[SOLVED] How to make the air inside the computer case cool?

[modeonoff]

Hi, I tried 4K games with two side panels opened. My computer was not noisy but putting my hand inside the case, I felt hot air. Is there a good way to make the air cool? After I have installed the new RAM, I will put on the side panels. I have 3 front fans, 1 back fan and 1 top fan. All SilentWings3 for the time being but I may change to Corsair LL 140mm RGB or Thermaltake riing Trio 140 fans.

 

[geofelt]

What is your case, cpu, gpu and cooler?
Are the 3 front fans acting as intakes?
Are the top and rear fans acting as exhaust?
A tissue dangled in front of the fan will confirm direction of airflow.

It should be normal to feel heat .
A cpu under load may run at 75c. and a graphics card might run at 80c.

 

[jojesa]

Is the warm air been exhausted out of the case by the top and rear fans?
Are the front fans pushing cool air inside the case
While you're using the computer it will be warm inside the case. It will get warmer depending on system load and room temperature.
What's the temperature inside the case, GPU and CPU while under load?

 

[modeonoff]

What is your case, cpu, gpu and cooler?
Are the 3 front fans acting as intakes?
Are the top and rear fans acting as exhaust?
A tissue dangled in front of the fan will confirm direction of airflow.

It should be normal to feel heat .
A cpu under load may run at 75c. and a graphics card might run at 80c.

Thanks. I like the tissue test!

Case: BeQuiet Dark Base Pro 900 rev2
CPU: i9-9900K
GPU: EVGA Nvidia RTX 2080Ti FTW3 Ultra Gaming
Cooler: Noctua NH-D15S + one 2nd Noctua fan
Case fans: All BeQuiet SilentWings3

3 front fans are intakes while top and rear fans are exhaust.

 

[modeonoff]

Is the warm air been exhausted out of the case by the top and rear fans?
Are the front fans pushing cool air inside the case
While you're using the computer it will be warm inside the case. It will get warmer depending on system load and room temperature.
What's the temperature inside the case, GPU and CPU while under load?

What is the best way to get temp inside the case, GPU and CPU while under load? I don't have special instruments used by reviewers.

 

[geofelt]

Run HWmonitor.
It will record your current, minimum and maximum temperatures for your cpu, graphics card, and other stuff.
Your setup looks perfect to me.
Perhaps the only common mistake is using too much paste when mounting the cooler.
Too much can act as an insulator.
A small rice sized drop in the center will spread under heat and pressure.
It is hard to use too little.

 

[modeonoff]

Run HWmonitor.
It will record your current, minimum and maximum temperatures for your cpu, graphics card, and other stuff.
Your setup looks perfect to me.
Perhaps the only common mistake is using too much paste when mounting the cooler.
Too much can act as an insulator.
A small rice sized drop in the center will spread under heat and pressure.
It is hard to use too little.

This time I used the full spread method as recommended in the manual of Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut Thermal Grease Paste.
I covered the entire top cover of the CPU before putting on the noctua heatsink. Shall I leave it as is or redo the thermal paste?

One side of the case is uncovered.

When responding to tomshardware post,
value, min, max
Temp of main board: 30c, 29c, 30c
GPU: 46c, 46c, 47c
CPU (package): 35c, 30c, 50c

When in addition Anthem is played in a separate window
value, min, max
Temp of main board: 33c, 29c, 33c
GPU: 52c, 42c, 54c
CPU (package): varies quickly between 46 and 55c, 29c, 63c
970 Evo: 47c, 47c, 50c

Five minutes after I quitted the game
Temp of main board: 31c, 29c, 33c
GPU: 44c, 41c, 54c
CPU (package): varies quickly between 33 and 48c, 29c, 63c
970 Evo: 47c, 47c, 50c


Where do I get the temp inside the case?

 

[geofelt]

It looks like your lowest cpu temperature is 33c.
Assuming your ambient temperature is around 20c, 33c. is perfectly fine for the cpu and indicates your cooler is mounted well.
Temperatures under load of 75c. are perfectly normal for a cpu.

I suppose you could put a thermometer inside your case to get such temperatures.
But... why bother?
It is the temperature of your components that you should care about.

 

[jojesa]

Those are very good temperatures for a system with the i9-9900K and the RTX 2080Ti.
If you want to keep track of the temperature inside the case you could use a digital thermometer and place a sensor/probe inside the case.
Here is one and another.

 

[modeonoff]

Those are very good temperatures for a system with the i9-9900K and the RTX 2080Ti.
If you want to keep track of the temperature inside the case you could use a digital thermometer and place a sensor/probe inside the case.
Here is one and another.

Good temperatures due to all the good suggestions from members here. Once I have replaced the RAM and get it working, I will put on the glass panel and see if the temperatures remain to be good.

If I replace perhaps the top and back exhaust fans with corsair or thermaltake RGB 140mm fans, do you think the temp will get worse?

I have seen pictures of LCD on/inside PC cases with all sorts of stats. Is it useful to make that kind of thing?

 

[jojesa]

Good temperatures due to all the good suggestions from members here. Once I have replaced the RAM and get it working, I will put on the glass panel and see if the temperatures remain to be good.

The temps should be good but not as good as with the open case.

If I replace perhaps the top and back exhaust fans with corsair or thermaltake RGB 140mm fans, do you think the temp will get worse?

It will depend on the speed and air flow of the fans you get.

I have seen pictures of LCD on/inside PC cases with all sorts of stats. Is it useful to make that kind of thing?

If you are into that, it wouldn't hurt.
There are many system monitoring utilities that could keep track on system temperatures, voltage, system usage, etc.
One of the best I have used is NZXT CAM. There are others like MSI AfterBurner, CoreTemp, HWInfo, etc.
It monitors CPU and GPU temps, CPU load and clock speed, RAM and storage usage. You can even go as far as set alarms if a certain temp is reached or if there is a failure.
You could even setup the CAM Mobile app to get notifications on your smartphone when you are not around your system.
Very useful when you leave your system unattended while encoding a video.

 

[modeonoff]

The temps should be good but not as good as with the open case.


It will depend on the speed and air flow of the fans you get.


If you are into that, it wouldn't hurt.
There are many system monitoring utilities that could keep track on system temperatures, voltage, system usage, etc.
One of the best I have used is NZXT CAM. There are others like MSI AfterBurner, CoreTemp, HWInfo, etc.
It monitors CPU and GPU temps, CPU load and clock speed, RAM and storage usage. You can even go as far as set alarms if a certain temp is reached or if there is a failure.
You could even setup the CAM Mobile app to get notifications on your smartphone when you are not around your system.
Very useful when you leave your system unattended while encoding a video.

Should I re-do the thermal paste?

 

[geofelt]

Should I re-do the thermal paste?

No, your temperatures are fine.
Do not fix what is not broken.
Spend your time worrying about something else.