35C - 37C idle
65C under 99% usage at 1080P ultra watchdogs settings.
All air cooled on an MSI 7990
Good temps under load.
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What are your GPU temps?
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Good temps under load.
Soldato
Yeah, that's the best plan
You did use thermal pads (correct thickness) with the VRM sink, right?
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Crossfire 7970, top card 78c and the bottom card 65c.
Fan speeds at 90% and 70%.
Fan speeds at 90% and 70%.
Soldato
Yeah, that's the best plan
You did use thermal pads (correct thickness) with the VRM sink, right?
Truthfully pete i'm not sure, there was a thin strip that covered the line of vrms and i followed the instructions, even though they are very vague.
There was some black adhesive (3m) in the contents too but was unsure what it was used for.
here's a pic.
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Soldato
I'd have to see it in person to make any kind of 'proper' judgement tbh mate
The heatsink being loose does point towards an incorrect installation IMO, unless their QC/build quality is off or something.
The heatsink being loose does point towards an incorrect installation IMO, unless their QC/build quality is off or something.
Soldato
I'd have to see it in person to make any kind of 'proper' judgement tbh mate
The heatsink being loose does point towards an incorrect installation IMO, unless their QC/build quality is off or something.
I'd agree, i thought it myself too, but as far as i can see there's only one way of installing it, thin line of thermal then push both pins through the hole.
Caporegime
Truthfully pete i'm not sure, there was a thin strip that covered the line of vrms and i followed the instructions, even though they are very vague.
There was some black adhesive (3m) in the contents too but was unsure what it was used for.
here's a pic.
The black adhesive probably goes on the vrms doesn't it? Maybe that will then securely hold the vrm plate in place?
Soldato
Looking around the internet at others that have installed it, it would appear i did it right, leaving only the utter crap fans to blame.
Maybe using the Corsair fans that came with my H100 would do the trick?
Maybe using the Corsair fans that came with my H100 would do the trick?
Soldato
Hang on, it attaches with push pins instead of being bolted?
If that's the case, I have no further need of an Alpenfohn VRM heatsink which appears to line up correctly on the back of my 290's. It's yours if you want it (and if I can find the screws)
If that's the case, I have no further need of an Alpenfohn VRM heatsink which appears to line up correctly on the back of my 290's. It's yours if you want it (and if I can find the screws)
Soldato
There was other adhesive though, the one i used was precut to the exact length needed, so i thought that was the correct stuff to use
Soldato
Hang on, it attaches with push pins instead of being bolted?
If that's the case, I have no further need of an Alpenfohn VRM heatsink which appears to line up correctly on the back of my 290's. It's yours if you want it (and if I can find the screws)
Extremely kind offer thanks petey, let me know and yeah just uses push pins which aren't the best tbh.
Soldato
No worries man. Just trust me your address and I'll post it off tomorrow
You will need to address the fan situation though. Those Corsair fans are worth a try in the meantime.
EDIT: I also don't need the 92mm Scythe Kama's that I used on the Alpenhon Peter, so I'll chuck those in too with some cable ties and any spare thermal pads if I can find them.
You will need to address the fan situation though. Those Corsair fans are worth a try in the meantime.
EDIT: I also don't need the 92mm Scythe Kama's that I used on the Alpenhon Peter, so I'll chuck those in too with some cable ties and any spare thermal pads if I can find them.
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Caporegime
Get some of those industrial Noctua fans or a Gentle Typhoons. Never rated those Corsair SP fans much. Too noisy.
Soldato
No worries man. Just trust me your address and I'll post it off tomorrow
You will need to address the fan situation though. Those Corsair fans are worth a try in the meantime.
I'll send it now, thanks again bud.
Yeah think maybe it worth a go, can't be any louder than this 290X @100% so lol.
Soldato
No worries man. Just trust me your address and I'll post it off tomorrow
You will need to address the fan situation though. Those Corsair fans are worth a try in the meantime.
EDIT: I also don't need the 92mm Scythe Kama's that I used on the Alpenhon Peter, so I'll chuck those in too with some cable ties and any spare thermal pads if I can find them.
Incredible kindness, thank you pete, really appreciate it, i owe you.
Soldato
It's cool mate, these are just spare bits that should be put to better use than just sitting in a spare parts box as they are right now.
Hope they do the trick for you
Hope they do the trick for you
35C - 37C idle
65C under 99% usage at 1080P ultra watchdogs settings.
All air cooled on an MSI 7990
On the stock 7990 cooler? Nice, you musta got one of the few good ones that runs cool and quiet.
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Well I used to see it hitting 85C when playing BF4.
So I added a custom fan curve, yeah it's noisier at times but I can't hear it when gaming anyway. I bought a corsair air 540 for better airflow and replaced the stock fans on the case with performance fans.
It's done the trick
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Only got to test my 2 Asus Strikers for 1 hour,but temps were very good. 29c idle. 60c full load