PC Processors

[bick]

Good afternoon,

I'm looking for some guidance, and hopefully this is the right place.  I'm concerned with my 3900X that i got about 4 months ago.  Just never got around to addressing it until now.

Issue: at Idle it is around 50c, and while playing a game it's around 70c.

My Setup:

Ryzen 9 3900X

Asrock B450 Pro 4 (latest bios)

Corsair 3200 DDR4 XMP (32 gigs total)

Gigabyte 2060 OC

Corsair H115i RGB Pro (in front of the case with intake)

Antec 520 HGC

140mm intake

2 x 120 exhaust

Things i tried:

1) Installed the updated drivers from AMD for my 450 chipset (now see Ryzen settings in power options)

2) Manually set my clock speed to 4.2GHz on all cores at 1.25v (which brought the temps down, but COD crashed a bunch)

3) Installed newest of AMD Ryzen Master

4) Unfortunate i can't mount the radiator on the top of the case because the memory is in the way.

5) set the fans to performance mode

Right now it's currently at 4.2GHz at 1.4v (i left everything default) idling at 50c.  The case seems to be a little warm by the power supply area.  Maybe there isn't enough airflow?

[mstfbsrn980]

If possible, get a PSU of 700 watts or better. Because when the PSU generates power close to its capacity, it becomes very hot and may cause the system to heat up a little. Also if you want, you can share a picture of the inside of your PC case.

[qbtheslayer]

One more thing to add to the above mentioned PSU shortcomings...   I am betting it is an old unit and as such, age will certainly degrade it's performance over time.

As for the temps, it's not terrible to be idling at 50 and hitting 70 while gaming...  we would need to know more about your temperature conditions (ambient room temp, the airflow in your case, how big is the case, etc.) to make an informed diagnosis.

QB

[bick]

Hi guys,

Thank you for the responses.  So far its running at 3.8GHz at 1.1 volts.  I ordered another power supply too.

[mstfbsrn980]

Radiator fans use the hot air in the case as a source. The fans should be on the front of the case and face inside the case like that...

[qbtheslayer]

Push or pull does not matter...  So the OP can have the fans on the inside, but if he does they must be configured as pull.  To be sure we need to see the fans to make sure the orientation is correct.

QB

[mstfbsrn980]

The location and direction of the fans are important if the graphics card is blowing hot air into the case and the case cover completely covers the side surface. However, this gain cannot go up 4-5 degrees.

If OP disconnects the fans connected on the top of the case and connects them to the back of the radiator, that is, if it uses the radiator with 4 fans, it partially prevents the processor from blowing hot air into the case, and may provide temperature gain up to 10 degrees.

In fact, more important than the temperature gain, it can make the system work so quieter. If the motherboard has a fan-stop feature, OP can only keep the fans running at heavy load. OP doesn't have to endure noise.

In addition, OP installed the radiator pump with its down. This is wrong. The radiator pump should be on top. It will slightly reduce the effect of gravity this way.

[qbtheslayer]

No you are wrong...  It's not the pump location per say, it's where the top of the loop is located. In a front mounted AIO, if you have the tubes from the radiator coming out of the top you are then sucking the air bubbles into the pump and as such creating noise and reducing performance and more importantly reducing it's life.  Gamers Nexus just did a video on this topic less than a month ago. 

As for the fans on his AIO, I just want to see if they are pushing or pulling.  For this we just need a pic from the other angle to see the fans.  In his case configuration the ideal setup would be to have the air intake from the front and exhaust from the top and the rear...  There is not much more that can be done with such a small case.

QB

[mstfbsrn980]

Maybe I'm wrong, maybe not... You're writing whatever comes to your mind. I wrote too. It is best to be horizontal. It should be horizontal. It becomes quiet.

[qbtheslayer]

I am not wrong, you definitely need to watch that video if you are going to suggest AIO orientation.

Google: gamers nexus aio orientaion

 Besides, it is simple fluid dynamics and physics ... Air rises to the top of the radiator.

QB

[bick]

I believe i did, and that is what made me flip the radiator upside down.  Just think of it as a car radiator.  Same rules, science applies.

[bick]

Sorry to the delay people, but installed my new power supply, working on school work, etc.  The fans on the radiator are pull (intake).

[mstfbsrn980]

You are cooling the GPU and the inside the PC case... not the CPU. The other person is writing whatever comes to mind. Because the capacity of the cooler is high, you do not get very high temperatures. So you can continue using it like this. At least you have a cold GPU.

[Earnhardt]

It is fine the way it is.