Marius Wiik

Totally agree. No warranty on overclocking a chip meant for overclocking is bs. Apparently they asked many many questions about his setup, maybe to trick him into saying something “incriminating”. He warns others to disclose anything about the configuration if asked by Intel.

A user on Reddit posted a thread saying he was denied RMA on his 9900K because he had XMP enabled, Intel saying it voids the warranty since it’s overclocking. Link to original reddit post here What do you think? Fair or bad practice? Should XMP even be a thing with these potential consequences?

@simonbyrial Have tried setting a custom fan curve on the profile in ASUS's software. Is afterburner better? However, the adjustments I made was for when the temps started to become pretty high. Will try again for lower temps. @Bleedingyamato Yeah that is probably a good idea anyways. Thanks. @LoGiCalDrm Ambient starts out cold / normal (northern Norway, cold and longer winter!), but rapidly heats up as I start gaming as the computer is in a small room. Interesting if reviewers deduct ambient temps without explicitly mentioning it. However 65 under loads does sound very low for a GPU. Thanks for all suggestions

Hi guys. Just built a new system and having high GPU temperatures compared to what reviews get. Specs: 1080ti ROG Strix 7700k cooled by a CoolerMaster 240M AIO Fractal Define C I'm experiencing a GPU idle of about 50-55 decrees C, and at load barely overclocked (gaming mode) at 77-80 degrees C. Reviews says about 35 idle and 65 under load. For starters I'm guessing the AIO fan configuration is wrong. As it is now, it pulls fresh air through the radiator from the top. This gives very good results on the CPU, (about 50c under load) but blows hot air into the case so the GPU suffers. I thought I helped this by placing the front 120mm fan at the top, blowing fresh air into the case and I was hoping the hot air from the AIO would be exausted directly out the back without really circulating inside the case. I really dread the thought of trying several combinations before finding a good one, so I'm hoping you guys have some input. What I'm thinking might help is: Setting the fans to blow from the case and through radiator out the top? Move the front 120mm fan to the bottom, blowing fresh air on the GPU (will cause higher temps in CPU?) Add a second 120mm fan to the front, below the current one, blowing fresh air on the GPU? The Define C is definitely a small case, so that might be part of the problem. But I think it is still possible to get better results than I'm getting. I have attached a photo of the build as it is. Any help is appreciated.

Currently using a GTX580. I could really use this as my computer science classes next semester will focus on utilizing the GPU

There is definitely a void in high quality tutorials for beginners. So these videos (assuming there will be more) should go in a separate playlist for easy access to those who want them. I understand this is the first video of the Basics-series? GPUs are a weird place to start tho Hoping for more in the future

I really like the idea of basics-videos. Even veteran computer builders will probably pick up a thing or two from these videos. Myself, having built computers for over 14 years, just learned a few weeks ago that the method of applying thermal paste does not matter as long as you don't use to little. (Thanks Luke)