Hi all,
Firstly before the concerns and queries the specs of the PC:
Case
FRACTAL MESHIFY C BLACK GAMING CASE (Window)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i7 Eight Core Processor i7-10700K (3.8GHz) 16MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF Z490-PLUS GAMING (LGA1200, USB 3.2, CrossFireX) - ARGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2070 SUPER - HDMI, 3x DP GeForce - RTX VR Ready!
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3500MB/R, 3200MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H115i PRO Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2,400Mbps/5GHz, 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD + BT 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00001]
Received the PC yesterday, all seemed well while setting it up and not running anything intensive. My main concerns are around the GPU temperatures, after downloading warzone and jumping into a game my GPU temp reached 83 degrees within minutes, which from what I can tell is essentially the highest you would want it. Even after playing with the settings and capping my FPS to 144 just in case i'm still hitting high temperatures instantly. I also downloaded CSGO to see how that would fare, after lowering some of the suggested settings this was getting my GPU to the low 60's, i'm not sure whether this is more acceptable though but naively assumed CSGO would not be a challenging game.
My queries are around the fan setup of the PC and whether this could be the main contributing factor to the temps, the H115i PRO radiator seems to have been attached to the front of the case, with one rear intake fan, unsure if the second fan that came with the case has been used on the bottom as have no yet taken a good look inside.
Personally I was expecting the H115i radiator to be attached to the top and one of the case fans at the front and the back, I was planning to add more fans anyway afterwards but given how it's setup i'm wondering if it's worth me attaching exhaust fans to the top myself? I understand that it's a possibility to move the H115i radiator to the top and add some intake fans to the front, but just really unsure on whether I'd be capable of doing this myself (the radiator aspect, i feel I could add regular fans myself) and if it would actually make a difference to my GPU or whether it's a bigger/different issue causing this.
Hopefully I've provided the needed info, would appreciate some advice from the knowledgeable members, to be honest this has sort of killed my joy for the PC as I find myself not wanting to play games as I'm constantly worried over the temperature. It may be worth mentioning that the last time I had a gaming PC was 7 years ago and even then I wasn't playing intensive games, so perhaps it's my expectations that are the issue rather than the system.
Thanks,
Chris
Firstly before the concerns and queries the specs of the PC:
Case
FRACTAL MESHIFY C BLACK GAMING CASE (Window)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i7 Eight Core Processor i7-10700K (3.8GHz) 16MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF Z490-PLUS GAMING (LGA1200, USB 3.2, CrossFireX) - ARGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2070 SUPER - HDMI, 3x DP GeForce - RTX VR Ready!
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3500MB/R, 3200MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H115i PRO Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2,400Mbps/5GHz, 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD + BT 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00001]
Received the PC yesterday, all seemed well while setting it up and not running anything intensive. My main concerns are around the GPU temperatures, after downloading warzone and jumping into a game my GPU temp reached 83 degrees within minutes, which from what I can tell is essentially the highest you would want it. Even after playing with the settings and capping my FPS to 144 just in case i'm still hitting high temperatures instantly. I also downloaded CSGO to see how that would fare, after lowering some of the suggested settings this was getting my GPU to the low 60's, i'm not sure whether this is more acceptable though but naively assumed CSGO would not be a challenging game.
My queries are around the fan setup of the PC and whether this could be the main contributing factor to the temps, the H115i PRO radiator seems to have been attached to the front of the case, with one rear intake fan, unsure if the second fan that came with the case has been used on the bottom as have no yet taken a good look inside.
Personally I was expecting the H115i radiator to be attached to the top and one of the case fans at the front and the back, I was planning to add more fans anyway afterwards but given how it's setup i'm wondering if it's worth me attaching exhaust fans to the top myself? I understand that it's a possibility to move the H115i radiator to the top and add some intake fans to the front, but just really unsure on whether I'd be capable of doing this myself (the radiator aspect, i feel I could add regular fans myself) and if it would actually make a difference to my GPU or whether it's a bigger/different issue causing this.
Hopefully I've provided the needed info, would appreciate some advice from the knowledgeable members, to be honest this has sort of killed my joy for the PC as I find myself not wanting to play games as I'm constantly worried over the temperature. It may be worth mentioning that the last time I had a gaming PC was 7 years ago and even then I wasn't playing intensive games, so perhaps it's my expectations that are the issue rather than the system.
Thanks,
Chris
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