Temps

[drowssap]

Using a Phanteks Evolv mATX case along with a 6700k/Noctua D15 single fan cpu cooler, with 4 140mm fans, two front intake, two top exhaust, one back exhaust 140mm as well. 100% speed. Room temp is about 70 degrees if I had to guess. Playin at 3440x1440. 

Is the GPU temp acceptable? With this retarded case, once I put the front cover on, it literally cuts the intake airflow by 75%. Hardly any air is felt coming into the case, let alone to the gpu. I had to move the cpu fan up one closer to the front intake fan of the case to grab some cool air. I'm getting frustrated with this awfully designed but beautiful looking case. The temps may be "normal" but am I asking too much? I'd throw down another $150 for a full tower case this time just to get better temps. Summer is approaching and my room WILL get to at least 80 degrees. Is it worth it to get a bigger case? I have an older 600t in the living room I may swap to see if there is a difference. I'm just not sure if this gpu temp with fan speed percentage is in the norm.

I'm trying to achieve silent but cool system. I'm afraid of going AIO liquid cooling of the water leaking out and frying the graphics card and processor. What my goal is, is 79c or under with a fan percentage of 60ish. Not 65ish as it gets to get noticeably louder at 60c. CPU temp doesn't really bother me. Nothing over 60c when gaming. I'm thinking it's just the cpu fan blowing it's hot air into the case with a non blower gpu cooler as I previously had.

Current build gets up to 83-84c with a fan percentage of 67%.

Would YOU be fine with these temps? I know they're not that bad, but idealy, in your own person computer using air cooling, would you be happy with this? I think I may just be asking for too much out of it.

[shadowbyte]

what gpu do you have?

in my s340, my 290x tri-x hits 85 degrees in gta5 with no throttling, so it depends on what temps you are comfortable with

[drowssap]

Woops, sorry. Nvidia GTX 980Ti Evga "FTW" acx2.0

[VoyexTech]

Nvm

[VoyexTech]

Just now, drowssap said:

Woops, sorry. Nvidia GTX 980Ti Evga "FTW" acx2.0

With that gpu the temp running at max capacity it should average 85-90 so it should be good

[NeoFrux]

I'm not sure what you're hoping to achieve in this scenario. I'm pretty sure both the 980 Ti and the 6700K are going to keep turbo boosting until they reach 80C, and the GPU in particular is going to hit and exceed that point under heavy load pretty much no matter what you do unless you use a custom water loop. So yeah, as long as you stay under 90C on the GPU, you're pretty much fine.

 

As for cases, I'm rather fond of my Define R4. It has a fairly sensible layout (except for the SSD mounts... But those are optional), and the sound dampening is just what I needed coming off an Antec 900, which sounded like a light aircraft flying around in my room.

[drowssap]

1 minute ago, Runefox said:

I'm not sure what you're hoping to achieve in this scenario. I'm pretty sure both the 980 Ti and the 6700K are going to keep turbo boosting until they reach 80C, and the GPU in particular is going to hit and exceed that point under heavy load pretty much no matter what you do unless you use a custom water loop. So yeah, as long as you stay under 90C on the GPU, you're pretty much fine.

 

As for cases, I'm rather fond of my Define R4. It has a fairly sensible layout (except for the SSD mounts... But those are optional), and the sound dampening is just what I needed coming off an Antec 900, which sounded like a light aircraft flying around in my room.

I'm just trying to achieve 79c gpu temp without it automatically boosting the fan speed % up past 65 or so.The quieter the better.

[LogicalDrm]

12 hours ago, drowssap said:

I'm just trying to achieve 79c gpu temp without it automatically boosting the fan speed % up past 65 or so.The quieter the better.

That might be issue with so small case plus so big CPU heatsink. Smaller heatsink would allow more airflow to GPU backplate, which helps some. Cooler itself isn't blowing air anywhere near GPU as you have so much exhausting fans around it.

[EdInk]

Move to bigger case will (which you already own) the best and cheapest option as you've aren't satisfied with the operating temps. I moved from a m-atx case to full tower for the same reason. ?

[drowssap]

10 minutes ago, EdInk said:

Move to bigger case will (which you already own) the best and cheapest option as you've aren't satisfied with the operating temps. I moved from a m-atx case to full tower for the same reason. ?

Good to hear. What's going to annoying me is having a tiny mATX mobo in a full tower lol. Not like I need or use more than two pci-e slots so shouldn't matter much. Now, time to look for a case. May go Define this time. Looking at the Midi R2, but it's been around a while that with my luck the R3 would be announced a day later.

[drowssap]

Switched to my older Corsair 600t. Time to buy a Full Tower... as the 600t has an older build for the living room. But switched components to see how the temps are beforehand.

Phanteks... never again... never forget...

[drowssap]

Even though it isn't that much of a difference. Summer is coming and I love the heat and don't have A/C in my room besides an open window. Living in Southern California, it can get to 100 degrees with ease. Time to look at cases but the midi r2 is on a great sale currently on newegg. Any cases I should look for? The simpler the looks the better. I don't need a Lamborghini Aventador of computer cases. Just a clean looking case. InWin looks great. Time to look. Thanks guys.

[EdInk]

58 minutes ago, drowssap said:

Phanteks... never again... never forget...

Pity you've had a poor expereince with Phanteks...I use the Enthoo Luxe and think is great, although I'd add axial fanned GPU's imo are better paired with an AIO cpu cooler for addressing heat in the case especially the evolv itx an m-atx case I don't get the slotted vents for heat exhaust at the top. I don't think it's very efficient.

[drowssap]

Another after adding a 120mm fan at the top. About a half inch of space between the cpu cooler and top exhaust fan. One 200mm intake fan, one back 120mm exhaust fan. So 4 fans total including the cpu fan, compared to 6 fans in the evolv. The 600t is using 2x120mm SP corsair fans, 1x200 mm stock intake fan which is pretty weak. Then the regular noctua d15 fan on the cpu cooler. This is ridiculous. So much better air flow with less fans, and crappier fans at that. Here I have 4x140mm Phanteks fans wasted in it's case. I will be using them with a new case though. It's just aggravating I get better temps with the 600t using cheap fans. Whoever designed the evolv case.. pat yourself on the back for creating such a masterpiece.


Are there any other cases besides phanteks that use a 6 channel fan hub?

[drowssap]

Whatever...

Just reinstalled everything back into the Evolv. Temps are on par with the 600t. I think something was off with the GPU and when I removed it to put into the 600t, it corrected it's self. Maybe some dust, I didn't blow it or anything. Weird...