Posted February 26, 2016 I'm currently using a Fractal Design Node 202 ITX case along with an AMD R9-290 Gigabyte WindForce. On Idle i'm averaging at 65C. It's really bad... Playing non-graphic intensive games like CS-GO the GPU will heat up till 94C. Room temp 28C. It's so loud with the fans ramming up to 75% Anyone using the same case & GPU as me? Do i really need a reference design GPU for this case? PCPARTPICKER: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/FHJMmG CPU: i5-3570K GPU: Gigabyte AMD R9-290 4GB GDDR5 Windforce OC Cooling: XSPC RayStorm + EK-VGA Supremacy + X2O 750 Dual Bayres/Pump (Black) V4 + Alphacool NexXxoS ST30 Full Copper 240mmRAM: KVR 2x8GB Low Profile PSU: Seasonic M12-II 620W Storage: Samsung 840 256GB + Toshiba 2.5'' 1TB Case: CM Storm Trooper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 26, 2016 You put a hot GPU with a bad cooler in a case with no airflow. CPU i7 6700 Cooling Cryorig H7 Motherboard MSI H110i Pro AC RAM Kingston HyperX Fury 16GB DDR4 2133 GPU Pulse RX 5700 XT Case Fractal Design Define Mini C Storage Trascend SSD370S 256GB + WD Black 320GB + Sandisk Ultra II 480GB + WD Blue 1TB PSU EVGA GS 550 Display Nixeus Vue24B FreeSync 144 Hz Monitor (VESA mounted) Keyboard Aorus K3 Mechanical Keyboard Mouse Logitech G402 OS Windows 10 Home 64 bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 26, 2016 Make sure you're giving the case plenty of airflow. Maybe try using Afterburner and setting a really aggressive fan curve (just put fans at 100% all the time and check temps?). Otherwise you just didn't plan all that well, the 390 is a hot card on its own Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 26, 2016 Author I have a 120mm XSPC fan to exhaust the hot air out of the GPU compartment but no difference. I can always resale this card as I got it cheap for US170. Any other card with the same caliber will run cooler/quiet in the node? The GTX970 seems to be the one however for the same performance I'm paying almost 100 USD more than the R9. PCPARTPICKER: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/FHJMmG CPU: i5-3570K GPU: Gigabyte AMD R9-290 4GB GDDR5 Windforce OC Cooling: XSPC RayStorm + EK-VGA Supremacy + X2O 750 Dual Bayres/Pump (Black) V4 + Alphacool NexXxoS ST30 Full Copper 240mmRAM: KVR 2x8GB Low Profile PSU: Seasonic M12-II 620W Storage: Samsung 840 256GB + Toshiba 2.5'' 1TB Case: CM Storm Trooper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 26, 2016 1 minute ago, drmelvin said: I have a 120mm XSPC fan to exhaust the hot air out of the GPU compartment but no difference. I can always resale this card as I got it cheap for US170. Any other card with the same caliber will run cooler/quiet in the node? The GTX970 seems to be the one however for the same performance I'm paying almost 100 USD more than the R9. Nono, just buy another case which someone can recommend to you with an ITX build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 26, 2016 18 minutes ago, drmelvin said: I'm currently using a Fractal Design Node 202 ITX case along with an AMD R9-290 Gigabyte WindForce. On Idle i'm averaging at 65C. It's really bad... Playing non-graphic intensive games like CS-GO the GPU will heat up till 94C. Room temp 28C. It's so loud with the fans ramming up to 75% Anyone using the same case & GPU as me? Do i really need a reference design GPU for this case? I would recommend adding fans in the GPU area, you have 2 120mm. Use them, see if they make a difference, if not. Get a new case. CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | CPU Cooler: Stock AMD Cooler | Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING (WI-FI) | RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 CL16 | GPU: Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB Zotac Mini | Case: K280 Case | PSU: Cooler Master B600 Power supply | SSD: 1TB | HDDs: 1x 250GB & 1x 1TB WD Blue | Monitors: 24" Acer S240HLBID + 24" Samsung | OS: Win 10 Pro Audio: Behringer Q802USB Xenyx 8 Input Mixer | U-PHORIA UMC204HD | Behringer XM8500 Dynamic Cardioid Vocal Microphone | Sound Blaster Audigy Fx PCI-E card. Home Lab: Lenovo ThinkCenter M82 ESXi 6.7 | Lenovo M93 Tiny Exchange 2019 | TP-LINK TL-SG1024D 24-Port Gigabit | Cisco ASA 5506 firewall | Cisco Catalyst 3750 Gigabit Switch | Cisco 2960C-LL | HP MicroServer G8 NAS | Custom built SCCM Server. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 26, 2016 28C is pretty high as a room temperature Don't ask to ask, just ask... please sudo chmod -R 000 /* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 26, 2016 Author Just now, Sauron said: 28C is pretty high as a room temperature Well I live on the equator. It can go as high as 32C on a hot day. PCPARTPICKER: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/FHJMmG CPU: i5-3570K GPU: Gigabyte AMD R9-290 4GB GDDR5 Windforce OC Cooling: XSPC RayStorm + EK-VGA Supremacy + X2O 750 Dual Bayres/Pump (Black) V4 + Alphacool NexXxoS ST30 Full Copper 240mmRAM: KVR 2x8GB Low Profile PSU: Seasonic M12-II 620W Storage: Samsung 840 256GB + Toshiba 2.5'' 1TB Case: CM Storm Trooper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 26, 2016 3 minutes ago, drmelvin said: Well I live on the equator. It can go as high as 32C on a hot day. that can make a difference, coupled with a hot card and a small case that could be the cause of your woes. If it always ran like that the card is probably fine Don't ask to ask, just ask... please sudo chmod -R 000 /* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 26, 2016 45 minutes ago, drmelvin said: I'm currently using a Fractal Design Node 202 ITX case along with an AMD R9-290 Gigabyte WindForce. On Idle i'm averaging at 65C. It's really bad... Playing non-graphic intensive games like CS-GO the GPU will heat up till 94C. Room temp 28C. It's so loud with the fans ramming up to 75% Anyone using the same case & GPU as me? Do i really need a reference design GPU for this case? That's what happens when you put an almost 300w TDP card in that sort of case. I think you could try undervolting and that might help a bit. Current PC: Origin Millennium- i7 5820K @4.0GHz | GTX 980Ti SLI | X99 Deluxe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 26, 2016 Author Just now, afyeung said: That's what happens when you put an almost 300w TDP card in that sort of case. I think you could try undervolting and that might help a bit. I've seen build log on YouTube, people put a R9-Nano without a problem. Oh well... I'll source for a less powerful card for now & wait for 980 price to drop. PCPARTPICKER: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/FHJMmG CPU: i5-3570K GPU: Gigabyte AMD R9-290 4GB GDDR5 Windforce OC Cooling: XSPC RayStorm + EK-VGA Supremacy + X2O 750 Dual Bayres/Pump (Black) V4 + Alphacool NexXxoS ST30 Full Copper 240mmRAM: KVR 2x8GB Low Profile PSU: Seasonic M12-II 620W Storage: Samsung 840 256GB + Toshiba 2.5'' 1TB Case: CM Storm Trooper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 26, 2016 33 minutes ago, drmelvin said: I've seen build log on YouTube, people put a R9-Nano without a problem. Oh well... I'll source for a less powerful card for now & wait for 980 price to drop. R9 Nano takes up a lot less space and has a much lower TDP. Sorry that the 290 didn't work out well because it really is a very capable card. But the reality is most OEM's didn't do a good job in the cooling department. 980 or 970 might work out better or if the Nano is cheaper in your area that will work out well too. Current PC: Origin Millennium- i7 5820K @4.0GHz | GTX 980Ti SLI | X99 Deluxe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 26, 2016 Bad choices all around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 27, 2016 Author 12 hours ago, Alexokan said: Bad choices all around. It's not bad choices imo. Just bad graphic card. Sold my R9-290 today. Will stick to a 7850 until I can find a more efficient card at a similar price point. PCPARTPICKER: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/FHJMmG CPU: i5-3570K GPU: Gigabyte AMD R9-290 4GB GDDR5 Windforce OC Cooling: XSPC RayStorm + EK-VGA Supremacy + X2O 750 Dual Bayres/Pump (Black) V4 + Alphacool NexXxoS ST30 Full Copper 240mmRAM: KVR 2x8GB Low Profile PSU: Seasonic M12-II 620W Storage: Samsung 840 256GB + Toshiba 2.5'' 1TB Case: CM Storm Trooper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 27, 2016 16 hours ago, drmelvin said: I've seen build log on YouTube, people put a R9-Nano without a problem. Oh well... I'll source for a less powerful card for now & wait for 980 price to drop. 980 Price to drop? Neh. That hardly happens in Singapore. Minimal airflow doesn't really work well when you live near the equator. And nvidia cards are so badly overpriced in Singapore that going with a powerful SFF machine comes with a price premium. 2nd tier 970s are pretty cheap. The Mini Zotac one is under $500. i5 2400 | ASUS RTX 4090 TUF OC | Seasonic 1200W Prime Gold | WD Green 120gb | WD Blue 1tb | some ram | a random case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 27, 2016 Author Well, got a Sapphire Dual X 7850 2GB today for 50USD. Overclock the hell out of it 1200MHz on the core & set the fan profile to max 65%. Result, an impressive 78C on load. A temporary solution for now, as 1440p gaming is not gonna cut it on this GPU. PCPARTPICKER: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/FHJMmG CPU: i5-3570K GPU: Gigabyte AMD R9-290 4GB GDDR5 Windforce OC Cooling: XSPC RayStorm + EK-VGA Supremacy + X2O 750 Dual Bayres/Pump (Black) V4 + Alphacool NexXxoS ST30 Full Copper 240mmRAM: KVR 2x8GB Low Profile PSU: Seasonic M12-II 620W Storage: Samsung 840 256GB + Toshiba 2.5'' 1TB Case: CM Storm Trooper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 27, 2016 You've got 2 120mm fan slots in front of the GPU area in that case. Try running 2 120mm fans there blowing on the card (as intakes). As you described, you have 1 120mm fan there acting as exhaust which is actually fighting against the fans on the GPU which isn't really going to help temps at all. My Systems: Main - Work + Gaming: Spoiler Woodland Raven: Ryzen 2700X // AMD Wraith RGB // Asus Prime X570-P // G.Skill 2x 8GB 3600MHz DDR4 // Radeon RX Vega 56 // Crucial P1 NVMe 1TB M.2 SSD // Deepcool DQ650-M // chassis build in progress // Windows 10 // Thrustmaster TMX + G27 pedals & shifter F@H Rig: Spoiler FX-8350 // Deepcool Neptwin // MSI 970 Gaming // AData 2x 4GB 1600 DDR3 // 2x Gigabyte RX-570 4G's // Samsung 840 120GB SSD // Cooler Master V650 // Windows 10 HTPC: Spoiler SNES PC (HTPC): i3-4150 @3.5 // Gigabyte GA-H87N-Wifi // G.Skill 2x 4GB DDR3 1600 // Asus Dual GTX 1050Ti 4GB OC // AData SP600 128GB SSD // Pico 160XT PSU // Custom SNES Enclosure // 55" LG LED 1080p TV // Logitech wireless touchpad-keyboard // Windows 10 // Build Log Laptops: Spoiler MY DAILY: Lenovo ThinkPad T410 // 14" 1440x900 // i5-540M 2.5GHz Dual-Core HT // Intel HD iGPU + Quadro NVS 3100M 512MB dGPU // 2x4GB DDR3L 1066 // Mushkin Triactor 480GB SSD // Windows 10 WIFE'S: Dell Latitude E5450 // 14" 1366x768 // i5-5300U 2.3GHz Dual-Core HT // Intel HD5500 // 2x4GB RAM DDR3L 1600 // 500GB 7200 HDD // Linux Mint 19.3 Cinnamon EXPERIMENTAL: Pinebook // 11.6" 1080p // Manjaro KDE (ARM) NAS: Spoiler Home NAS: Pentium G4400 @3.3 // Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 // 2x 4GB DDR4 2400 // Intel HD Graphics // Kingston A400 120GB SSD // 3x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200 HDDs in RAID-Z // Cooler Master Silent Pro M 1000w PSU // Antec Performance Plus 1080AMG // FreeNAS OS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 27, 2016 Author Well, ITX project ditched! I've a new first world problem here. PCPARTPICKER: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/FHJMmG CPU: i5-3570K GPU: Gigabyte AMD R9-290 4GB GDDR5 Windforce OC Cooling: XSPC RayStorm + EK-VGA Supremacy + X2O 750 Dual Bayres/Pump (Black) V4 + Alphacool NexXxoS ST30 Full Copper 240mmRAM: KVR 2x8GB Low Profile PSU: Seasonic M12-II 620W Storage: Samsung 840 256GB + Toshiba 2.5'' 1TB Case: CM Storm Trooper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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