cooling

[pontypool]

I have an all in one watercooling system.

Here is my pc

 

1. Strix B350-f gaming motherboard

2.cpu Ryzen 5 1700 8 cores 16 threads.

 

My current cpu temp is at idle up to 35c

 

When running fallout I easily get up to 95 to 100.

Yes I have some mods installed also. but that's pretty high right?

My fan and pump is defintely working. but this seems to be too hot for a game this old? or am i wrong?

 

Either fallout new vegas has a bug where it's running too hot. or my watercooler isn't up to the job.

and since having a better water cooler would be good either way, I think I would prefer to do that.

 

However I am not very experienced with water cooling

so my questions

 

1. Should I get a watercooler with an external resevoir?

1.b if yes. would my all inclusive watercooler connect to a resevoir and what if any extra parts would I need

1c. if not please reccomend the best all inclusive cooler which cools the best. but also fits on my motherboard.

 

many thanks

Edited August 8, 2021 by pontypool

[HeyYou]

Beth games are notorious for beating up on the CPU. Your temps are not out of line. :D

 

That said, how old is your water cooling system? Contrary to popular belief, even the sealed system seem to lose coolant over time, which makes them less efficient. When is the last time you blew the dust out of the radiator and fans? Pumps also wear..... and while it may appear to be running, the real question becomes: How much coolant is it moving?

 

If you aren't overclocking, then air coolers are perfectly acceptable, and a lot less potential trouble. I can look down at my fans and see they are spinning. My heatsink/fan for my CPU is pretty much overkill, and I have NEVER had the fans hit 100%.... Usually under 60%.

[pontypool]

i purchased this pc from someone, so i have no idea how old the watercooler is..

although i did suspect before posting here, that the watercooler was not operating efficiently, which is why I was already contemplating replacing it.

 

Although the temperatures might be normal. presumably you mean for my system roughly?? I have a feeling the cpu is underclocking when it reaches high temperatures. ive noticed the lag only appears after several minutes of playing.

 

If I were to get a cpu fan/heatsink. which one of those would you reccomend. presuming you think there more bang for your buck?

 

I would much prefer OVERKILL when it comes to cooling..

i'm even that way when it comes to my raspberry pi, which has an ICE TOWER cooling fan, which idles at 25 and even under load 30.

 

this way i know that underclocking can never occur.

[HeyYou]

Is the water cooler ONLY for the CPU? If so, I went with one of these, Even with only one fan, (wasn't room for the second in my case....) temps are simply not a problem.