Posted on Reddit but thought I would try here too since people know this case.
Running Ryzen 1700X with a generic cooler (was pulled from a prebuilt) and a Sapphire RX580 8GB (2 fans).
The other night I was playing a game, and was trying to figure out why it wasn’t running smoothly. I think it was just the resolution, as switching to a smaller window and changing the resolution seemed to help. While checking things out, I decided to look at what temps I was running at. Here is a screenshot Speccy had my CPU at 95 (!) but HWMonitor had it at a more respectable 60s/70s. The GPU was also a little hot but not bad. HWMonitor did max out at some point at 85 degrees, maybe before I turned down the resolution and graphics
How do I tell which is right, and do I need to be concerned?
There are two pics in that link of how things stand. Nothing in the bottom fan spot. You can see the CPU cooler is moving air toward the solid side of the case. 1x120mm installed as rear exhaust. Nothing in the top.
I’m not sure what would be the best and most affordable option (don’t have much to spend on this right now). I don’t want exhaust at the top, because that would starve the GPU, right? Should I switch to a CPU cooler that blows toward the rear, and maybe add an intake at the bottom? The clearance at the bottom isn’t huge, but it’s on a glass desk so there shouldn’t be much blocking intake, but the PSU is exhausting there as well. Or try and find an affordable AIO for the CPU? I’m thinking this would replace the fan at the rear. I wouldn’t want a 240 at the top, again because of the GPU, although I guess I could but a 120 AIO up there and leave the other half open (or even have an intake there), but that might not make sense.
Lots of options, I know! Not sure where to start, please let me know any ideas! And if there’s some info I’m not providing, just tell me. Thanks for all the help!
