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Could maybe try Afterburner and set a fan profile to see if they are registering?

I'm guessing you're using a 1080p monitor? If you are then I'd say consider upgrading now with a 5700xt or something? If you can wait and have the budget for both a new monitor and the RTX 30xx then do that. Other than the lower end cards, my bet is the next gen GPUs will start to move beyond 1080p gaming.

Just wondering why you undervolted but then added 50% power? For my 2070s I just set my power limit to 80% and I actually get a higher boost clock due to the cooler temps.

many GPUs by default don't start spinning their fans up until they reach 40c. When you close Afterburner it will set the GPU to it's default anyway. To do a quick test you can always start a game and see the fans spin up

Sorry for the late reply! It was only about 2-3 cm off but the extensions allow for loads better cable management

That thing is about as thick as decent gravy! Looks like a right powerhouse though

How about a 'Black 3.0' build? I remember the blackout build from a while ago where you painted everything black and had no RGB but an updated one would be cool. Stuart Semple now had and updated super matte black paint, Link here, and it would be awesome to see a full WC build with that. Maybe have gloss black fittings for accents.

I've been looking at the Asus itro xv340ckp. Most 21:9 monitors now have a screen set up interface so you can arrange the space into different sized virtual screens.

CPU: 3700x @stock with PTO Cooling: D15s with second fan (case is an NXZT H200) Ambient: 20 degrees Idle: 31 degrees celsius Load: 66 degrees, Cinebench 20 multi-thread, score 4908 Load: 82 degrees, AIDA64 full system load after 1 hour

No worries Just one more thing to note, I'd wait for the Ryzen 4000 mobile CPUs to ship with laptops, 8C16T on a 7nm chip will work wonders for what you need.

Do you need it to be mobile? If not you could build a rendering rig and keep your current laptop for on the go stuff? If you do need a laptop, I'd get as many cores as you can and stick with a 2070, when rendering there won't much time saved when the 2080 starts to heat up. It might also be worth looking at a laptop with a 1660 or something and getting a GPU enclosure with a desktop gpu. *edit - spelling

The first bit I basically mean that I have a similar cooling set up to you so your temps do seem a little high. That 58C was after playing Borderlands 3, not super CPU intensive but it will use it a bit at max settings. I wouldn't worry too much about over pasting, it rarely make that much difference, I'd rather too much than too little. If the cooler screws don't give a load of resistance, give each one a quarter/ half turn tighter and then check temps. If it's still too high have a look at how fast your fans are spinning when at load and try tweaking the curve in bios. If you're still having issues maybe try a different thermal compound like Arctic Silver or Thermal Grizzly Cryonaught

I've got a 3700x cooled by an NH-D15s in an H200 and the highest I've ever had my CPU was 82C after 2 hours on synthetic load with PTO on. When gaming I only ever reach about 58C and I don't have room for a top or back exhaust fan either. I'd check thermal paste, fan curve or mounting pressure, that i5 should be way cooler than that.

Yeah but that's just the H200 with limited airflow. The point I was making was even though my case is less than ideal, at full system load and <60% fan speed I'm still getting decent temps.

+1 to this^ Set a custom fan curve in bios and it will sort it out. I've got an NH-D15 with a 3700x and had the same issue until I sorted the curve.

Could it be a RAM issue? The BIOS could be taking ages to do a memcheck on a cold boot. It could explain why it only happen on a cold boot as cached RAM data will be saved if it still has power. The 8 min mark might be when the PSU shuts off standby power?

At that point just don't get a D15. If you want the lowest possible temps go liquid or just crank the fans to 100%. The temp difference between the offset turbulence (if there even is any) or running a single fan will all be in margin of error anyway. Hell, if you're that bothered just get some low profile ram and run a D15 as it is. FYI, I've got a 3700x with a D15s (with 2 fans and a black chromax kit) + LP RAM, no exhaust fan and all in an NZXT H200. At full synthetic load on CPU + GPU with PTO enabled and GPU overclock I get 82C @ 58% fan speed after 2 hours.

nh-d15 and d15 chromax black are the same other than one is blackout. The nh-d15s is the d15 with only 1 fan and it sits higher up the MB to give a bigger gap between the fin stacks your GPU.

I wouldn't run it at 1440p, it will look like butts. 1080p downscaling works ok because the pixels are at a 4:1 ratio but 1440 doesn't have an even division.

Maybe by pushing the current team up, freeing room to hire lower level positions? Took me a minute to get that royals reference, it amazes me how much people care about them!

Yeah that's my point. There are plenty of people there for a reshuffle that know the company well enough to know what direction to go.

It seems to me that Linus is still trying to tackle his business as if he was still running a small 1-2 person channel, at this point no wonder he feels burnt out. From my perspective it would be worthwhile Linus looking at hiring top tier management staff to take the workload off his shoulders. He could hire himself as possibly a part time employee to do the jobs he loves. The best thing he did was open up to the community though. It takes balls to publicly address struggles like this and, I hope, he feels better for doing so. Chin up Linus, just remember to do things that make you happy.

I'm sort of in the same camp as you but I do sometimes play Overwatch. Really I'm more interested in the Ultrawide scene, there are some good 100-120hz monitors in this range @ 3440x1440. I still thing 4k outside of professional work isn't worth it, 1440p is where I'd draw the line. Personally I'd look at something with IPS (possibly VA) and 1440p60

I'd get a SFX psu as you'll be able to stick a fan on top of the psu (inside the shroud) to blow air up to the gpu through the vented holes. My 2070s was at similar temps to your 980ti and after I added the fan temps dropped by about 9c.

I have an H200 and have Corsair SF750, I would highly recommend. I'm running an EVGA 2070S Black edition and was getting up to 75c, because of the reduced height of the PSU I was able to fit a fan on top (blowing up from inside the PSU shroud). This dropped my temps to around 66-67c. You also get loads more room to store cables, just be aware that I had to get extensions for the MB cables as the SF750 ones were too short.