FX-9590 - M5A99FX Pro R2.0 - GTX 780 AMP! SLI

[Lucke001]

Hi Guys, first post in here!
Completed my build today and ran 3DMark. Check out the results

So far I am experiencing quite a lot of heat but hey... it's a killer PC !
CPU was around 61 degrees chassis open while actively gaming and I freaked out a bit. Checking from different threads, I noticed that some guys range between 62 - 85 degrees while gaming without issue so I will give it a try.

I decided to put better fans in the chassis and customized the fans speeds.
Here is a peek at idle temperatures, W/O overclocking
And here, the temps when gaming

Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0
CPU: AMD FX-9590
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 240M
Ram: G.SKILL RipjawsX F3-1866C9D-16GXM (2x8GB)
Power Supply: Cougar CMX Series V3 1000W 80 Plus Bronze
Tower: Fractal Design Core 2300 ATX Mid Tower
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 AMP! 3gb
GPU2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 AMP! 3gb
HD: SSD of 240GB
HD2: HD of 2TB

Picture of tower
Picture of Displays

Please do not post if you are a die hard Intel fan, I decided to go with AMD, that's it, that's all.
If anybody have a similar build, I am interested in knowing your benchmarks and observations
I would also like advices on Slight overclocking, nothing big, only when running turbo mode, not at idle.

 

[Bossyfins]

Even though I would have gone with intel, hey, all pcs are pcs right. Nice build. I do see that the case has pretty limited air flow. Might want to look into a case that has more air flow.

 

[Itsbranden97]

I'm in love. Only thing I would change is the case for better airflow but she surely does look purty.

 

[Lucke001]

Even though I would have gone with intel, hey, all pcs are pcs right. Nice build. I do see that the case has pretty limited air flow. Might want to look into a case that has more air flow.

Indeed, I'd like to buy new fans that runs faster while being silent. I can stick a 140mm fan on the side, right now I have 2 front, 1 rear, 1 side and 2 top (Water). Not too bad for temps stock... what would you recommend at NCIX for good airflow at around 50-100$ CND at NCIX? (it gets shipped in 2 days, I live nearby) I would also look for kick ass fans (Not too expensive)

 

[Lucke001]

Hum.... New case.... my wife just told me that I could spend between 50 - 100$ CND and stop worrying about the temperatures... any suggestions at NCIX?

 

[spentshells]

Hum.... New case.... my wife just told me that I could spend between 50 - 100$ CND and stop worrying about the temperatures... any suggestions at NCIX?

Whats your style? Windows? Lights? Flat Black?

I know a few people who had/have this case and loved it.

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139016

Kinda boring though.

 

[Bossyfins]

I like the 400r a lot. It has 2 fan mounting areas on the side panel, directed at the gpu.

 

[spentshells]

I like the 400r a lot. It has 2 fan mounting areas on the side panel, directed at the gpu.

It's over 100 in canada though 🙁

 

[Bossyfins]

Yea, 🙁, Hopefully he can save and buy it :/ One of the best airflow cases i have seen

 

[Lucke001]

Whats your style? Windows? Lights? Flat Black?

I know a few people who had/have this case and loved it.

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139016

Kinda boring though.

You know what? I looked at the 300r, 80$ and 400r 100$. I don't want to look anyhthing too fancy. Efficiency over looks man! IDK...... would I really benefit from changing to the 400r? (Buy kick ass fan or buy kick ass fans + Case?)

 

[Lucke001]

or maybe...
Side : http://www.ncix.com/detail/silverstone-air-penetrator-ap141-140mm-a4-57382-1711.htm
Rear: http://www.ncix.com/detail/silverstone-120mm-fm121-case-fan-4b-19675.htm

 

[Bossyfins]

You want airflow, not static pressure.
http://www.ncix.com/detail/corsair-air-series-af120-quiet-b0-70454-1360.htm

 

[Lucke001]

You want airflow, not static pressure.
http://www.ncix.com/detail/corsair-air-series-af120-quiet-b0-70454-1360.htm

Thanks for the tip,

I went with those 2 for now:
140mm: http://www.ncix.com/detail/corsair-air-series-af140-quiet-d0-70456-1360.htm
120mm: http://www.ncix.com/detail/silverstone-120mm-fm121-case-fan-4b-19675.htm

 

[Lucke001]

Hey guys, Looking for advice here. Received my 2 fans and there is a lot of airflow now in the case.
I ran Prime95 for 48 minutes and I am worried on the temps. Can someone tell me if 63-64C are good temps under Prime95 for a FX-9590?
Temperatures
Test results

 

[Bossyfins]

Thats pretty good for now, I would exxpect cooler temps, but maybe you are in an area where it is warm.

 

[tiny voices]

That sensor is not reading your motherboard. It should be ALOT hotter especially as you do not have proper cooling for it.

Run HWMonitor and run prime 95 and post a screen shot.

64c is fine for the CPU in prime95. The fact that it even runs at all and doesn't bluescreen with that CPU is good enough.

 

[Lucke001]

That sensor is not reading your motherboard. It should be ALOT hotter especially as you do not have proper cooling for it.

Run HWMonitor and run prime 95 and post a screen shot.

64c is fine for the CPU in prime95. The fact that it even runs at all and doesn't bluescreen with that CPU is good enough.

There you go man:

My sensors are accurate. It is 22C inside the house.

Here with HW Monitor and Intel Burn Test
and here with HW Monitor and Valley Benchmark

the mainboard temp goes up when the GPU's are in use. one of the GPU is getting pretty hot, but how far can it go?

 

[tiny voices]

Your motherboard temps are not registering. There is absolutely ZERO chance that the motherboard is room temp. That is impossible. See how the TMPIN02 is -21c. THat is a dead giveaway that the motherboard is not sending proper info. That temps is what we care about. That is the northbridge temp (what always has overheating issues with this CPU).

79c is safe for the GPU, but it is getting up there. It is hotter because it is RIGHT alongside the northbridge which is VERY hot, but we do not know how hot because it will not register.

 

[Lucke001]

Your motherboard temps are not registering. There is absolutely ZERO chance that the motherboard is room temp. That is impossible. See how the TMPIN02 is -21c. THat is a dead giveaway that the motherboard is not sending proper info. That temps is what we care about. That is the northbridge temp (what always has overheating issues with this CPU).

79c is safe for the GPU, but it is getting up there. It is hotter because it is RIGHT alongside the northbridge which is VERY hot, but we do not know how hot because it will not register.

is there a way to make it work? Maybe one of the cable is not plugged properly?

 

[tiny voices]

No, this has nothing to do with cables.

Download a program called speedfan and then run a game and see what that says all your temps are.

 

[Lucke001]

No, this has nothing to do with cables.

Download a program called speedfan and then run a game and see what that says all your temps are.

benchmarking it reads like this: Speedfan Valley Benchmark

clearly I can't seem to get the Northbridge Temp. Is there an auto-shutdown if anything happens or it could fry my Mobo?

For running more than 15 minutes, The 2nd Graphic card ranges between 78-80C...

 

[tiny voices]

Could you do that again but while running prime95? I think we are getting somehwere.

The computer should auto shutdown but you do not want it getting that hot.

The GPU is fine as long as it doesn't go any higher than 80c or so.