need help liquid cooling and better psu

travo1569 · Mar 12, 2015

Ok so i this was my 1st build and i want to know if i should upgrade to liquid cool or what my cpu average temp is 31°c but has gone to 38°c i want it 2 stay cool but not break my bank lol and y is my psu so bad n whats a good replacement but cheap heres my pc http://pcpartpicker.com/p/YhkdwP

quandao93 · Mar 12, 2015

Your system seems fine, you should only upgrade the psu.

terry4536 · Mar 12, 2015

That power supply is really poor. What is your budget for a power supply and CPU cooler?

terry4536 · Mar 12, 2015

I would add some 120mm fans at the bottom and top. That will dramatically help in the cooling department. Two fans should do it. I would get PWM fans and use your motherboard 4-pin fan headers.

travo1569 · Mar 12, 2015

I got like 100 to spend on psu n cooling i want to overclock so i need it really cooling

quandao93 · Mar 12, 2015

honestly I dont think he should waste money on fans, bc his heatsink cooler already boost exhaust. and all his component are very energy efficient with little heat. that 970 fans only turns on when needed. and once he have a high end psu it only turns on when needed as well.

quandao93 · Mar 12, 2015

the heat sink you already have is capable of overclocking your processor to a pretty solid number. and as for powersupply get this
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1750bbefx

travo1569 · Mar 12, 2015

Whats a high temperature for my processor this is my 1st pc n first build im kinda a noob to this lol n wouldn't liquid cool do even better for overclocking

quandao93 · Mar 12, 2015

Download hwmonitor to monitor your cpu temps. Download and install intel burn test and run it for 20 mins. while youre running it eye ball your cpu temperature. once done for 20 mins tell me whats your max temp for your cpu. if the temperature go pass 80C before the 20 mins turn off the stress test.
http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/hwmonitor.html
http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/intelburntest.html

terry4536 · Mar 12, 2015

Fans are very cost effective. These fans for example are $14.

Cooler Master Blade Master 120 - Sleeve Bearing 120mm PWM Cooling Fan for Computer Cases, CPU Coolers, and Radiators

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103069

In fact I would do that before considering the CPU cooler. The CPU temperature of 38C isn't that bad. And the improved cooling wiill bring that down.

I would recommend this XFX 750 watt at $74 after rebate.

XFX Core Edition PRO750W (P1-750S-NLB9) 750W ATX12V 2.2 & ESP12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207015

quandao93 · Mar 12, 2015

terry4536 :

the psu I recommend is gold rated and fully modular for 10 dollars more. lol.

quandao93 · Mar 12, 2015

terry4536 :

the psu I recommend is gold rated and fully modular for 10 dollars more. lol.

terry4536 · Mar 12, 2015

the psu I recommend is gold rated and fully modular for 10 dollars more. lol.

That is great except for one thing. His budget is $100 for the PSU & Cooling upgrade.

Edit:
That PSU is $ 109after a $20 rebate.

XFX P1-750B-BEFX 750W ATX12V 2.2 & ESP12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular Active PFC Power Supply $109.49 after $20.00 rebate card

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207029&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

terry4536 · Mar 12, 2015

Anyone notice that the component prices have just gone up again.

quandao93 · Mar 13, 2015

I dont see why he would need a fan upgrade for his case? front fan and rear fan is good enough for his build. His gfx and cpu fans barely make any heat to require more dust and maintenance.

terry4536 · Mar 13, 2015

I dont see why he would need a fan upgrade for his case? front fan and rear fan is good enough for his build. His gfx and cpu fans barely make any heat to require more dust and maintenance.

The OP is the one complaining of excess heat. Two fans in a case is is basic at best. The case designers put in two top ports, a bottom, and a side port to provide more cooling.

What doesn't make sense is spending $100 on liquid cooling when $25 worth of fans may accomplish the same result. But in any event it is the OP's decision.

travo1569 · Mar 13, 2015

So ran The intel extreme tuning utility and my cpu highest temp hit 66°c cpu utilization 100% processor frequency 4.20ghz is that good

terry4536 · Mar 13, 2015

That temperature is fine. You are rarely going to push the PC that hard.

Was 4.2 GHz your target? You should be able to go higher with that processor.

travo1569 · Mar 13, 2015

I dont want to go overclocking n not kno what im doing i want to research wats good overclock setting on my processor

terry4536 · Mar 14, 2015

An overclock of 4.5 GHz is probably attainable. But I would do a stress test at each step in the overclocking procedure, and make sure it is stable before going further.

And you do need to get a better CPU cooler before you overclock much more because the CPU temperatures are going to overcome the one that you have.

travo1569 · Mar 14, 2015

This is my final product i just bought a new cpu cooler im going to add another gtx 970 when i get the money lol http://pcpartpicker.com/user/travo1569/saved/vKVH99

terry4536 · Mar 14, 2015

I would have chosen PWM fans because you can control the RPM of the fan from the motherboard. This allows you to tailor the the fan RPM (and the fan noise) to the temperature inside the case. This type of fan has a 4-pin connectors, and costs a few dollars more. These plug into the 4-pin fan headers on your motherboard or an add-on fan controller.

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