cooling

I have a pretty big PC case with lots of parts for fans, some of which aren’t covered with that just filter foam stuff. The case also has a few holes for stuff like water cooling pipes/grilles in the unused PCI slot covers that are completely open. i’m wondering whether I should cover those up...

Hi All, I'm looking to upgrade my existing case & CPU cooler in order to maximise the overclocking potential of my i7 4790k -------- Background: I have an older pc setup (4790k) in a Fractal Design Core 2300 case. I'm using an Arctic Liquid Freezer 240 (the 1st, not 2nd) upfront, but the tubes...

Doing a couple of builds and would like some decent thermal paste for overclocking without paying too much. What Thermal Paste recommendations?

Need a Air Cooler for my dads build but he's tight. What are the best Air Cpu's in this budget atm? Eyeing up a 212 black atm.

Hi, I've had this build running for around 6 months now & it works absolutely fine (apologies for the slightly misleading title). Temps never about 65c on the CPU and GFX around 70c when pushed. Specs wise: AMD 3700x CPU MSI Gaming X Nvidia 1080 - playing in ultra widescreen 1080p (likely...

I've got a few concerns with the rear cooler fan on the new RTX 30xx cards and would appreciate the thoughts of the peanut gallery. For ordinary air coolers in standard tower cases, I don't see too much of an issue. We'll simply have to reverse the airflow so that air comes in at the back and...

Hi, I've just done a complete rebuild/upgrade of my entire PC besides a new graphics card and my old cooler. Specs: Mobo: Asus ROG Strix X570-I Gaming (AMD AM4) DDR4 X570 Chipset Mini ITX Motherboard CPU:AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT Eight Core 4.7GHz (Socket AM4) RAM:Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO Black...

Hello everyone, I have been looking at getting a custom PC from overclockers for quite some time. The PC I have made can be found here. If you look at the image, it looks like it has watercooling. I am just wondering whether that is true, or if it is just the image. If it does not come with...

Hi all, I've previously posted about having high idle temps with my new (and first time) build. My CPU temps up anywhere between 40°c - 55°c with spikes up to anything like 65°c at idle and light use (i.e. running spotify). However, I've played around some more with my fans today and...

HI all first time poster, so sorry if its in the wrong section, i have the following parts from my old case Aorus x570 pro ryzen 3700x 16gb ram @3200mhz H100i v2 Now i have gone form a very cheap case to a new ECLIPSE P600S case...

Hello, Planning a new build with an i9 9900k & RTX 2080 Ti, so of course I'm going to need some serious cooling. For the i9, I'm planning to go with the Corsair H150i. I just need suggestions on what case is ideal for airflow with that probably mounted at the front. Also, I'm gonna need some...

Hi - first time poster here and also first time builder... so bare with me please! My CPU temps seem pretty high for pretty light use, anywhere between 40°c - 55°c with spikes up to anything like 65°c. Specs below and then a bit more background: CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600x Cooler: NZXT Kraken X63...

Quite a good rant here!

Hello all, I was thinking about getting the CoolerMaster H500M for my next build but I have a question about cooling. If I replaced the two 200mm fans at the front with three 140mm fans would that negatively affect cooling at all? I know the included fans are a significant reason why people...

Hi all, I bought a base-level PowerColor RX 5700 XT for my new rig, which I'm happy with performance-wise: https://www.powercolor.com/product?id=1565842787 However, I'm a fan of quiet PCs, and despite it being inside my (now somewhat old) Coolermaster Silencio 550, the card gets pretty loud...

Hi Guys and Girls, I'm not happy with the stock fans on my Gigabyte 2060 super, they go mental when playing games and I don't think they're balanced right as they make an annoying noise! I can't find an aftermarket set for the 2060 super anywhere! I appreciate not many people are looking at...

Hi all, newbie to the forum and to PC building. Just built a new PC in small MATX case and everything went OK and all temps except GPU are fine. At full load my Gigabyte 1080 ti OC (3 fan) is reaching temps of 85c and from what I read it’s no major concern but the fans get really loud. The GPU...

Hi, I’m after some advice on putting together a number simulation machine around a 3970X Amd Threadripper. A couple of months ago I asked about about this type of setup with a 256GB RAM configuration, and I’ve asked a few companies to quote as I’m now looking at a purchase now we’ve gone over...

Hi all I have my parts arriving today for a new Gaming PC. I’ve got an i7 9700k, cooled by a Corsair H150i in a Phanteks Enthoo Pro case. The only place big enough to store the radiator is at the top. I’d assume I’d be best using this as an exhaust. My question is - 1. If not ideal for...

Hi all, My current setup in a P350X case is a front mounted 240mm radiator with 2x Blacknoise PL-PS fans pushing air through. I have an Akasa AK-FN059 as the rear exhaust set to 800RPM so it is silent and the stock Phanteks fan as a top exhaust also around 700RPM. I was wondering since I have...