Build assessment? Tips and tricks for better performance and cooling?

Jeron B · Feb 20, 2014

Hey everyone, I'm currently using these specs and am looking to increase my airflow/cpu temp/overall performance before and after overclocking. Any part you could suggest the only available to me are at the local Fry's PC store, but here's my list :

Cpu : Intel i7 4770k haswell
Mobo : msi z87 mpower
Storage : 120gb HP SSD, 1tb 7200rpm WD Hdd
Case : corsair Carbonite 230r
Psu : corsair rm850
Memory : 2100 8gbx4 corsair vengeance
Odd : LG Bd-rw 16x
Gpu : Evga geforce 780
Cpu cooling : corsair Hydro h80i
Chassis cooling : 4x corsair sp120, 2 Intake on front 2 exhaust on top, one of each connected to power supply
Thermal compound : Arctic silver 5

Im currently getting high 20s-low 30s idle and 70-80c on load with blend on prime 95, currently no over clock yet, I want to get my heat down before I start raising my clockspeed.

I've played with different amounts did thermal compound and different applications, I've remounted the cooler different ways, this was the lowest outcome I could get.

any pointers or product ideas to help me get to a lower temp? Other than a custom liquid loop? They don't have those components at frys, or anywhere loca, and I've never done a custom loop before, first liquid I tried is the closed one I'm using now, and other options? That might be better? The h100 won't fit in my case =/

Please anyone with info or advice I'd greatly appreciate It! Thank you so much everyone here! This has been my go to place since I started this build (first build in years)

Thank you!- Jeron

Brantyn Gerik · Feb 20, 2014

make sure your h80 is an intake, and your top case fans are exhaust/ I have the h80i, with a 3570k@4.6, i idle at 23c and load is 54c. push pull is also important with this one. your room must be pretty toasty (also you need to tighten the cooler on the processor more, it needs to be tightened a fair bit if you didnt add spacers to the back plate, as was my initial problem with the cooler.

Jeron B · Feb 21, 2014

So I switched my cooler and case and mobo, so now I'm using a corsair vengeance c70 so I could fit a h100i, and am now using a Asus sabertooth z87, the 2*120fans/radiator is on the ceiling of the chassis as a exhaust and another fan as a exhaust on the back. Does the chassis heat from the push/pull fan method matter to the cpu? Or is it all up to the cpu cooler?

EasyLover · Feb 22, 2014

Dear,

For optimal air flow, ensure the following:

Front fans are pushing the fresh air inside the chassis
Side fans (if using) are pushing the fresh air inside the chassis
Fans on H100i are pushing the hot air thru the rad to the topside out of the chassis
Rear fan is pulling the hot air outside of the chassis.

Push/Pull config for the rad matters the CPU cooling whereas the remaining config matters the air flow of the chassis overall.

Regards,

Jeron B · Feb 22, 2014

Thank you, so will that be alright having more Intake than exhaust? My front two are corsair sp120 side Intake is a af120 and rear exhaust is af120

Davil · Feb 22, 2014

Ok, so those SP (static pressure) fans are not meant for case fans, I can't believe no one has mentioned that so far. You want the AF series in order to move air. Static pressure is what you would want to use on a radiator where you have a lot of resistance to air flow.

Now what's going to actually solve your problem is a fairly radical process. All the Ivy Bridge and Haswell processors have very very very bad thermal paste under the IHS (the metal cap over the actual processor die). Due to this you'll probably notice that your highest and lowest core temps are usually like ~10c difference which is completely wrong. What you need to do is delid your processor in order to get the temps down. This is not something you want to on a whim though because you do need to have some skill in order to do it. Here is a good video on how to do it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FirsCzTnbdQ

If you do that and use liquid pro your temps will drop probably about 30c under load no joke.

EasyLover · Feb 22, 2014

Jeron B :

Yes, it is recommended to have more intake than exhaust.

Saying this, pl ensure that thermal compound is removed and properly re applied while installing the cooler. It is very important.

Sp120 will do the job as case fan just get quiet edition sp 120. For radiators we require sp 120 performane edition.

Davil · Feb 24, 2014

Compare and contrast, af120's move more air, use less power, and are 5db quieter (a very noticable difference). Do not stick sp120's on your h80i, the stock ones are BETTER! Again refer to the link below, but you're comparing 3.1mm static pressure vs 4mm. Again they move more air, and the only downside is a 2db louder max speed, which is actually less than the average perceivable volume change.

http://www.corsair.com/us/cpu-cooling-kits/air-series-fans/air-series-sp120-high-performance-edition-high-static-pressure-120mm-fan.html
http://www.corsair.com/us/cpu-cooling-kits/air-series-fans/air-series-af120-performance-edition-high-airflow-120mm-fan.html
http://www.corsair.com/us/hydro-series-h80i-high-performance-liquid-cpu-cooler.html

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