tips on dropping the temps?

[DonTon]

my current pc specs are :
phanteks p400 tempered glass edition, gigabyte z170xp sli, viper 32gb ddr4 2400mhz (16gb x2), i7-6700k, thermaltake 360 RIIING AIO(cpu obviously), raidmax 735W PSU(bad brand i know but cheap and effective), 2x gigabyte g1 gaming 1070 sli.
my fan position is:
front 3(radiator) pull
top 2 push
and back 1 push

my temps on both gpus :
idol : 45 GPU1, 42 GPU2
Load: 70-73 GPU1, 69-71 GPU2

now i know these are pretty standard temps for the cards, my only concern is i live in california, and it gets real hot in my room over the summer(about 110F) AC is not a option where im staying and we do not have enough outlets to set up 4+ fans lol.

i changed the stock TP to AS5 already and about to test out IC diamond 24 on it(aware of the cons with IC diamond)

any other tips anyone could recommend for this build? 😛

 

[chemmajorp53]

Thermal paste isn't going to make more than a 1C difference, don't bother trying IC diamond the other 2 pastes are/were fine. The only reasonable options for you are get an AC or crank up the fans. Also be prepared for people telling you to change your PSU and that SLI 1070s was a bad idea if you have problems with heat already. The unreasonable option is a closed loop system, but that's unreasonably expensive and won't give you much extra performance for the hundreds of dollars spent.

 

[DonTon]

yea due to the wiring of my house we cannot run a AC :/ bill would reach high numbers. would the PSU really make that big of a impact? was thinking about getting a thermaltake 1200W or (match my AIO). as fort eh 1070s i know they arent the best for sli compared to other options but for 700$ it serves me well lol. i did hit the bios and upped my fan speed a bit but not sure how effective they would be since they are pushing into the rad. and i upped the GPU fans to 60% at 50c,75% 60C and 100% at 68c :/ they are loud as hell XD. i want to get a closed loop for everything but only ekwb has the sive of my gpus and for about 800$ its too much sinc ei plan on upgrading cards in about 3 years lol

also thanks for the fast reply much appreciated.

 

[chemmajorp53]

The PSU can supply enough power, but it's, to be completely honest, a piece of crap and could bring the rest of the system down with it if it fails. For such an expensive system, it's a good idea to get something that's more stable and has more failsafes built into it to keep the rest of your components safe. The DPS-G lineup is the only series of good PSUs that Thermaltake makes and they're super expensive, so don't buy them. If you're going to replace the PSU I'd buy one of these two personally.

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438092&ignorebbr=1

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438061&ignorebbr=1

750W is enough, but ideally you want to be using between 40-70% of your PSU's rated output at max load, that's where they're most efficient and you're not pushing it enough to stress it. Your entire system should be pulling somewhere in the neighborhood of 600W.

 

[ahnilated]

The best option for you if you haven't done it already is to delid your CPU and use Cool Laboratories Liquid metal thermal paste.

 

[DonTon]

for sure, was planning on a overkill 1200W+ modular PSU when i get caught up more with bills lol. i been out of the PC building game for a while (before december of 2016 the last build i did was when Nvidia launched back in the 90s) , i been seeing people recommend to delid my CPU, im new to that, can some one break it down for me? please and again thanks for the resposes

 

[chemmajorp53]

You can either do it the hard way with a vice/razor or the easy way with the tool. Either way it involves replacing the thermal paste between the CPU die and the IHS with something more thermally conductive. It can drop your temps, but isn't worth it unless you're trying to get a massive OC since it voids your warranty and there's a decent chance that you completely ruin your CPU if you're inexperienced. These guys will also do it for $50, which I would recommend since it's almost that much to buy all the tools anyways.

https://siliconlottery.com/collections/all

 

[ahnilated]

Get De8bauer's delidding tool and it is simple and there is almost no risk of messing up your CPU. I did both of mine in under 2 hrs including 30mn for each system in the oven to cure the new high temp silicon.