Do I need a custom fan curve on the CPU?

Zeebedy

Zeebedy

Zeebedy

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Setup a thread on the CPU section, and it got me thinking..(never good :cry:)..

Under load for COD Cold War as an example, after a session, my 10600K peaks at around 66-67c and my 2080S around 59-60c..

Is the CPU temp a little high for gaming ( I know thermal throttling is much higher a temp), as its the motherboard stock fan curve on it, the GPU is a custom one using MSI AB.

or is the mid-high 60's degrees OK?
 
Zeebedy said:
Setup a thread on the CPU section, and it got me thinking..(never good :cry:)..

Under load for COD Cold War as an example, after a session, my 10600K peaks at around 66-67c and my 2080S around 59-60c..

Is the CPU temp a little high for gaming ( I know thermal throttling is much higher a temp), as its the motherboard stock fan curve on it, the GPU is a custom one using MSI AB.

or is the mid-high 60's degrees OK?
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Perfectly fine, it's what i normally aim for with any cpu/cooling.
 
I would never put a custom fan curve on a CPU. CPU temps are too volatile, even at idle which leads to fans ramping up and down all the time with 1) degrades the motor faster and 2) is annoying to have to listen to

Fan curve based on GPU temp is a much better idea
 
I wouldn't be concerned, specially for gaming.
If you were hammering the CPU 24/7 (apps that are CPU intensive) that would make sense to try and keep the CPU temp under control, but during games there will be much more spikes than a consistent boost, unless your CPU were at constant 100% bottlenecking your GPU, which is not the case.
For those spikes, by the time a cooler or pump increases it's speed to tackle the spike, 99% would be late, and the CPU temp would be back to "normal".
For your CPU those temps are absolutely fine.
 
Grim5 said:
I would never put a custom fan curve on a CPU. CPU temps are too volatile, even at idle which leads to fans ramping up and down all the time with 1) degrades the motor faster and 2) is annoying to have to listen to

Fan curve based on GPU temp is a much better idea
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Drumroll said:
I wouldn't be concerned, specially for gaming.
If you were hammering the CPU 24/7 (apps that are CPU intensive) that would make sense to try and keep the CPU temp under control, but during games there will be much more spikes than a consistent boost, unless your CPU were at constant 100% bottlenecking your GPU, which is not the case.
For those spikes, by the time a cooler or pump increases it's speed to tackle the spike, 99% would be late, and the CPU temp would be back to "normal".
For your CPU those temps are absolutely fine.
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Cheers guys, I never considered those points, deffo food for thought..

I will leave as you say..
 
Grim5 said:
I would never put a custom fan curve on a CPU. CPU temps are too volatile, even at idle which leads to fans ramping up and down all the time with 1) degrades the motor faster and 2) is annoying to have to listen to

Fan curve based on GPU temp is a much better idea
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Wouldn't that depend on what HSF you've got for your CPU? Default is not always best if you value quietness over low temperature?
 
I use a custom fan curve for the CPU but I've got the fan sitting at about 670rpm until the CPU hits 60°C and then it's a steady increase. This seems to work and prevent any change in fan speed during normal use when it jumps to around 50°C when opening apps etc. Idle sits in the 30's.
 
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