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VRM Cooling Solution Help

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Hi guys,

 

I've bought the MSI B350M Mortar and Ryzen 5 2600. Is there a better way to cool down the VRM?

 

Tried to overclock the CPU to 4.2ghz and saw 90c-100c on system in HWInfo64 while stress test using Prime95 for 5 minutes. That got me scared a little and I ended the best before it goes beyond 100c.

 

Will it be okay if i stick some of these ( https://www.sparkfun.com/products/11510 ) on top of the VRM heatsink without removing the actual heatsink?

 

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I would like to avoid using a 30mm fans and float it above the VRM as it's not that aesthetically pleasing.

 

Is it a viable solution?

 

I'm also using Meshify C Mini with 2x 120mm fans as front intake and 3x 120mm fans as back and top exhaust and also using Hyper 212 Evo Turbo to cool down the CPU. Trying to find an AIO liquid cooler with a 25mm radiator other than EKWB but can't seem to find any in my country as I don't live in US/Canada.

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90-100C on VRMs or the CPU itself? VRMs operate at a max of 125C, while the protection mechanics kick in at around 115C to 120C.

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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on the VRMs. The CPU was at around 80c-85c.

 

I don't prefer to see triple digit on the temperature if possible so that's why I asked if the idea i came up with is viable or not. There's no X370 mATX motherboard so this motherboard is the only choice i have. :/

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no point of putting heatsinks on top of it since the ''heatsink'' on that motherboard isn't really a good heatsink it's just a block of metal really

aim a fan at the components i highlighted, all you need is to get some airflow over them and your temps should go down

 

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