Help with bios settings

Andy Pandy · 12 Mar 2017 at 11:54

Hi all I have just put together my new computer and I am unsure on how to get it setup correctly. It seems to be running too hot and not performing in games the way it should. GTA was only getting 50 fps and was struggling at 1440p whereas my i7 920 was performing far better.

My specs are
i7700k cpu
Gigabyte aurus k5 motherboard
16 gb ram
Nvidia 980ti
Corsair h100i v2
Phanteks enthoo evolv

What I am really unsure on is how to setup the fans in bios. I have the h100i plugged into the cpu optional and the Phanteks Pwm fan controller plugged into cpu fan (this is where it says to go).
Has anyone got any idea on how to configure the settings so I get the best temps?

Thanks!

jay0906 · 12 Mar 2017 at 12:00

What temps are you getting? Have you tried reseating the cooler making sure its on there nice and snugg? How about reapplying thermal paste?

Andy Pandy · 12 Mar 2017 at 12:05

At idle the temps are in the 30s, around 32 to 33 degrees. This was checked with core temp. The max it has hit is 75 in core temp. The cooler is nice and snug and is on correctly it's just bios settings I think that are wrong. In the bios there are a lot of settings for cpu fan and cpu fan optional with regards to pwm or full power etc. It's all so confusing for me! This is my first build

jay0906 · 12 Mar 2017 at 12:11

Are you running at stock or overclocked?

Andy Pandy · 12 Mar 2017 at 12:15

All at stock. The Phanteks enthoo case has a power hub on the back and on the cable it says to plug into cpu fan but the corsair also wants to plug into that. Apparently it's ok to run the corsair on cpu fan optional, but if I were to do the opposite of the above, (power hub to cpu optional) would that mean the hub won't work correctly?

mattyfez · 12 Mar 2017 at 12:15

Well the actual temperature seems OK to me.
You could use a more aggressive fan profile to run cooler, but it will make more noise.

Can you check with hw monitor that the CPU and gpu are hitting thier top speeds when gaming?

jay0906 · 12 Mar 2017 at 12:19

While 75 degrees is acceptable I would think at stock he would get much lower temps especially with a decent aio.

Andy Pandy · 12 Mar 2017 at 12:21

I will check the temps in game but I'm worried it's not reading the temps correctly. In the bios it says cpu temp 46 but I'm not sure where it's reading it from. I think my problem is just incorrect bios settings

Andy Pandy · 12 Mar 2017 at 12:24

I have set in bios the cpu optional fan speed control to full speed. It says the fan speed is 1448 rpm. The cpu optional fan control mode is on auto.

Everything is set to full speed and fan control mode on auto. It's a little louder than before but I'd rather it be noisy than the fans not kicking in at all

mattyfez · 12 Mar 2017 at 12:27

Yeh it's a little warm but not warm enough to cause performance issues.

Is there 2 issues here?

1.its a bit warm, did he use too much or too little thermal paste? Just asking as he said it's his first build.

2.fan noise /speed.. Hw monitor might help here to see if the fans are spinning up properly when gaming, and that the processor and graphics card goes up to full speed when gaming

Andy Pandy · 12 Mar 2017 at 12:30

The cooler comes pre applied with thermal paste so I just followed the instructions and made sure it was secured properly. I've downloaded hw monitor. What would you like to know?

All of my cores are at 30 degrees. Under fans they say 0 % 0 but rpm. But they are spinning?

Correction the corsair h100 fan is at 1080 rpm and pump is at 2940 rpm. It's the case fans reporting at 0

jay0906 · 12 Mar 2017 at 12:32

Andy Pandy said:
I will check the temps in game but I'm worried it's not reading the temps correctly. In the bios it says cpu temp 46 but I'm not sure where it's reading it from. I think my problem is just incorrect bios settings

Bios temps are under almost no load so thats normal. Plus the software pulls the temps from the bios so that can't be it. I'm thinking its the thermal paste application. What method did you use and what paste?

jay0906 · 12 Mar 2017 at 12:33

Run a quick game or benchmark and screen shot HWMonitor.

mattyfez · 12 Mar 2017 at 12:37

Also what cpu cooler are you using?

Edit, never mind.

Andy Pandy · 12 Mar 2017 at 12:45

Trying to upload to imgur.. One second

Andy Pandy · 12 Mar 2017 at 12:47

I was playing gta with no issues the last time I tried, maybe turning the fans to max power has helped?

jay0906 · 12 Mar 2017 at 12:54

That's an extreme high max VID. That's not even your vcore. What is it saying for max CPU vcore it's listed at the top of HWmonitor under the motherboard section.

Andy Pandy · 12 Mar 2017 at 12:59

Its saying max cpu v core 1.416. I haven't changed any settings for these though so i thought they would all be good!

jay0906 · 12 Mar 2017 at 13:02

Did you manually enter voltages or something, there's no reason why your vcore should be so high at stock clocks. Above 1.4v is where it starts degrading cpu lifespan. Try reseting bios entirely.

Andy Pandy · 12 Mar 2017 at 13:02

I have't changed anything at all. I will flash to the latest bios to see if this helps. By flashing it will return to stock I presume?