Hey, so I have a Ryzen 7 5800x with an 240mm AIO this one “ID-COOLING FROSTFLOW X 240 SNOW CPU”

Now I’ve returned a block cooler because I was worried about the temps being too high. So I got this AIO and again the temps were high so I convinced myself I hadn’t seated it correctly. Taken it off and reseated but still runs hotter than I want or would have thought. Disclaimer I over think and this may be one of those times.

So on boot it can get as high as 85 but mainly between 70-80.

Then sat at idle it’ll be 30-40 then random spikes up to 80.

Opening Visual Studio Professional and ramps up again but settles around 50 when coding.

Minecraft on 12 chunks render with optifine, hits 85 on load the. Hangs around 60 whilst playing.

Same for Factorio. But not tested any other games.

Happy to make some recordings if that would help.

Thanks

  • CatZoomies@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    What happens if you take the side panel off and you play Minecraft + Optifine? Do your temps dramatically plummet? If you see an appreciable difference, your problem is airflow.

    What kind of computer case do you have? Is it a proper case with good airflow and no tempered glass everywhere that restricts it? I also don’t mean those cases with thin vents on the side and a solid panel that forces air to make a 90 degree turn. Ideally, you want airflow to go in a straight direction rather than taking hard turns (which is more restrictive).

    If your case is good, do you have your fans in the correct orientation and intaking air? Do you have enough fans to balance airflow so that you have either positive or neutral pressure (NOT negative pressure)? In my build, I have 3 intakes on the front and 2 exhaust fans. The 3 intakes are set to a slightly higher speed than the 2 exhaust fans so that I have optimal positive pressure in my case.

    Finally, considering all the above, the last things to of course double-check are to: [1] Ensure you’ve got the correct fan curves and that your AIO pump is set to a correct profile for your workload, and [2] Ensure that your AIO is oriented with the fans to intake air, ideally.

    It’s better to cool your CPU with intaked cool air, rather than exhausting hot air. If your case permits it, try to have the AIO radiator installed in an intake position with your two fans set to intake.