Preston Taylor

Just as the title says. It idles at about 40c but when I do simple things like opening a browser is shoots up to almost 60c then quickly cools down when the browser is open. Even when playing a simple game like Valorant I'm seeing temps in excess of 75c to 80c. I have a coolermaster ml120l v2 as my cooler and a coolermaster q300l with the most fans I could fit.. My airflow is great, and my cooler is rated up to 185w tdp so I shouldn't be seeing these temps. I've reapplied the thermal paste three times. I even tried the stock cooler it comes with, but that only made it worse. Does anyone know what the issue might be? Would undervolting it help?

Hi, Im a cad designer looking for a laptop $1000. I will be using it for Solidworks (flow simulation, ect.). I need a number pad, 15in screen max, a dedicated gpu (or high end apu, vega 8/11 graphics), and 16gb of ram. Looking around I've found a few that work: Acer Nitro 5 on newegg - The issue with this one is its size and the colors, something more muted wont bring as much attention to me in a work environment. ASUS rog G531GT-BI7N6 on Amazon - The issue with this one is the missing number pad, which is essential to my work. The colors aren't as bad because I can just turn them off. Other than these I've been having trouble finding any that fit my needs. I know With the laptop being such a small size number pads are hard to fit, but if the acer aspire 5 can do so can others.

So, I know that the 2600k has been out for a long time, but it can still pump out enough performance so I don't want to upgrade. I have it oc'd to 4.43ghz but my gt 1030 @1610gpu 6596mem just doesn't cut it. Does anyone have experience with the rx 570 4 or 8gb, as that is the GPU I'm leaning towards getting. Is there a better option for my processor? Or am I screwed?

Ok, thanks. I've been looking at 4 fans, just wanted to know if 2 fans where possible.

Seems fine to me... although, why not get the 2070? Might be a more price oriented option.

Anyone know the best 2 fan setup for this case? The gpu will be an rx 580 and the cpu cooler will be the hyper 212 evo.

I have a gt 1030 right now but I have the Aorus engine installed, do I need to uninstall the Aorus engine before getting MSI Afterburner? Or will it even work with my Gigabyte card?

I'm in the market for a used rx 580, should I get a 4gb or 8gb. The 4gb is usually $20-$40 less than the 8gb models. It the price difference worth it?

Haha..

Ok, I figured...

So, I made a bet with my dad about if overclocking can get me higher fps in-game. I think that my gpu being a gt 1030 OC might be a limitation but I am seeing lower fps in some parts of my r6s benchmark and higher in others both before and after the overclock. I believe this is due to the heat being 19%ish hotter, is this my only problem or is my gpu also limiting it? Before OC: After OC: Sorry if they are a bit big... And I know I haven't activated windows, I'm cheap.

Is there any other GPU that y'all would suggest for the i7-2600k? This is ignoring costs entirely.

Ok, thanks.

So if im understanding you, I shouldnt get a 970? I should get tge 570 because it's cheaper?

I dunno, I just figured id do it to save unnecessary heat. I dont have to. So, no 960 or 560.