yeah you have to run loops but I'd intense games and log voltage, temps and fans

Ok one run at 65% fixed fan speed I hit 68C max. GPU temp.

Btw, you need to run Valley at the Extreme HD setting, change nothing else.


/e Keep in mind, I am not overclocked. My GPU is running at stock.

This post was edited by Ghot on Jul 25 2016 06:42am

It was at that setting.

I'm thinking about getting a couple of top exhaust fans. Because of how the GPU just throws out how air, and I currently only have 2 intake and 1 rear exhaust, and then taking into consideration the HD bays, and the filter being a restriction on the intake fans, maybe there just isn't enough air being moved out of the case, so hot air is not being removed quickly enough.

Top exhaust fans will help all around...a little bit. I would try 130% power on MSI Afterburner, first.


/e Remember, no matter how high you OC your 390, it's never gonna be a GTX 1070 or 1080.

/ee Also, remember, you need to consider the GPU fans themselves. They can NOT run at 100% all the time, and last very long. Very few vid card companies, if any, sell replacement GPU fans.

This post was edited by Ghot on Jul 25 2016 06:53am

this negative airflow cools better

Negative or positive airflow is dependent of your case.
For my case, positive airflow cools better. But I have really low ambient room temp as well.

/e On most cases, negative airflow will starve your CPU and GPU for air.


If your case has perforated areas like this one...then it really doesn't matter whether you have positive or negative airflow.




However, perforated areas on the back of the case (red dots) are not the best place for them, as the back of the case is where the hot exhaust from the vid card and PSU are.

If you have an un-used perforated area where the (yellow dot) is, then you can use negative airflow, w/o starving the vid card or CPU for air.


You need to think about your case in particular when designing the airflow.

This post was edited by Ghot on Jul 25 2016 07:15am

lol

what do they use to cool anything, exhaust fan its physics
I can quote your ass from few weeks ago with links

positive is nice cuz it keeps dust down just like they use in clean rooms

and you use negative close to balanced

On my case, the entiire front area is perforated, and filtered, even the unused drive bays. The rear is mostly perforated, including the unused PCI slot covers. The top has perforated space for a radiator/two fans. The PSU has it's own air intake at the bottom, but there is no bottom fan for the case itself, and both sides are sealed.

I don't understand the bold part.


Here is what I had to do with MY case to get the lowest temps...

I blocked all the yellow dot areas with duct tape, first...

And here is with my CPU overclocked and running one hour of Prime 95...










/e Never over clocked the GPU at all.



/ee It all depends on what kind of case you have. This was the lowest temps I could get for OC'd CPU and stock GPU on MY case. See fan arrangement above.



COOLER MASTER ATCS 840 Full Tower Case
3x230mm ( 2 at top exhaust, 1 at front intake), 1x120mm (rear exhaust), Optional: 3x Scythe S-Flex SFF21G 120mm (installed)


This post was edited by Ghot on Jul 25 2016 07:35am