Ryzen 5 3600x stock wraith stealth cpu fan

[lynch006]

Hi all,

Recently built a pc. Build is Ryzen 5 3600x cpu, Corsair 2x8gb ram, gigabyte rx 5700 xt OC GPU, Corsair m.2 memory, msi tomahawk Max MOBO. Operating system is window 10 pro and bios update to the most recent non-beta version.

Everything seems to be working away fine, I have an issue with the CPU fan. The CPU fan I am using is the stock one which comes with the CPU, wraith stealth.

My case fans are running around 900rpm and are as good as silent. The CPU fan is running between 2300-3000 rpm, while at this rpm it is very nosiey, to me it is too loud and I feel like there is an issue. Also the rpm keeps following a patterns, ramps up, runs at full speed, rams down runs at 2300rpm and then repeats, the while cycle might take 30 seconds.

CPU Max temperature is 62 degrees Celsius, one or two applications opened and downloading some games.

Any ideas, is it an issue with the bios, fan, mounting, thermal paste?

Help very much appreciated. Thanks.

 

[lynch006]

You've updated to BIOS version 7C02v33 released 18/9/2019?

Probably worthwhile updating to latest chipset drivers too:
https://www.amd.com/en/support/chipsets/amd-socket-am4/b450
I linked directly to the AMD vanilla drivers as the MSI version looks outdated and also bloated with something else.



The Ryzen 5 3600X comes with the Wraith Spire bundled in the box. Unfortunately this is a new revised (cheaper) version of the Wraith Spire with no copper core and higher RPM fan compared with those bundled with 1st/2nd gen Ryzen CPUs, so it's noisier than the previous version. Eventually, the solution might just have to be getting a decent after-market cooler.

As suggested above, adjusting the fan curve settings in BIOS might also help. You can normally also adjust the interval at which each fan header polls temperatures, so if you increase the interval it might react less to very brief CPU usage spikes.

My brother had a spare fan cooler after upgrading to watercooled so I gave that a go. Its the cooler master hyper 212 evo and runs so much better. RPM is down around 800, noise has reduced drastically and CPU temperatures are low and more stable. I would not recommend the Wraith Spire to anyone.

 

[lynch006]

What an0nym0us said.

I don't know what the throttle temp is for 3600X Some AMD start throttling at 68c (2990wx), others are 85c (2700x) and 95c (2900X). What case and case fans do you have? I ask because many (most) cases either don't have enough intake fans or their fans have too low pressure rating to move enough air to keep components cool .. and for each degree warmer the air going into cooler is means same degrees hotter CPU will be. If your room is 22c and the air into cooler is 32c we can probably setup your case airflow to lower the air temp into cooler to about 25c .. thus lowering your CPU temp by 7c. I suggest removing all PCIe back slot covers to increase rear vent area around GPU and thus improve front to back airflow aroun GPU and lower air temp into GPU and also CPU coolers. Once I know what case & case fans you have I can make more suggestions.

You might find link below to how airflow works, how to optimize case airflow and how tomake a low-cost remote sensor thermometer to monitor airflow temp into coolers of interest.
https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/t...-i-put-my-temp-sensor.18564223/#post-26159770

At the moment I have the fractal meshify C case, one fan on the inlet and one on the outlet which came as standard with the case. My plan is to move the fan on the front of the case to a spare fan slot on the rear top as an outlet and get a 3 fan water cooler for the front. This is instead of investing 3 fans to occupy the free fan spares to max air exchange, why not just get the 3 fans with the water cooler radiator. Yes might be a bit more expensive but should give the best result.