1.54v 5.0ghz sandy bridge thermal management solution
1.54v 5.0ghz sandy bridge thermal management solution
My PC might blow up, but with the 360mm and 140mm push-pull radiators in place, I'm wondering. At the highest Intel burn test temperature of 94°C with 32GB RAM and heat on, keeping it at around 80°F in the summer, I'm at 94°C max. The question is whether adding another 360mm radiator, making it 360mm x2 plus 140mm, would lower the maximum temperatures by about 5 to 10°C. Gaming temps would stay between 51-67°C, which is great. Why not upgrade to a new CPU on eBay for 100 dollars?
As long as your pump can manage it, another radiator should likely lower your temperatures by about 5 to 7 degrees, right?
I was considering adding a second pump just for that reason. The pump is fine, it's the DC-LT Alphaluc pump two should suffice.
How many blocks do you possess? With a single block and two radiators, you won't need much.
I also adjusted the 24/7 clock to 4.8 and the 1.41/1.43 load, which seems fine for smooth runs at max 75c to 81c with the heat on.
In summer, Intel burn test games at 59c really impressed me. I was hoping for a 5.0 24/7 setting, but 1.54 exceeds the Intel test specifications—definitely a bit too high, I think.
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