Google, the gift that keeps on giving.Turns out Chrome was making my chip hot! It didn't look like it was utilizing much CPU usage at all, but I completely closed out chrome, stopped all its tasks, and an running Firefox now. Temps are noticeably better. I literally watched the temps go down in CoreTemp in my tray the moment I ended all Chrome tasks. I'm going to install Firefox on my phone and table too and see if I can just get out of the Chrome ecosystem in that way at least. I've been wanting to anyway.
Kryonaut is good, but I doubt that by itself will make much of a difference. All things being equal, maybe 2-3 degrees at most. I browsed the thread quickly...what paste did you use the first two times?I have used the curve optimizer in the bios to go to -25, and also adjusted voltage settings as per a tutorial. I still can't get idle temps down. Full Load temps are normal.
I'm going to do one more reseating of the CPU with Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut.
I had arctis mx-4 on hand so used that. Coooler is the Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 EVO which seems to be one of the best. I may just have a slightly hotter idling temp chip but I figured I'd try one last thing. Airflow is great in my case, no hard drive cage in the front so two fans bringing in air, and an upgraded noctua exhaust fan.Kryonaut is good, but I doubt that by itself will make much of a difference. All things being equal, maybe 2-3 degrees at most. I browsed the thread quickly...what paste did you use the first two times?
What cooler are you running? (I saw peerless assassin mentioned by someone else...not sure if that's what you went with.
Everything happens for a reason and I guess your inner dissatisfaction manifested itself by making you go for a better heatsink through an accidentSo I was fucked last night.
Most likely it had an airgap or not as flat as it could be.My Phantom Spirit must have been defective.
Yeah agreed. Definitely a bit defective.Most likely it had an airgap or not as flat as it could be.
Not entirely sure. Some people would say don't do it but if your temps are fine, I don't see the harm.I just didn't have quite enough Kryonaut left as the tube was super small, so I added in a bit of MX-6 in there as well. I figure they will work symbiotically together, but could that be an issue at all? Mixing thermal pastes? It was like 75% Kryonaut and 25% MX-6
That makes sense. I got a second small tube of Kryonaut today so will probably just do it so I don't OCD about it.Not entirely sure. Some people would say don't do it but if your temps are fine, I don't see the harm.
Nice card. Register online within 30 days to get a total of 4 years of warranty.also ordered a Gigabyte 4070 Ti Super OC card
You know all the good tips! I will do that. I went with Gigabyte as the price is right but they make solid products, and I know they stand by their products and still have pretty good CS. But I did not know about that trick!Nice card. Register online within 30 days to get a total of 4 years of warranty.
I just visited their product pageBut I did not know about that trick!
Not sure how solid Gigabyte's products are any more...You know all the good tips! I will do that. I went with Gigabyte as the price is right but they make solid products, and I know they stand by their products and still have pretty good CS. But I did not know about that trick!
Yeah their cheap mobos and PSUs might not be much but my card hasn't blown up. Yet.Not sure how solid Gigabyte's products are any more...
GIgabyte has a good reputation right now at least where I did a lot of reading about video cards. Of the big brands, they have some of the better rep for customer service for their defective products as well. So there is that peace of mind. A couple other major brands had worse customer service reputations at least from my couple of hours of research on video cards. So if something does go wrong, I'm fairly confident I'll be treated ok.Yeah their cheap mobos and PSUs might not be much but my card hasn't blown up. Yet.
And it's a used card so it's seen some action with the previous owner too.
Speaking of cheap, the cheapest Gigabyte mobos aren't that cheap anymore. MSI seems to be the budget mobo brand now.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Nothing wrong with keeping a case you like.I thought I had upgraded my three case fans from the original Fractal Design ones, but I did not. So I replaced all three with BeQuiet SilentWings, and that's all she wrote for this build folks. For no reason I'm tempted to get a new case just because the one I have is old, but I like the solid Fractal Design Define R5. I removed the big hard drive cage which sat right behind the two intake fans, so the front two fans now have an unobstructed path to push air into the case. It has some nice wiring elements behind the mobo, so it's a pretty good airflow case. And very quiet. I'm now idling at my lowest temps yet by a couple degrees.
Yeah, that is the best way. It's just a consumer itching spend but I'm gonna keep rollin with the define R5 - old school with two 5.25" optical drives and allIf it ain't broke, don't fix it. Nothing wrong with keeping a case you like.
Worst case they say "no". Nothing wrong with the Define R5. I don't think the styling or features of that case are that out of date.Yeah, that is the best way. It's just a consumer itching spend but I'm gonna keep rollin with the define R5 - old school with two 5.25" optical drives and all
When I was looking at graphics cards I stupidly overlooked PNY brand cards. A 4080 super PNY is under 950 now, not much more than the 4070 Ti Super, and people seem pretty positive about them, their cooling, and fan noise. I wonder if B&H will take an exchange because I changed my mind lol
Worst case they say "no". Nothing wrong with the Define R5. I don't think the styling or features of that case are that out of date.