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StrontiumDog said:
I haven't noticed performance throttling. Since putting the frame rate limit of 85 FPS on, it's mostly staying under 90 degrees in DL2.
Will try HWInfo then.

I'll find out if Rectron should be repasting the HS&cooler as they built the PC and I don't have any paste, so I would need to order some or might as well just get a new cooler.
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Last night I installed Fan Control V119, set it up, forgot to save my config, now it's all back to default. I mention this because tonight when I loaded up DL2 the temps are all fine, mid sixties, FPS limited to 85 via RivaStatisticsTuner. I've upped the FPS limit to 95 now and temps are still fine, high 50's to mid 60's for the most part. Been playing DL2 for over 3 hours tonight on and off.

Installed HWInfo, ran Cinebench which made my temp go up to 100 degrees.

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The only other thing I did last night was put these two planks underneath and on either side of the case just in case the intake fan was struggling to draw air in underneath. I don't recall it helping last night though.

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StrontiumDog said:
Last night I installed Fan Control V119, set it up, forgot to save my config, now it's all back to default. I mention this because tonight when I loaded up DL2 the temps are all fine, mid sixties, FPS limited to 85 via RivaStatisticsTuner. I've upped the FPS limit to 95 now and temps are still fine, high 50's to mid 60's for the most part. Been playing DL2 for over 3 hours tonight on and off.

Installed HWInfo, ran Cinebench which made my temp go up to 100 degrees.

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The only other thing I did last night was put these two planks underneath and on either side of the case just in case the intake fan was struggling to draw air in underneath. I don't recall it helping last night though.

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Interesting, do you remember if the CPU fan was actually coming on before?
 
My i5-12400 cpu temperature is staying in check (under 80 degrees) mostly because I am frame limiting to 85 FPS. Mainly due to load shedding I haven't had time to remove the frame limiting and stress test more using Fan Control V119, but now that my stock intel RM1 cooler is at full blast at times, it is flippin loud at around 2500 rpm (max speed 3000 rpm) forcing me to put my headphones on to drown it out.

So I was contemplating pulling the trigger on the Deepcool AK400 but realised this thing is damn tall, so I checked the specs and it seems because my case is on the compact side (catering for a max cooler height of 150mm), on paper I will be 5mm short of having enough clearance for the AK400 which is 155mm tall. So I screwed up in going for a more compact case (Corsair 100R) :X3:

There doesn't seem to be be any decent downflow / horizontal type coolers available locally. I'll probably have to look to sourcing something from Amazon if I decide to get a better cooler than the RM1 intel cooler.
 
StrontiumDog said:
My i5-12400 cpu temperature is staying in check (under 80 degrees) mostly because I am frame limiting to 85 FPS. Mainly due to load shedding I haven't had time to remove the frame limiting and stress test more using Fan Control V119, but now that my stock intel RM1 cooler is at full blast at times, it is flippin loud at around 2500 rpm (max speed 3000 rpm) forcing me to put my headphones on to drown it out.

So I was contemplating pulling the trigger on the Deepcool AK400 but realised this thing is damn tall, so I checked the specs and it seems because my case is on the compact side (catering for a max cooler height of 150mm), on paper I will be 5mm short of having enough clearance for the AK400 which is 155mm tall. So I screwed up in going for a more compact case (Corsair 100R) :X3:

There doesn't seem to be be any decent downflow / horizontal type coolers available locally. I'll probably have to look to sourcing something from Amazon if I decide to get a better cooler than the RM1 intel cooler.
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What are you doing that pushes the cpu so high? I mean my 5600 never ever goes higher than 50, sure it's running this
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Was like R400 last yeat and it actually mounts using the existing AMD mount.
 
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What are you doing that pushes the cpu so high? I mean my 5600 never ever goes higher than 50, sure it's running this
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Was like R400 last yeat and it actually mounts using the existing AMD mount.
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Pretty sure he has a bad mount, I don't think he's checked it yet though.

Not sure if that cooler comes with an LGA 1700 mount, it doesn't explicitly state it but it's worth checking.
 
UrBaN963 said:
Pretty sure he has a bad mount, I don't think he's checked it yet though.

Not sure if that cooler comes with an LGA 1700 mount, it doesn't explicitly state it but it's worth checking.
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Just checked doesn't look like it has 1700 mounts.
 
UrBaN963 said:
Pretty sure he has a bad mount, I don't think he's checked it yet though.

Not sure if that cooler comes with an LGA 1700 mount, it doesn't explicitly state it but it's worth checking.
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Yeah most likely a bad mount, I must still check. Should it be obvious if it's badly mounted just by looking at it?

I am thinking about a new cpu cooler due to the noise levels of the RM1 intel cooler (even if it is a mounting issue at high fan speeds the RM1 is still going to be loud).

UrBaN963 said:
@StrontiumDog

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Get this, repaste and mount your CPU and then buy me a beer.
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Thanks, how many applications is 1g?


I wonder if I even have a defective mounting retention mechanism.

 
StrontiumDog said:
Yeah most likely a bad mount, I must still check. Should it be obvious if it's badly mounted just by looking at it?

I am thinking about a new cpu cooler due to the noise levels of the RM1 intel cooler (even if it is a mounting issue at high fan speeds the RM1 is still going to be loud).



Thanks, how many applications is 1g?


I wonder if I even have a defective mounting retention mechanism.

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You'll be able to tell by the pattern of the thermal paste on the CPU and bottom of the cooler - might be incorrectly spread around, too thin in an area etc.

A 1g tube is a few application, probably 3 or 4 I think.

Could be a bad mechanism, hard to say without seeing the PC.
 
Gtx Gaming said:
Think I just bought cheapest 3080s in country, 2 x HP OEM rtx 3080s for 9k each, hope they run ok :p
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Also saw those, declined due to warranty and them replacing the pads themselves - never know how much a technician knows so rather not risk it.
 
StrontiumDog said:
Yeah most likely a bad mount, I must still check. Should it be obvious if it's badly mounted just by looking at it?

I am thinking about a new cpu cooler due to the noise levels of the RM1 intel cooler (even if it is a mounting issue at high fan speeds the RM1 is still going to be loud).



Thanks, how many applications is 1g?


I wonder if I even have a defective mounting retention mechanism.

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There is an issue with the intel mounting mechanism and the 12th gen CPUs. Not sure if it's a serious issue or just overclockers complaining though.
As for coolers:

That Scythe Fuma 2 Rev B is quiet AF.
 
UrBaN963 said:
Also saw those, declined due to warranty and them replacing the pads themselves - never know how much a technician knows so rather not risk it.
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Indeed I took rsik as guy was in my crypto group so he said do 9k each, so lets see when get here!
 
Barbarian Conan said:
There is an issue with the intel mounting mechanism and the 12th gen CPUs. Not sure if it's a serious issue or just overclockers complaining though.
As for coolers:

That Scythe Fuma 2 Rev B is quiet AF.
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Thanks, unfortunately these coolers are all around 155mm tall and my case specs sheet says it can only take a cooler that is 150mm. I'll try check with a tape measure how much space there actually is.

I will try repasting first, once I get some paste.
 
So my Phantek PH 400 DWT, Antec 750w Atom and Galax 3070ti arrived, wow the Galax was perhaps one of the better packed graphics cards I've seen in a bit, okay granted I've only had palits for the last 3 1/2 years.
Though I'm now scratching my head trying to figure out how to get the front fans on the phantek to actually RGB :-).
Compared to my old Deep Cool Tessarect the Phantek is far better built and spacious. Though it took me 2 hours to move my motherboard to the new case, mainly cause a bloody screw got stuck to a riser and it took me bloody ages to get it off the motherboard.
The power supply had to many plugs that were separate so the PCI-E port was 6+2, the CPU was separate 2 pieces which actually makes it harder to plug in sigh. Though I'm glad I did as with my 2060 super playing games my PC would hit 350w, now with the 3070ti my PC is hitting 450 to 490. But games have gone from 80fps to 144fps easily at 1440p, it's like wow.
 
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