Question Best temperature curve for the fans ?

[theboss306]

Hi,

I'm struggling to find the best temperature for my components, especially my CPU when playing high demanding games. Would you be able to let me know if you have any recommendations for what the temps should be setup as?

My components are as follow:

- CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 3.8Ghz
- GPU : RTX 4060 Ti
- Processor cooler: NOCTUA DH-14
- Case: LianLi LANCOOL 216 RGB
- Motherboard: MPG B550 GAMING PLUS


Thank you,

 

[JohnBonhamsGhost]

for both CPU & GPU
i would aim for low 30s while idle,
max high 60s while being stressed.

 

[theboss306]

for both CPU & GPU
i would aim for low 30s while idle,
max high 60s while being stressed.

Thank you for the recommendation, do you know any software that would be compatible for this case/motherboard in order to change the temps? Or should I just do it directly from the BIOS?

 

[JohnBonhamsGhost]

do you know any software that would be compatible

the motherboard control software, available from the product support download page(s), should offer board fan header control.
though i always have a BIOS profile loaded for when/if i'm not booting directly into the OS.

there are also 3rd party options like SpeedFan that should offer detailed settings for any available fan headers.

for GPU control i always use MSI Afterburner along with RivaTuner.
it is produced by MSI but can detect any manufacturer's card's settings and has a very light use load.

 

[popeyetyty]

for both CPU & GPU
i would aim for low 30s while idle,
max high 60s while being stressed.

However, if you reach 70c, it will not affect the CPU much, if any. The max safe temp is 80c. I would not go above that, and I recommend being at least 5-10c below the max, so 70-75c is "okay," but below 70c is ideal.

@theboss306

 

[theboss306]

Thank you for the help, I would also like to opt for quieter but efficient fan speeds

 

[Viking2121]

Honestly as long as the CPU isn't getting near its max temps, idle don't mean a ton, and some CPU's to keep it at 30c or below at idle can mean for a louder system at idle as the fans got to work hard for really nothing but to make noise. 30c at idle is great, not saying it isn't its just there is a trade off. And I've had the 5800x, AMD kind of went crazy with the voltage on them at stock, they are hotter than they should be.

Its the max temps you want to really worry about, My CPU regularly idles around 40 to 50C at 20% fan speed, they are often at 800 - 950ish rpms its pretty quiet at a idle and little bit of load, I typically set my fans, GPU included to 100% at 70C, I sit around 50% fan speed around 60C, my board doesn't violent ramp the fans speeds up, but rather kind of slow so thats nice.

As long as you don't hit 90C and throttle, you'll be golden, Also 90C wont hurt the chip, thats a limit thats set, should start throttling its boost clocks to stays cooler, I'd look into a way to make it cooler though, but don't need to freak out if it hits it every now and then on like a benchmark or something, as long as your not sitting at it or it starts throttling below base clocks being its hot Then I'd say you have a problem you need to figure out. AMD aggressively ramps its clocks up on them, and the 5800x with 1 CCD in one little spot and more voltage at stock than that chip really needs, it will run a bit warm.

You can however make the 5800x consume quite a lot less power, mine I had was able to get it use less power than 5600G by playing with the EDC, TDC and PPT, lost no performance if anything gains a little bit due to having more headroom with power and temp, Might be worth looking into if thats something you want to do, I can't remember where I had mine set to as I sold that chip years ago but bunch of topics about it and some settings you can play with and benchmark.

Sorry if this is a bit to read, Good Luck!

 

[JohnBonhamsGhost]

would also like to opt for quieter but efficient fan speeds

as long as you have larger higher quality fans the noise won't get too loud.
my 140mm Silent Wings 3 High-Speed fans are quiet even at higher RPMs.
the same with my cooler's 120mm Noctua iPPC.

GPU fans will usually get much louder so keeping the rest of the system as cool as possible will help keep these at lower RPMs and reducing the noise produced.

most cases come with decent, but somewhat lower quality, fans so you would most definitely want to upgrade those and add some where possible.

others may claim that staying under the CPU manufacturer's rated max temperatures is fine but being even near to that will lead to a lot of excess heat being dissipated in the area around the system and raising temperatures in that surrounding area making it more uncomfortable for the user.

 

[theboss306]

Thank you, additionally, I also have an inquiry regarding my CPU and the motherboard as I've checked and it seems that there's quite some bottleneck with it, especially on 1920x1080 resolution instead of 2560x1440, is this true? Should I upgrade my monitor or the motherboard? What would be your recommendations?

 

[JohnBonhamsGhost]

regarding my CPU and the motherboard as I've checked and it seems that there's quite some bottleneck with it, especially on 1920x1080 resolution instead of 2560x1440, is this true?

definitely not.
it's takes less processing to produce the data contained in lower resolution sequences, not the other way around.

and the motherboard has nothing at all to do with the communication between the system and the display when using a dedicated GPU.

it may be true that a lower quality motherboard could hamper the data communicated between the CPU and the GPU with slower PCIe technologies and/or lower quality memory standards.
but, yours would be fine.

as I've checked

checked where?

 

[theboss306]

definitely not.
it's takes less processing to produce the data contained in lower resolution sequences, not the other way around.

and the motherboard has nothing at all to do with the communication between the system and the display when using a dedicated GPU.

it may be true that a lower quality motherboard could hamper the data communicated between the CPU and the GPU with slower PCIe technologies and/or lower quality memory standards.
but, yours would be fine.


checked where?

I checked on this website with various combinations which didn't seem to make the results lower with that much: https://pc-builds.com/bottleneck-calculator/