90c. Really bad. I should had waited a month and got a Ryzen instead.
My brothers PC went bang so I sold my one to him and got a new one with a 7700k. Bad idea. It's stupidly hot nearly all the time. At 4.2ghz it's idle temp is around 55 - 70c. This is with this case - CORSAIR CRYSTAL SERIES 460X GAMING CASE and this AIO CPU Fan - Hydro Series H80i v2 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler Plus an extra fan on top. Could'nt get the twin Corsair CPU fan as the RAM sticks were too big.
Anyway, the temps are ridiculous. I wish I had paid more attention initially. Can't see a way to fix it except go full water cooled. Even underclocking the CPU to 3.6 barely reduces temps that much - maybe 15c. In some games like Andromeda when it was at 4.2 it would regularly hit 90c. Really bad. I should had waited a month and got a Ryzen instead.
Tajaz2426
Psychology PhD from Wikipedia University
Thanks for the info, I will look into some guides and not use the easy overclock. I was hoping the MSI M5 easy settings would be ok, but I dont want to cause any issues.
I love tech and I by new things all the time, I just never know how to do it. I have enjoyed the i7-7700k though. It pairs well with my EVGA and runs games great.
Again, thanks for the info.