Hi,
First of all, I apologize if I'm posting this in the wrong sub-forum, but I am touching a few different topics in this thread so I'm not sure where to post this, but if you want me to delete it and post it in another sub-forum I'll be happy to comply, just let me know
Now, here's the thing...
I just installed a game and not even 1 minute after loading it the GPU's temperature instantly rise to 90 degrees Celsius, and the CPU's temperature instantly rise to 75 degrees Celsius, and they both stay there... at least for the 10-15 minutes that I played the game. And this worries me because the plexiglass sidepanel almost burns when I touch it and I'm afraid I might melt the wires or even damage the CPU or something.
1. So, my 1st question is: is it normal for the GPU and CPU to have such high temperatures for sustained periods of time? Or do I need more / better cooling?
Currently, I am using 2 Arctic AC P12 (120mm) fans as exhaust (one in the rear, one at the top of the case), and 1 Arcitc AC P12 (120mm) fan as intake, mounted on the front panel, with another fan (Scythe Kaze Flex Square 140mm) right below the 120mm one. But none of these fans are configured in BIOS because I don't know how to configure them, which brings me to question 2:
2. Can someone offer a tip or two on what the best configuration is for the setup of my fans? Like, I don't know how to customize the fan curves in BIOS, more specifically I don't know what RPMs each one of the 4 fans should have for which temperatures?
Also, something else that I forgot to mention and which is probably relevant is that the 2 exhaust fans are both connected to header 1 on the motherboard, while the 120 mm fan on the front panel being connected to header 4, and the 140 mm fan being connected to header 2.
The point is... the 2 exhaust fans (rear + top) are daisy chained and connected to header 1, while the 2 intake fans are connected separately to a different header each. I thought this might matter somehow...
So yeah, I would love to play games but I'm dreading even loading up the games because the temperatures instantly rise to 90 and 75 degrees. respectively and I'm afraid I might fry something inside of the computer.
Please let me know what I can do about it, but please don't recommend to install more fans because - although I do have spare fans to install - I don't have any more room in my mATX case (Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L).
Thanks!
First of all, I apologize if I'm posting this in the wrong sub-forum, but I am touching a few different topics in this thread so I'm not sure where to post this, but if you want me to delete it and post it in another sub-forum I'll be happy to comply, just let me know
Now, here's the thing...
I just installed a game and not even 1 minute after loading it the GPU's temperature instantly rise to 90 degrees Celsius, and the CPU's temperature instantly rise to 75 degrees Celsius, and they both stay there... at least for the 10-15 minutes that I played the game. And this worries me because the plexiglass sidepanel almost burns when I touch it and I'm afraid I might melt the wires or even damage the CPU or something.
1. So, my 1st question is: is it normal for the GPU and CPU to have such high temperatures for sustained periods of time? Or do I need more / better cooling?
Currently, I am using 2 Arctic AC P12 (120mm) fans as exhaust (one in the rear, one at the top of the case), and 1 Arcitc AC P12 (120mm) fan as intake, mounted on the front panel, with another fan (Scythe Kaze Flex Square 140mm) right below the 120mm one. But none of these fans are configured in BIOS because I don't know how to configure them, which brings me to question 2:
2. Can someone offer a tip or two on what the best configuration is for the setup of my fans? Like, I don't know how to customize the fan curves in BIOS, more specifically I don't know what RPMs each one of the 4 fans should have for which temperatures?
Also, something else that I forgot to mention and which is probably relevant is that the 2 exhaust fans are both connected to header 1 on the motherboard, while the 120 mm fan on the front panel being connected to header 4, and the 140 mm fan being connected to header 2.
The point is... the 2 exhaust fans (rear + top) are daisy chained and connected to header 1, while the 2 intake fans are connected separately to a different header each. I thought this might matter somehow...
So yeah, I would love to play games but I'm dreading even loading up the games because the temperatures instantly rise to 90 and 75 degrees. respectively and I'm afraid I might fry something inside of the computer.
Please let me know what I can do about it, but please don't recommend to install more fans because - although I do have spare fans to install - I don't have any more room in my mATX case (Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L).
Thanks!