temperatures

Hi all, This is a reference thread for those who need it with regards to temperatures / 3DMark scores: Specs / setup: Case: Cooler Master C700P PSU: Lepa G1600-MA Mobo: Asus Crosshair VIII Formula Mem: 128 GB Kingston KHX3200C16D4/32GX CPU: AMD x5950 Cooling: Kraken NTZ Z73 AIO top-mounted...

My new Seagate HDD ST16000NM001G-2KK103 manufacturer mention maximum temperature gradient should be 20°C per hour (operational and non-operational). In first 15 minutes of a runtime it is roughly 15°C up from non operational temperature 23°C. Then on shutdown, the temperature is 50°C (maximum...

Does low Vram usage versus high Vram usage in games affect graphics card temps or junction temps much? And to what degree?

Hello, I recently mounted a 2700X with a be quiet Dark Rock Pro 4, along with three Silent Wings 3 PWM high-speed (two of 140 on the front panel and one of 120 behind.) Default settings in the bios. Everything works correctly, however, I thought the CPU temps would be lower. With 10 minutes...

Hi All! I did a new build about a month ago and I have noticed some unusually high temperatures with my 7700K. I originally had a Hyper 212 cooler on my build, but after seeing the temps I decided that maybe it wasn't cutting it so I switched to a Corsair Hydro H80i v2. However the temps are...

Hello, I got this GPU this year and I've been having a couple of problems since I got it. 1- First realized it is really warm all the time, it's around 50ºc/125ºf in idle and with 75% of fan speed running, a game like Dark Souls 3 gets to 75ºc. My case has a decent ventilation (I don't have a...

I am not quite sure what to do about this. I recently bought a new 4k monitor (see here for discussion), and I thought that I had better get two 980Ti cards to put in SLI to ensure that performance in 3d applications/games was serviceable given what I had read. I initially installed just the...