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This translates into performance loss, as shown in Handbrake performance (760fps on stock vs. In addition to the obvious temperature difference, with the CM setup running at a dangerously high temp of near 100 degrees, the high temp also triggered the CPU voltage reduction, down-clocking (2.77GHz shown here, but to as low as 2.38GHz to cool down the CPU). To simulate load, I ran Handbrake to convert a test avi file to mp4. I want to state that the screen shots were taken about 30 minutes apart (the time it took me to replace the heatsink), and the temperature in the room didn't change much during that time, and I don't think the ambient temp is correct. The Cooler Master is always on the left and Intel on the right.įirstly, the CM is significantly larger and taller:Īt idle, both performed about the same, but Intel is slightly better. The problem is under load, it quickly hits high 80s and could stay in the 90s for the entire handbrake process.īelow are a few pictures and screen shots to compare the 2 heatsinks. With the CM, the idle temp is slightly higher, not much but noticeable.
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What I want to share with you is this: the unit I have is either defective or this heatsink has serious design flaws. I won't get into the installation except that it could be terrible frustrating the first couple of times. Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo was highly recommended as one of the best performance/price option, I thought it should help me to lower the temperature by 10 or more degrees. Since I was hitting the low 70s occasionally, it would be smart to use an after market heatsink/fan. I wasn't at all concerned because the core temperature rarely goes above 65, and it nearly doubles the performance of i3 on video editing/encoding.Ī few weeks into it, I was bitten by the OC bug: what's the point of having a Z68 & 2700k if I don't OC it a little? Right around the same time, I was reading many threads from various sources denouncing the usefulness of Intel stock heatsink, and how it shouldn't even be used to run at stock speed. For comparison, my i3-2120 (also on stock heatsink/fan) idles in the 20s and core temp goes up to the low 50s under load. I ran it on Intel's stock heatsink/fan and was generally happy with it's performance and temperature it idles in the low 30s and goes up to the high 60s or low 70s under load (Handbraking/QuickTime conversion).
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I wasn't planning on overclocking it and only got the 2700k because I needed an i7 and HD3000, and I was able to get it on ebay cheaper than a 2600k. I recently built a hackintosh using GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3 and i7-2700K.