Hey, I'm a professional lurker at this point, and thought I'd start getting more involved
I have:
EK-Velocity Block for 3700x
EK's MSI Trio Block for a 2080
1x 360 rad (30mm wide, Corsair XR5 + 3 Noctua 1700rpm Fans) with my CPU and GPU in one loop.
Pump/Res is a EK-Quantum Kinetic TBE 200 D5 PWM
I have went for Hard Tubing using Barrows fittings throughout.
My setup is Pump/Res > GPU > CPU > RAD > Pump/Res
I have made a few changes in the bios like offsetting cpu volts by 0.1 & disabled PBO. The changes from guides I'd seen from loads of places to prevent spikes. Not seen any performance dip and is still packing a punch when I do PS and AE stuff.
I do plan to reverse all of this and OC.
CPU idle temps is: 32 - 36
CPU Stress test is: 44-50
GPU idle temps is: 29 - 32
GPU Stress test is: 46-50
Ambient temps is only like 18.
Pump is on a curve, for noise purposes, I try to keep it under 70% speed. Fans are set to be quiet and never goes over 1000rpm per fan.
I know these are decent temps, but I always had the impression it can be better. I mean the money you pay, you'd expect to get those results else I would have just stayed with AIO on both CPU and GPU, which gave better results tbh.
My question is, would another rad be helpful at all? Is it worth putting in a extra inbetween CPU and GPU?
I'm using a Thermaltake View 51 case, the air flow is.
In from the Top and Front
Out from the Back and Side.
I have a feeling I should just switch the front to out and back as in, so its all flowing in one direction. Would this even help the temps?
I have:
EK-Velocity Block for 3700x
EK's MSI Trio Block for a 2080
1x 360 rad (30mm wide, Corsair XR5 + 3 Noctua 1700rpm Fans) with my CPU and GPU in one loop.
Pump/Res is a EK-Quantum Kinetic TBE 200 D5 PWM
I have went for Hard Tubing using Barrows fittings throughout.
My setup is Pump/Res > GPU > CPU > RAD > Pump/Res
I have made a few changes in the bios like offsetting cpu volts by 0.1 & disabled PBO. The changes from guides I'd seen from loads of places to prevent spikes. Not seen any performance dip and is still packing a punch when I do PS and AE stuff.
I do plan to reverse all of this and OC.
CPU idle temps is: 32 - 36
CPU Stress test is: 44-50
GPU idle temps is: 29 - 32
GPU Stress test is: 46-50
Ambient temps is only like 18.
Pump is on a curve, for noise purposes, I try to keep it under 70% speed. Fans are set to be quiet and never goes over 1000rpm per fan.
I know these are decent temps, but I always had the impression it can be better. I mean the money you pay, you'd expect to get those results else I would have just stayed with AIO on both CPU and GPU, which gave better results tbh.
My question is, would another rad be helpful at all? Is it worth putting in a extra inbetween CPU and GPU?
I'm using a Thermaltake View 51 case, the air flow is.
In from the Top and Front
Out from the Back and Side.
I have a feeling I should just switch the front to out and back as in, so its all flowing in one direction. Would this even help the temps?
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