New system for gamer with Thermaltake Overseer RX-I, doubts Corsair H110
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Hello everyone,
First of all, I wanted to comment that this is my first post in the forum, so I hope you can provide some light with your wisdom, as I don't have much experience in this field. The purpose of the PC is to use it for gaming and to overclock it.
To start with the topic, I have three basic pieces that I would like to build the whole system around. I have an Asrock 990FX Fatal1ty motherboard, an AMD FX-8350 processor, and the Sapphire vapor-X r9 280X trix UEFI graphics card.
Previously, the case I had was the Aerocool GT - Advance, which has become too small for me. When I'm using it at full capacity with a game like FarCry4, the processor turns off because of the temperature, which reaches 80°C after a while.
To turn things around, the other day, after looking into the issue, I bought the Thermaltake Overseer RX-I case, a Corsair H110 liquid cooling kit, and some case fans (2 of 200mm and one of 12mm). I imagine that with these changes, I will lower the temperature significantly, which will allow me to do the desired overclock. And this is where many doubts arise.
The first doubt that comes to me is that I have always seen people put the RL cooler on the top with extraction, wouldn't it cool the micro better if I passed cold air through that cooler instead of the hot air generated by the PC? I see it very clearly. I am aware that if I put the extraction on that cooler, I would be heating the inside of the case, but what I am interested in is lowering the temperature of the micro, I think it compensates. Has anyone measured it?
Another thing I realized late is that, I think that in case of wanting to put the RL cooler on top, it won't have a place because in that case, you can only attach 120mm fans in that area, not 140mm which is the size of the one I bought. Is there any way to attach it? Has anyone done something similar?
Any recommendations with the equipment?
I have been looking for info about the case and the H110 but I have only found for the H100. Regarding putting the RL cooler with hot air extraction, I was thinking of something like this:
That is the same case but with a H100. The question is that with my graphics card, the RL cooler doesn't fit there and I don't know what it would be like to do it with extraction.
The rest of the components are: RAM 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1866, TACENS 650W 85+ power supply. The position of the PC is on top of a wooden table about 15cm from a cupboard on the left and about 30cm from the back wall.
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I'm sorry for not being able to respond earlier, but I've finally received the parts, I've assembled everything and I've been testing it. :aplausos: The first thing to say is that the thermaltake overseer tower doesn't have holes to attach the 280mm radiator fan on top, it only has holes for the 240mm one, verified. For the moment it has given me a bit of a rush to drill my new case so I've opted to use a magic object, the brackets (there's nothing in this world that brackets can't join :salta:) For the moment they hold up well and do their job, if I had any problem with them I would resort to more drastic measures (the drill). As for the case I really liked it, very spacious, large fans, good airflow (every time I turn on the "enterprise", that's what I called it because of its appearance :ñeñe:, it creates some surprising air currents in the room and it's not a joke), the only downside is that the 280mm fan doesn't fit but for the rest everything you could ask for in a case. The Corsair H110i RL is very efficient. Only in pull (since the push ones didn't fit well) it works very well cooling in quantity and without hardly noticing any sound. Once put to the test the results are amazing. I'm thinking that I must have had something wrong in the previous system due to the big difference in temps. Before the idle temps were almost 50°C and under load it reached up to 80°C which is when it would shut down by itself. Now I'm at idle at 30°C and at maximum load it doesn't go over 56°C! 20 and 25 degrees of difference seem excessive to me to be honest. So I'm very happy with the purchase which was to lower temps and I've managed to do it notably. Now what's next is overclocking since I have everything I need for it. Don't you know any guide or link to OC the Asrock 990FX with the AMD FX-8350? It would be greatly appreciated. And now the expected thing, the photos: -
hello, everything is pretty good, about the cooling, I don't know what is better, but what you say makes sense, the source you have is pretty weak,
some web pages about OC:
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Thank you very much!! Good links, I will study them. Regarding the power supply, is it weak because of the power (650W) or because of the quality? (it is 85+ which I understood is good)
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well, it's of poor quality, apart from what is already known about Tacens, what is clear is that a source of about 45 euros, can't be as good as one of about 100 of the same watts
but if your equipment is not very demanding you can get by, about the O.C. we'll see how it goes with that power supply,
according to the manufacturer and others, it has 36A on the 12v line. the Nox vx 650W of the same price has 40A - Seasonic S12G Series 450W 80 Plus Gold 45A on the 12v line (Seasonic is quality)
if you put a load on your power supply in your equipment and on the Seasonic of 450w which do you think will fail first?
without going off price, EJ:Enermax Naxn Advance 650W 80Plus Bronze 50A on 12v - about 62 euros
Cooler Master G700 700W 80+ Bronze 55A on 12v- about 69 eurosa decent Corsair or similar quality 650W has 50A, apart from the stability, quality and others
even the NOX are better than the Tacensregards
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I don't know what is known about TACENS. All I know is that it is an "ecological" range and that it has enough W to power the equipment. What exactly is the amperage influenced by? I say this to learn how to look at sources because for the next one I might get something more powerful to support another r9 280X in CrossFire. -
these are the specifications of your power supply, weak for overclocking and more graphics
the Radix series from Tacen is not bad, it's passable, but in your case it lacks power
your power supply is like a 450W/ 500W decent in efficiency and power although it says 650W it's a lie
and if the power supply does not provide enough power and stability the equipment heats up much more
well, apart from the filtered stability of voltages, performance under load, noise and other things, the 12Volt line is the power that consumes the most in the equipment for all components, and the graphics the most
my Corsair TX 650 V2 power supply has 52A on the 12V line and is manufactured by Seasonic, quality and more
if you do not want or can spend money the Nox Urano TX 850W - 67 euros will do you well, do not be scared that it says 850W if you want to do OC, and having a powerful graphics card is necessary and it is very efficient in consumption and silent,
Review Fuente de Alimentacion NOX Urano TX 850W - Razorman.net / Reviews Hardware
Review: Nox Urano VX750 y Nox Urano TX850 | Profesional Review
If you want a real power supply with a 10 in everything including the price I recommend :
Seasonic M12II Evo Edition 750W 80 Plus Bronze Modular - 110 euros approx
Seasonic S12G Series 750W 80 Plus Gold - 125 euros approx
Seasonic M12II Evo Edition 850W 80 Plus Bronze Modular - 125 euros approxregards
