Thursday, May 4th 2017

Temperature Spikes Reported on Intel's Core i7-7700, i7-7700K Processors

Reports around the web (and posts on Intel's forums) speak in hushed, strained and horrified voices at how some users with Intel's Core i7-7700 processors are seeing strangely random temperature spikes on their processors, which prompts their cooling solutions to spin to the rescue. The report only mentions Intel's 7700 (non-K) processor; though it would seem this issue is more prone to happen with the K version of the processor, according to Intel's forums.

Apparently, some users are seeing temperature spikes that reach as high as as high as 90°C (out of a recommended 100ºC.) Some users even go as far as admitting to have replaced Intel's fabled TIM, and running the CPU under a water cooling solution, only to find those temperature spikes still happening - and their cooling solutions rev up in response. "My own chip suffers from it, (without any overclocking) which is quite an annoyance," a user wrote. "This despite a delid modification and a proper water loop, resulting in the fans ramping up and down very frequently, and the temperature appearing to frequently spike near the danger zone." Intel, naturally, deployed a sanitized response, saying that "the reported behavior of the 7th Generation Intel Core i7-7700K Processor, showing momentary temperature changes from the idle temperature, is normal while completing a task (like opening a browser or an application or a program)." Business talk all the way, but to be honest, we don't even know if there is a real problem here, though there are so pretty interesting OCCT graphs being posted on the forum page. What do you say? Any of our users have seen similar issues?
Sources: Communities @ Intel, The Register
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138 Comments on Temperature Spikes Reported on Intel's Core i7-7700, i7-7700K Processors

#126
EarthDog
It doesnt. Not sure what your story about tje marlet have to do with anything. :)

Silicon is different from each wafer period. Doesnt matter where it comes from. In my many years of overclocking, when batches actually mattered, ive never heard of a regional bias for better cpus. Never. Each wafer is different.
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#127
ratirt
EarthDogIt doesnt. Not sure what your story about tje marlet have to do with anything. :)

Silicon is different from each wafer period. Doesnt matter where it comes from. In my many years of overclocking, when batches actually mattered, ive never heard of a regional bias for better cpus. Never. Each wafer is different.
It's about your car examples which are not in the right place here and you are wrong about the car tuning. For USA don't expect different. all other places don't have that problem.
Each silicon is different. I will try to find that article about it. it was I think with intel's skylake i7's. Silicon's from one factory in comparison to other were better. in general not wafer to wafer and i'm talking about thermals which is an indicator of a OC potential in some way.
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#128
EarthDog
Lol, im not wrong about what honda does here in the US... at least, they didnt do it 15 years ago. Maybe they do now and maybe they do in other countries, but they sure didnt then, and i live in the US, so.....please understand my context.

Cant wait for the link. :)
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#129
ratirt
EarthDogLol, im not wrong about what honda does here in the US... at least, they didnt do it 15 years ago. Maybe they do now and maybe they do in other countries, but they sure didnt then, and i live in the US, so.....please understand my context.

Cant wait for the link. :)
You are wrong to pick a car example in CPU's department. It doesn't apply here.
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#130
EarthDog
Lol...ok. just tag me when you get that silicon link. Im taking the blue pill. :)
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#131
ratirt
EarthDogLol...ok. just tag me when you get that silicon link. Im taking the blue pill. :)
Not necessary to take one but that's on you bro. I shall tag you for sure.
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#132
revin
ratirtSilicon's from one factory in comparison to other were better.
That's happened somewhat with Intel before like when the Malaysia chips were most always the creme of the crop for the O/C lottery cant remember which one's stood out the most [myQ6700, 3.4P4EE and my current 2600K all Maylay]
It was usually a hot topic on the "where" people were getting them, seems like now days it's just null.
Back in the "slocket" celeron days, though pretty much any chip would hit the lottery. My 600 was 928.
Heard that quite a few DC's from Vietnam had pretty good O/C with lower VID's even though higher VID's still O/C about the same.
Till there is some Data about the lot's of these spiky chips it's anybody's guess.
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#133
BiggieShady
EarthDogIm taking the blue pill.
ratirtNot necessary to take one
:roll: You two should clarify is it a Morpheus blue pill or the one grandpa takes on special occasion :wtf:
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#134
EarthDog
I dont need grandpa's w/ratirt... :p



...wonder if that link is ever going to show up. Must be in newsgroups since its taken like 6 days so far! :D:lovetpu:
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#135
TheoneandonlyMrK
EarthDogI dont need grandpa's w/ratirt... :p



...wonder if that link is ever going to show up. Must be in newsgroups since its taken like 6 days so far! :D:lovetpu:
Hey Ratirt , hows about you conclude one load of bs posting before cranking up on another?
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#136
EarthDog
In a way... hes right... but there can still be average or below average wafers/cpus from each area. Its all dependent on the silicon that hits the fab, not necessarily the location....thats jjst where the better wafer happens to land. The process to turn it into a cpu is the same.
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#137
Condelio
kenkickrI had this issue with the 7700k on a Asus Strix Z270i. Discovered it with having the voltage set to auto would randomly kick the voltage up over 1.45v and would hit 90+ sometimes 100 Celcius with a H100. Set it to stock voltage and didn't see over 55 Celcius at stock settings Now have the proc @ 5GHZ using 1.35v and haven't seen over 76 Celcius.
for science... what cpu cooler are you using? nice temps! =)
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#138
kenkickr
Condeliofor science... what cpu cooler are you using? nice temps! =)
Corsair H100 w/ Corsair 120 AP fans. Soon will be under a custom loop.
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