New build need help

[Kevin Matthews]

Few pics -

 

[Plec]

*On phone

Can't tell from pic - could you clarify, are you using two separate leads to the GPU - i.e. 6+2 from one independent lead and then just the 6 from a totally different lead?

 

[Kevin Matthews]

*On phone

Can't tell from pic - could you clarify, are you using two separate leads to the GPU - i.e. 6+2 from one independent lead and then just the 6 from a totally different lead?

One lead to the gpu mate

 

[Plec]

One lead to the gpu mate

Ideally, two separate leads - your PSU should accommodate from spec.

Will rule out any ambiguity and may even solve some issues.

 

[Kevin Matthews]

Ideally, two separate leads - your PSU should accommodate from spec.

Will rule out any ambiguity and may even solve some issues.

Oh i see ill do that tomorrow as waiting for fans coming tomorrow. Knew something wasn't right lol

 

[thedandyp]

Ideally, two separate leads - your PSU should accommodate from spec.

Will rule out any ambiguity and may even solve some issues.

I'm honestly a bit annoyed I've never even thought about this before, I've always just gone for the clean single cable look. Nice little tip.

 

[Kevin Matthews]

Any links or any images in what way the leads go into and from cheers

 

[tamzzy]

Any links or any images in what way the leads go into and from cheers

the cable you used to plug into the GPU - find another of this in the psu box
then plug it into the PSU socket that says PCIE
then use these 2 cables to plug into the GPU power socket - each cable will have one daisy chained connector flopping around (normal)

 

[Kevin Matthews]

Got the power cables sorted thank you, got three new fans for case all connected there pwm fans. Should i change it to pwm in the bios and enable smart fan control do you know? Thanks

 

[tamzzy]

Got the power cables sorted thank you

has the bluescreens been sorted with the latest driver updates and the power cable change?

Should i change it to pwm in the bios and enable smart fan control do you know?

up to you. i normally run mine at full speed.
i hate fans spinning up and down. but ymmv.

 

[Kevin Matthews]

I haven't tried it yet just after finishing it, joys of working nights lol

So full speed is that DC? Can i just leave as default?

 

[tamzzy]

So full speed is that DC?

correct

Can i just leave as default?

yep

 

[Kevin Matthews]

So far so good no bsod dont want to jinx myself lol also playing deep stranded don't know what the fps is, but here is a screenshot of GPU temps -



All look okay?

And also idling on desktop -

 

[Plec]

So far so good no bsod dont want to jinx myself lol also playing deep stranded don't know what the fps is, but here is a screenshot of GPU temps

Is that 'Stranded Deep'? Very poorly optimised game and thought it had been abandoned by developers - but just read it's had a recent update.

Your GPU temps are high - but then you do have 5700XT - and that game sucks (optimally), and is hogging all your GPU so it's working very hard in unusually high ambient temps.

But no BSODs are obviously great and if you're not experiencing any other issues(?) - it looks like you've/we've/all cracked it. That said you may want to consider an additional couple of case fans for the summer months for that 5700XT.

Again for ref have listed your spec - as i get specs mixed up - but could you clarify what monitor you got?

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x AOC AGON AG241QX 24" 2560x1440 TN FreeSync/G-Sync 144Hz 1ms Widescreen LED Gaming Monitor= £299.95
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Six Core 4.2GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £199.99
• 1 x MSI B450 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £124.99
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Grey (TLGD= £82.99
• 1 x Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT 8GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £379.99
• 1 x CoolerMaster MasterWatt 650 - 650W 80 Plus Bronze Semi Modular Power Supply= £64.99
• 1 x Gigabyte UD Pro 512GB SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps Toshiba 3D NAND Solid State Drive= £55.99
• 1 x Seagate 1TB BarraCuda 7200rpm 64MB Cache Internal Hard Drive (ST1000DM010)= £36.95
• 1 x Phanteks Eclipse P350X Glass Digital RGB Midi Tower Case - Black/White= £64.99

Total: £1,310.83 (includes shipping: £0.00)
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[Kevin Matthews]

I've got alls fan installed that case can hold lol also monitor is https://www.overclockers.co.uk/msi-...rved-widescreen-gaming-monitor-mo-00a-ms.html

 

[Plec]

I've got alls fan installed that case can hold lol

The 5700XT runs hot - nature of the architecture coupled with blower - but you're still within tolerance and at least below 90 degrees.

Have you noted the XT's temps in other games - as that game may not be atypical of your average temps.

 

[Kevin Matthews]

Ive one 120 fan at rear of case l exhaust, and two 120 at the top which also is exhaust and then two 140 at the front of case?

 

[Plec]

Ive one 120 fan at rear of case l exhaust, and two 120 at the top which also is exhaust and then two 140 at the front of case?

More than enough in a well ventilated case - as long as the front are orientated as intakes.

 

[Kevin Matthews]

More than enough in a well ventilated case - as long as the front are orientated as intakes.

Yeah front is intake, I'll run few more games tonight and see how temps are, what should temps be roughly? , would you try undervolt or anything to improve.

 

[Plec]

Yeah front is intake, I'll run few more games tonight and see how temps are, what should temps be roughly? , would you try undervolt or anything to improve.

I *personally* would look into undervolting - but the with your recent stability issues i would leave well alone and make sure it's 100% stable first.

Your temps are OK, as long as you're not pushing over 90 - as mentioned it's the nature of the card - you could adjust the default fan curve to a more aggressive one - but will be noisier (but if you play with headphones, it won't be an issue).