These are the temp logs of my specific cooling differences that resulted from switching from Arctic Silver 5 on the stock heatsink that is provided with the Intel i5 3570k processor to the Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus CPU cooler also using Arctic Silver 5. I am running the setup listed in my signature in a NZXT Tempest Evo, which has 6 fans pre-installed on the case. Because of this, my differences may be different than yours.
Here is a showcase of my rigs cooling setup. Unlike most people, I have my 212+ set to push air up for a couple reasons. Physics dictates that hot air rises up, and because of this, its more natural in my case, with its 2 140mm top exhaust fans, that I have the cooler oriented to push air out of the top of my case. Your case may not have this luxury, so make sure you orient you 212+ where you have exhaust fans available
^^If you seriously want to couple G Skill series ram with the outragous heatsinks and a 212+, you might want to rethink your decision^^
Total cooling:
2 120mm intake fans up front
1 120mm intake side fan
2 140mm exhaust fans on top
1 120mm rear exhaust fan
1 120mm CPU push fan with another planned 120mm fan for push pull.
I will be using Core Temp to get CPU temp readings while doing a 15 minute Prime95 Blend stress test @ 100% cpu usage. Ambient room temperature is around 83-85 degree's
Stock HFS + Arctic Silver 5
Idle
39
43
39
38
Load
82
87
85
83
Cooler Master 212+ (push) + Arctic Silver 5
Idle
28
34
30
28
Load
59
66
62
58
Load temp drops 212+ vs stock
#1) 23
#2) 21
#3) 23
#4) 25
And this much on idle
#1) 11
#2) 9
#3) 9
#4) 10
Undervolting my 3570k from 1.1v to .93v gave me a substantial drop in temps as well! .93v was the lowest I could go while remaining stable in Prime95. You may be able to go lower, you may not be able to. Make sure to test your stablilty of your undervoltage or overvoltages with Prime95.
Undervolted i5 3570k @ .93v + Cooler Master 212+ (push) + Arctic Silver 5
Load
44
50
47
44
Total load temp drops after undervoltage vs Stock
38
37
38
39
AMAZING temp decreases if I say so myself. I shall be doing a final segment to this log which is the addition of a second fan on the 212+ to initiate a push/pull sequence. I shall report back with temps once I have received the fan.
Here is a showcase of my rigs cooling setup. Unlike most people, I have my 212+ set to push air up for a couple reasons. Physics dictates that hot air rises up, and because of this, its more natural in my case, with its 2 140mm top exhaust fans, that I have the cooler oriented to push air out of the top of my case. Your case may not have this luxury, so make sure you orient you 212+ where you have exhaust fans available
^^If you seriously want to couple G Skill series ram with the outragous heatsinks and a 212+, you might want to rethink your decision^^
Total cooling:
2 120mm intake fans up front
1 120mm intake side fan
2 140mm exhaust fans on top
1 120mm rear exhaust fan
1 120mm CPU push fan with another planned 120mm fan for push pull.
I will be using Core Temp to get CPU temp readings while doing a 15 minute Prime95 Blend stress test @ 100% cpu usage. Ambient room temperature is around 83-85 degree's
Stock HFS + Arctic Silver 5
Idle
39
43
39
38
Load
82
87
85
83
Cooler Master 212+ (push) + Arctic Silver 5
Idle
28
34
30
28
Load
59
66
62
58
Load temp drops 212+ vs stock
#1) 23
#2) 21
#3) 23
#4) 25
And this much on idle
#1) 11
#2) 9
#3) 9
#4) 10
Undervolting my 3570k from 1.1v to .93v gave me a substantial drop in temps as well! .93v was the lowest I could go while remaining stable in Prime95. You may be able to go lower, you may not be able to. Make sure to test your stablilty of your undervoltage or overvoltages with Prime95.
Undervolted i5 3570k @ .93v + Cooler Master 212+ (push) + Arctic Silver 5
Load
44
50
47
44
Total load temp drops after undervoltage vs Stock
38
37
38
39
AMAZING temp decreases if I say so myself. I shall be doing a final segment to this log which is the addition of a second fan on the 212+ to initiate a push/pull sequence. I shall report back with temps once I have received the fan.
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