funtasticguy Wrote:. With all the negative reviews out there about the fan noise and heat, I had pretty much given up on the Brix Pro. Perhaps the i7-4770R generates more heat and noise due to its hyper-threading. Even some professional reviews complained about the fan noise and heat (reaching consistently to 97C+ when it played games). Anyway, it looks like the i5-4570R is the way to go!
They have the exact same TDP.
admin89 Wrote:Nah , Safe temp for Intel CPU : <85C
Depends on the cpu. The lower the voltage and clock rate are the higher you can push the temperature. This is why laptop cpus for example tolerate higher temperatures than desktop cpus.
admin89 Wrote:Keep in mind that i5 4570R is soldered to the mobo (BGA) . Too much heat will melt the solder
Most solders do not melt until around 200C. If there was any risk of it melting under normal operating temperatures Intel and AMD certainly would not be using it in almost every laptop.
Theron Wrote:On one of the tech sites they said that Intel told them under 100C was in operating range in the Brix Pro review.
"Within the operating range" just means that it won't immediately die. It doesn't mean that it's safe long term.
Your temperatures and fanspeeds seem fine. But they're pretty close to the threshold which means if the intake begins to clog with dust in the future it could start to overheat and/or get loud. I would replace the thermal compound. There is no reason not to even if it isn't "needed".
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