Existing System Upgrade

zsherman1 · December 13, 2021

Budget (including currency): $500 US

Country: United States

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Halo Infinite, Space Engineers, Minecraft

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc):

Motherboard: Aorus X570 Elite Wifi

GPU: Nvidia RTX 3070

CPU: Ryzen 5 3600
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212

RAM: Corsair Vengeance 32GB 3200

Power Supply: Powerspec 650W 80plus bronze
Storage: 1TB HDD, 500GB M.2 SSD

Case: NZXT H510

I am having some mild temp issues with my CPU idling temps (about 50 - 55C while idle with no apps running). I am not sure if this is an actual issue, but have had some friends express that it seems a bit warm for idle which also seems to be the case from some light research online. Also slightly concerned about power supply, have been told by one friend it seems to be on the low end, but a usage calculator says it was more than enough. I have not seen any issues that I know can be attributed to the power supply. I am fairly new when it comes to computers was hoping to upgrade a part or two on my build to help increase system health (performs well more worried about temps and possible power issues), any advice on what would be best to solve one of the problems (i.e. power supply suggestions) would be very much appreciated.

crakddx · December 13, 2021

Yeah, the reason you're getting high idle temmps is cuz of the shitty case. Its literallly an oven.
I recommend getting aa new case,which is kinda all you need.
However, if you've got sppme cash, then buy a new psu and cooler.
For the psu, maybe get the corsair rmx750, and the cooler, corsaiir elite capellix h150i.
Not sure about the case, thats kinda personal preference.
Hope i hellped!

crakddx · March 5, 2022

I'm just wondering if you eventually did the upgrades. Did you?

zsherman1 · March 22, 2022

On 3/5/2022 at 4:25 AM, Mr-G-Man said:

I'm just wondering if you eventually did the upgrades. Did you?

Didn't get a chance. Was given a new case (fractal meshify 2xl) as a gift with the intention of improving airflow and allowing more room to expand the system. The first time I tried to boot a game in the new case, a component of my motherboard burst into flames. Actually making a post to seek advice regarding what could have caused/ how to address that issue. Dont want to fork out the money for a new mother board just for the same thing to occur.