Question About new SFF build and temperatures?
Question About new SFF build and temperatures?
It is an intake fan, so it should remain free even if that requires being inside.
You should remove the static heat sink and fans and put in an AIO. I got the same temperature readings as you after setting up my Terra. Once I added the RYUJIN III 360, everything changed! I’m barely getting to 58 now. Skip the undervolting and all the extra tweaks—just keep things normal and add the ROG!
Even though overcooling isn't harmful, it's not essential to keep the temperature below Tjmax; you don't gain anything from it. Also, this situation is an SFF scenario and the system wouldn't accommodate that expensive ROG without a significant upgrade or high pressure.
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Think creatively... and the cost was justified at $246 with shipping included. It's a solid investment since it maintains my CPU temperature below 65.6°C during the Heaven benchmark maxed out.
Well, I bought the Arctic 360 for around 100, a plain black model without any lights. It's my third Arctic and fourth AIO; I frequently upgrade the system. At least it gets improved every year. It's considered one of the best. I also tend to push the CPU to its limits for optimal performance, which usually causes temperatures to rise and requires adjustments from the default settings. The newest CPU generations are designed to handle much higher Tjmax temperatures thanks to technological advancements, and higher performance demands more power. The maximum allowed temperature is set to maintain performance up to that point, and it still delivers full performance even at temperatures just below it. It wouldn't be significantly better at 0°C. My Intel processor is permitted to reach up to 100°C and 235W, but my Ryzen 9 5950X operates at 170W due to microcode adjustments that enforce a lower speed, even if it means reduced performance depending on how close it gets to shutdown temperatures. The gap between Tjmax and shutdown temperatures has narrowed compared to older models—previously around 30-50°C, now around 15°C. That’s just an example. In the first three generations of Ryzen, Tjmax was 80°C with shutdown at 120°C, but it performed best around 60°C. The latest 5G and 7/9000 series models reach 95°C with only 105°C shutdown, yet still offer the same core count. The difference between the first and latest generations is over 1GHz, and performance has more than doubled. Anyone building an SFF system should be mindful of this when selecting cooling solutions, especially large AIOs. This advice doesn’t apply to him personally. With this setup, he’d likely stay under 89°C Tjmax while maintaining full performance.