Doug, did you reset your motherboard to factory defaults at any time? I'd try that, put a fresh bit of thermal paste on and try your aftermarket cooler again. Unless something in the mounting hardware is broke, I doubt the factory Intel cooler does better than ANY aftermarket cooler.
So went back and did this again, same thing temp spikes.
Odd Doug, a stock Intel cooler has a hard time cooling an ice cube.
Guess I got lucky with this one, ran ibt another round (10 passes) while @4.5 and max temp was 84C.
I really don't understand this but after hours of trying over and over it is what it is.
My Computer
At a glance
Windows 10 Pro X64Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3570K CPU OC@ 4.5GHZ Turbo8.00 GB DDR3 1600MhzMSI Gaming X GTX 1070
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Dude Build
- OS
- Windows 10 Pro X64
- CPU
- Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3570K CPU OC@ 4.5GHZ Turbo
- Motherboard
- MSI Z77A-G45 Gaming
- Memory
- 8.00 GB DDR3 1600Mhz
- Graphics Card(s)
- MSI Gaming X GTX 1070
- Sound Card
- Realtek High Definition
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Dell S23O9W, HP L1710
- Screen Resolution
- DELL-1920 x 1080 HP-1280 x1024
- Hard Drives
- Crucial m4 256 SSD, WD 7200RPM 500GB WD 1TB
- PSU
- Seasonic X650 GOLD
- Case
- Zalman Z12
- Cooling
- Antec Kuhler 920
- Keyboard
- Logitech
- Mouse
- MSI DS100 Interceptor
- Internet Speed
- 50 down and 5 up
- Antivirus
- MSE
- Browser
- Chrome, IE 11
- Other Info
- Logitech X-620 Speakers
