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First high end gaming rig, i just want to make sure these are normal good any if i can/should do anything to improve the cooling.
 

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CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($322.98 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($144.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($114.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($131.88 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($359.98 @ NCIX US) 
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 300R Windowed ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($71.00 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($87.75 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $1383.55
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These are good temps. What are your temps under load?

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I will repost temps in a few hours when i get all my skyrim mods installed and i play it for a little bit. Also, i think someone told me i should put my h80i on as a exhaust. Should i or did i get that wrong? I put it on how it said in the book and then i have 1 fan in the front that pulling air through the front.

Also, i know this is the watercooling section, but i just noticed that when in my bios, my ram says 1333Mhz, and i double checked to make sure that i didnt just select the wrong one when making a pcpartpicker. And it is 1600Mhz on my invoice, and the box it came in. It is the same memory.

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You have to activate the memory's XMP profile in the bios. Then it will automatically detect the ram's speed and change it to 1600. 

 

Don't bother showing us load temps during a game - especially skyrim - the load will rise and fall and we need a consistent 100% load to see the "max" temperature. Download a stress tester - HeavyLoad is my favourite. Run that until the temperature plateaus and then screenshot it again.

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You have to activate the memory's XMP profile in the bios. Then it will automatically detect the ram's speed and change it to 1600.

Don't bother showing us load temps during a game - especially skyrim - the load will rise and fall and we need a consistent 100% load to see the "max" temperature. Download a stress tester - HeavyLoad is my favourite. Run that until the temperature plateaus and then screenshot it again.

That depends on the system, as say the x99 platform detects the right ram speed right away. But yeah, the bios should show it correctly.

When it comes to stress testers, remember that some push your system harder then others, so take a quick look at what stress tester is good for what.

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Ok, i didn't know how long to run it, i didn't want to stress test it for to long and something happen. Again i don't know just being safe. I can do longer if needed.

I would say run it for at least 10 minutes, but best would be half hour.

That is both to let temperatures reach max and to let fans and so on adjust to being max used. Some setups needs longer before they adjust to changes in temperatur.

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