Hey everyone, I'm running an i9 14900K and I've noticed it's hitting 90C+ during gaming sessions. I can manage to get it down to about 75-81C with some fan adjustments, but the noise becomes pretty noticeable when there's no background noise. It idles around 45C, but I'm just curious if these temps are typical for this CPU, especially under heavy loads like 4K gaming.
5 Answers
Just built my i9 14900K and got it up to 87C while editing in Lightroom. With a Kraken 360 AIO, it seems like the general consensus is that this CPU runs hot. Many folks are undervolting to manage temps.
Kryosheet and undervolting have worked well for me to keep my CPU temps down. Good luck!
Yep, that's pretty normal for the i9 14900K. It's one of the most power-hungry CPUs out there, and honestly, it acts like a little space heater! If you want to keep those temps lower, you might want to consider a 360mm AIO cooler or even undervolting it to manage the heat better.
Undervolt, watercooling, and maybe even a contact frame could help you control temps better. It's definitely a hot CPU, so every little bit helps!
Make sure you've updated your BIOS, as many motherboards set the voltage too high for i9 CPUs right out of the box. Running 4K at those temps is strange since your GPU should be the one taking the heat during gaming. Check your settings to ensure everything's directed at the GPU. My i9 usually idles in the 30s and barely hits 70 under full loads.
Yeah, I've done the microcode update, but I think the room temp is what’s pushing it to 80C. I've got a H170i LCD cooler with 12 Corsair fans, but I keep them below 1000RPM to reduce noise.