A couple months ago, I got a Ryzen 9 5950X. I have not overclocked it, just running on stock settings
It is a very awesome CPU and i'm pretty happy with it. But I've noticed things slowing down with extended play sessions in high intensity games, particularly VR. So I started up FPSVR to have a look during Blade & Sorcery at a time when the framerate was chugging, and noticed two key details:
I'm currently just using the stock AMD cooler on the CPU, which came with a previous CPU i had before this one. It's apparently called Wraith prism, and its a fancy assemblage of pipes , heatsinks and fans. But it's pretty compact, and I know size matters when it comes to cooling
This seems to be fine for normal use, the heating only occurs after about 30 minutes of intense gaming
The current cooler for reference: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wraith-Cooler-Processor-AM4-Connector/dp/B07GKRR5WR
Once upon a time, I had a silly idea of getting a fancy closed loop watercooling system installed. That plan didn't work out unfortunately when I found out that my case lacks the space inside to fit it. The case i'm using is a Vibox Element X, here's what it looks inside
https://i0.wp.com/www.play3r.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Vibox-Element-X-Blue-8.jpg
I think this case was kinda cheap junk though, i bought it specifically for watercooling and I was pretty disappointed that it wouldn't fit. But anyways that was years ago.
So now, I have a cooling problem I need to solve. And I also have a big budget. I'm happy to toss a thousand quid at this problem if needed, no settling for cheap half measures this time. I am looking for recommendations
I should probably get a better cooler. Air or water, i don't know, whatever works. I would ideally like it to be pretty quiet (when not under intensive use) as I leave the computer on overnight in the same room i sleep in. For that same reason, something without silly RGB lights would be nice, although these are minor factors.
I might need to get a new case and i'm open to that too. If so, I should go for one that is significantly bigger, this vibox feels pretty cramped. Please post suggestions
Looking forward to replies!
My Current CPU Specs:
Motherboard: ASUS ROG Strix X470-F
Memory: 32 GB DDR4 (4x8GB)
Video: Nvidia RTX 3060 TI (this is a huge card)
Power Supply: Seasonic Platinum (specifics unknown)
CPU: Ryzen 9 5950X
Cooler: Wraith Prism AMD
Drives: 3x 3.5" drives (two of these are SSDs inside a 3.5" holder, one is a normal platter drive)
It is a very awesome CPU and i'm pretty happy with it. But I've noticed things slowing down with extended play sessions in high intensity games, particularly VR. So I started up FPSVR to have a look during Blade & Sorcery at a time when the framerate was chugging, and noticed two key details:
- Performance was being bottlenecked by the CPU. Which shouldn't be the case since it's the most absurdly overpowered component in this machine.
- The CPU was running at 91 celsius
I'm currently just using the stock AMD cooler on the CPU, which came with a previous CPU i had before this one. It's apparently called Wraith prism, and its a fancy assemblage of pipes , heatsinks and fans. But it's pretty compact, and I know size matters when it comes to cooling
This seems to be fine for normal use, the heating only occurs after about 30 minutes of intense gaming
The current cooler for reference: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wraith-Cooler-Processor-AM4-Connector/dp/B07GKRR5WR
Once upon a time, I had a silly idea of getting a fancy closed loop watercooling system installed. That plan didn't work out unfortunately when I found out that my case lacks the space inside to fit it. The case i'm using is a Vibox Element X, here's what it looks inside
https://i0.wp.com/www.play3r.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Vibox-Element-X-Blue-8.jpg
I think this case was kinda cheap junk though, i bought it specifically for watercooling and I was pretty disappointed that it wouldn't fit. But anyways that was years ago.
So now, I have a cooling problem I need to solve. And I also have a big budget. I'm happy to toss a thousand quid at this problem if needed, no settling for cheap half measures this time. I am looking for recommendations
I should probably get a better cooler. Air or water, i don't know, whatever works. I would ideally like it to be pretty quiet (when not under intensive use) as I leave the computer on overnight in the same room i sleep in. For that same reason, something without silly RGB lights would be nice, although these are minor factors.
I might need to get a new case and i'm open to that too. If so, I should go for one that is significantly bigger, this vibox feels pretty cramped. Please post suggestions
Looking forward to replies!
My Current CPU Specs:
Motherboard: ASUS ROG Strix X470-F
Memory: 32 GB DDR4 (4x8GB)
Video: Nvidia RTX 3060 TI (this is a huge card)
Power Supply: Seasonic Platinum (specifics unknown)
CPU: Ryzen 9 5950X
Cooler: Wraith Prism AMD
Drives: 3x 3.5" drives (two of these are SSDs inside a 3.5" holder, one is a normal platter drive)
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