Please Help! New computer build
February 3rd, 2020
I have just finished a brand new computer build which consists of (Amrock 970 Pro3 Motherboard, AMD FX 4130 x4 CPU, 16GB Coarsair Ram,Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 2GB Card, 256GB SSD,3TB HDD,550w PSU)
My problem in this, when on the desktop my pc idles really well but my cpu temp is normally 55 Degrees or nearly 60 at IDLE, when i run Battlefields 4 on ULTRA graphics my CPU goes upto about 78 Degrees and i am also using a 225mm fan that is blowing directly onto the Heatsink also aswell as the standard Heatsink fan blowing aswell, but the heatsink fan just goes crazy and sounds like its going to take off like a plane
Is this normal that it is running so high or could it be the stock thermal paste that i used with heatsink?? i have more thermal paste coming but thought i would ask peoples suggestions
I am looking at buying a Corsair Hydro Series H75 Liquid cooler for the CPU and completely scrap the heatsink as i have read that the Hydro setup runs way more cooler and does not run over 50 degrees at max load
Please help me out here as this is really doing my head in
Kind Regards
Shane
Depends on your ambient temps. Case setup and your power supply.
A bit more information will be helpful.
Sounds like mounting pressure which isn’t a problem with AMD CPU’s. The stock thermal pad is good for one installation.
The heat from the video card can travel up towards the CPU and case heat venting may affect the temps.
i am running a Thermaltake case with venting at the top (x2) bottom (x1) and sides (x1) and front (x1) and power supply is a 550W, i am running a fan from the back of the case blowing onto the heatsink, one from the bottom onto the gpu and one from the front facing the gpu also,im thinking more towards going to the Corsair Hydro cooler
Rear case fan always and will only be facing the direction to vent the heat out. What PSU brand and model are you using?
Any water cooling system will help. With a pull mode reduces dust buildup on the radiator
Depending on the thermal paste you used, it can take like 20 hours to settle properly. One I just read mentioned 20 days running at 4 hours a day and you will notice your temp drop. So pretty much normal just research the exact thermal paste you used. If in the time it mentions the temp hasnt droped then you know you didnt apply it properly.
Also re-read your post and noticed you used stock thermal. Read the reviews on it, it may not be that bad. If there are bad reviews google how to to clean the paste properly and reapply the better quality stuff once it arrives.
I never felt the standard heatsink was of much good when stressing the CPU. You may see a huge difference
replacing with a Corsair Hydro cooler. But that is just me, replacing the standard heatsink
A push or a pull will give the same amount of dust. Its just one is easier to clean and the other you have to take the fans out to clean. I do push/pull. Used an air compressor once in a while
, are the tops fan blowing air out to the outside or you pull all the air into the case with no fan pulling air out?
I dont know if I missed it but what brand is your heat sink? Using the one that came with the cpu? Its junk if you did. There are a few awesome heatsink that are build for overclocking = less heat.
Like you said, running an close loop water cooling (Corsair..kuhler.. etc) would help in the temperature. But not by much. I had an nh-d14 and an h100i. The d14 hands down beat the h100i. Getting those temp way down can only be done with an custom loop. Your temp is not right and there something wrong. Might be like above or you might didnt put the heat sink correctly.