CPU Cooler
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@coliver said in CPU Cooler:
The Corsair closed loop coolers offer some amazing performance for a very inexpensive price. Definitely something to consider before going to a full water cooling solution.
That being said it really sounds like you need to look at why it's spiking like that, my assumption is that the old paste is used up or the cooler got jostled at some point and there is an air bubble. Get some thermal paste, not the most expensive but also not the cheapest, and reapply.
Yeah, I know a few people that speak highly of those units. Mainly they like them because of the low noise.
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@fuznutz04 said in CPU Cooler:
@coliver said in CPU Cooler:
The Corsair closed loop coolers offer some amazing performance for a very inexpensive price. Definitely something to consider before going to a full water cooling solution.
That being said it really sounds like you need to look at why it's spiking like that, my assumption is that the old paste is used up or the cooler got jostled at some point and there is an air bubble. Get some thermal paste, not the most expensive but also not the cheapest, and reapply.
Yeah, I know a few people that speak highly of those units. Mainly they like them because of the low noise.
Low noise is nice, they also do a remarkable job at cooling.
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@coliver it's most likely because it's normally a mixture of both water and glycol in those closes loop systems, which is really efficient at exchanging heat.
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@fuznutz04 Could it just need reseating with some new and better thermal compound?
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100C is pretty crazy even for stock cooling. Do you have it over-clocked?
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My laptop has a:
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6700HQ CPU @ 2.60GHz, 2592 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 8 Logical Processor(s)
Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 16.0 GB
Adapter Description NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M
It's only like a half inch thick and this CPU doesn't even go past like 80c under full load.
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So some new thermal paste, properly applied, brought the full load temp down to 75-80 c during a video encode. Video encode is about the absolute most taxing thing you can do to a process. Problem solved!
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Wow I haven't used handbrake since like 2005. I was really committed to converting DVD's for my kids iPod video. Are you converting bluerays?
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@fuznutz04 said in CPU Cooler:
So some new thermal paste, properly applied, brought the full load temp down to 75-80 c during a video encode. Video encode is about the absolute most taxing thing you can do to a process. Problem solved!
Ta da!
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@bigbear said in CPU Cooler:
Wow I haven't used handbrake since like 2005. I was really committed to converting DVD's for my kids iPod video. Are you converting bluerays?
No, just my DVDs. We have so many kids DVDs, and I can't stand having all of them go missing or mixed up in different cases. So, on to Plex they go! I use handbrake to reduce file size.
Handbrake is the best. I too have used that tool for years.
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@fuznutz04 said in CPU Cooler:
So some new thermal paste, properly applied, brought the full load temp down to 75-80 c during a video encode. Video encode is about the absolute most taxing thing you can do to a process. Problem solved!
That's much better!
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It's pretty amazing how far liquid cooling has come. there is even a software dashboard for the system now
http://www.evga.com/articles/01081/images/features/software_02.jpg
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@fuznutz04 said in CPU Cooler:
So I do a lot of video transcoding via Handbrake, converting my DVD collection to Plex media. My CPU temp always spikes during the transcode, which makes me want to investigate a new CPU cooler for my Intel i7 4790. Right now, I'm using the stock cooler. Has anyone here gone to liquid cooling for home rigs? If so, can you recommend a specific make/model? I've been reading about the corsair coolers, and they are pretty inexpensive at about $60.
I use a Corsair h100i on my 4930k. It is incredibly quiet unless i turn up the fan speed profile. I only do that when using BOINC for extended periods of time. Even oc'd my 4930k will never hit 60 under full load for hours with this thing on there.
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@fuznutz04 Are you using a device like a Roku to view Plex? If you're converting media there are native formats that require no transcoding and use very little resources (direct play).
How many different devices are you streaming to simultaneously? That is an insanely high temperature for what you're doing. I've run Plex on an i5 with a stock cooler and I was nowhere near that.
You don't need liquid cooling for this purpose. This would be more than enough.
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@wirestyle22 said in CPU Cooler:
This
I'm using multiple devices, but the main viewer is the Amazon fire stick. Works fantastic. Sometimes we'll have 2 streams going at once. The reason for transcoding is to get it from a large 4-5 GB file size, down to about 1.5 per movie.
I'm not running hot on my Plex server. Only my desktop PC where I do the encoding. After encoding, I move files to my plex server.
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@fuznutz04 said in CPU Cooler:
@wirestyle22 said in CPU Cooler:
This
I'm using multiple devices, but the main viewer is the Amazon fire stick. Works fantastic. Sometimes we'll have 2 streams going at once. The reason for transcoding is to get it from a large 4-5 GB file size, down to about 1.5 per movie.
I'm not running hot on my Plex server. Only my desktop PC where I do the encoding. After encoding, I move files to my plex server.
OH. Well then continue. My bad
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@fuznutz04 I thought you were transcoding the video as you watched it
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For what it's worth, my $0.02
Decent air coolers (aftermarket) run about $20-30 and will beat the pants off a stock cooler. Overclocking you can get quite high as well.
If you have the cash (or extreme noise sensitivity) then it's worth going to closed loop liquid. H100i has been my go-to with good results but I can't help but say they're unnecessary and I consider them bling. edit to add they also require a more careful cleaning regimen (gentle + more frequent).
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@MattSpeller said in CPU Cooler:
I can't help but say they're unnecessary and I consider them bling.
I also have an H100 and the same opinion
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@wirestyle22 said in CPU Cooler:
@MattSpeller said in CPU Cooler:
I can't help but say they're unnecessary and I consider them bling.
I also have an H100 and the same opinion
Yeah, most of the testing I've seen shows that the fully enclosed units don't really do much for performance. Some of them do quiet down fans, but that's about it. If you really want better cooling, you've almost got to do a custom loop.
