what have u learned about AIO coolers that u wish you’d known earlier? i ordered one and am hoping i dnt screw anything up when installing it, dis is new territory for me
corsair 4000d case
ryzen 7 7800x3d
rx 6700 xt gpu
32gb ddr5
and the AIO i have ordered is teh Corsair iCUE H150i Elite CAPELLIX XT 360 as seen here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BQJ6QL7L?
whatcha think
“buy a CPU that doesn’t create a nuclear reaction necessitating an AIO”
seriously, regret buying Intel. Wish I got a 7800X3D and just put any old $40 dual tower cooler on it and still get better performance
my 7800x3d occasionally reaches into the low 80’s on heavy loads n from what ppl have told me dats a bit much for these ryzens n i should try to get it down a bit. i already invested in noctua fans throughout my case n have a decent noctua cpu cooler but it seems i’m at the best i can do on air cooling so gonna try this aio route n hope it improves the temps
is your radiator set to intake or exhaust?
i set mine to front side intake (as opposite to top exhaust), makes a significant difference since it’s cooling the radiator with fresh air vs. superheated GPU case air. Of course this means the radiator is exhausting CPU-heated air into the case for the GPU to cool with. so it’s pick your poison.
also: low 80s under intense load i wouldn’t worry about. i’d double check mounting pressure if you’re worried but otherwise it should be fine.
ya that makes sense to me too so glad to hear sumone say it works well for them, i may try setting it up like that when it gets here
do u have urs set up wif barbs at the top or at bottom?
and good to kno low 80’s is maybe not all that big a deal, i was feeliing kinda concerned about it
you mean push/pull?
i have my fans when set up for intake as push
I mean teh radiator barbs, u know the two lines that the stuffs flow thru, do u have the radiator positioned wif barbs at the top or at the bottom
the new ryzens are designed to run hot, those temps are fine
oh okay, those are fins
you mean, do you put the fans on the outside of the radiator or the inside of the radiator?
i have mine, when set for intake, the fans on the outside directed inwards, then the radiator is on the inside
no lol bro im talking about the barbs i dunno why its confusing? on the radiator there are two barbs where the lines connect and if u do a front install then the barbs are either gonna be at the top or at the bottom depending on how u position the radiator in the case… and im tryna ask u bro if u have urs set up with the barbs at the top or at the bottom? if ur still not getting me its ok bro maybe my explaining skills just arent too good today haha
im actually glad u specified this its good to kno so maybe its a good thing u were misunderstanding what i was asking cause dis is info i wanted to know anyway
thats good but how hot tho are they designed to run like what are max safe temps for these n when should i start to worry
i think i understand. i have the lines on top, like so:
https://i.imgur.com/2gyjgBF.png
o great ya thats exactly wat i was asking, thanx for the pic too
Max Operating Temperature is 89c after which it will throttle
i got kinda close to that when i enabled the xmp profile in bios, my chip hates that for some reason n ran a lot hotter when i did that so i got concerned n disabled it. maybe if dis AIO cools stuff down more then ima try enabling xmp again n see if it gives me any bettr performance
Gamers Nexus has a video about AIOs and proper installation for optimal flow.
You can replace the default paste with something else if you want. My recommendation would be PTM 7950 thermal pads if you want, but it takes a bit longer to get than just walking into the a store and grabbing an Arctic Silver.
ugh so glad u mentioned that, i need to check my stuff n see what kinda thermal paste i have n if i need to get more, totally forgot. im like u and dnt like using the default paste that comes on things
**chckd n have a tube of arctic mx4 in there so am good to go
try the Matt Lee video on youtube as well for case airflow set up. It’s long and goes over several air and AIO set ups but IMHO it’s the best and most accurate on youtube. For air set ups it follows the same results of the old bit-tech test done a while ago (maybe a decade ago or more).
thnx bro will def look that up n try to find it
**this one rite?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNcd-IGMj2c
that’s the one
cool gonna watch it after i go out n find somethin to munch on
**oki watched it, cool vid