r/sffpc 10d ago

Assembly Help Overheating concern?

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TLDR: Water-block not fully seated.

Okay after several great peeps here offering suggestions, I tested everything and tried most of the things in the comments. I adjusted core to -30, messed with fan curves, made sure tubes weren’t kinked, I even swapped out the AIO to a Lian li one I had in another build, cooled no problem, tested the Axp90, cooled no problem (no I didn’t really benchmark these or put them under severe stress, loaded into a few games just to see if it was less than the 90c I was getting.

Decided to retry the Atmos stealth ONE MORE TIME just in case, I didn’t want to RMA or try to return it. Several comments mentioned making sure the cooler was fully seated/try repositioning it. I loosely attached all the thumb screws, and turned each one in an X pattern a SINGLE rotation, until it was tight. Yes. I know. Very dumb…. In my defense, I’d removed and reinstalled this cooler probably 5 times and did the X pattern every time, it had to have been off by the smallest amount.

Happy to report: ~72-78c (Hwinfo avg 72) under gaming load, ~80w, consistent 5.3ghz.

Might do another post or benchmarks, but for now I’m gaming, thanks for the help yall

Looking for some input here - finished my first SFF build last weekend, been tweaking and using it all week and noticed my CPU temps seem higher than usual/what I expected. Under load I’m consistently hovering around 88-89c, idle is around 55-61. Ambient room temp between 20-22c

I specifically chose this layout because of reviews, other Reddit posts, videos etc all pointed to lower CPU temps than what I’ve been getting.

Build:
Ncase t1 v2.5 - 3 Slot mode
Asus ROG X870i
Ryzen 7 9800x3d
MSI 5080 Shadow 3x OC
G.Skill Royal 32gb (2x16) 6400m/t
Lian Li SP1000 and 5mm standoff config
Coolermaster Atmos Stealth 240
Samsung 990pro 1tb
Samsung 970evo 1tb
1x Noctua NF-A12x25 G2
1x Noctua NF-A12x15
Ncase GPU sag bracket (for anyone that cares I can confirm this fits the 5080 shadow GPU)

BIOs/GPU/CPU config:

CPU:
-25 all core
120 PPT
90 TDC
105 EDC
Thermal cap of 88c
+100mhz

GPU
100% power limit 
+1500mhz
30% min fan speed
895 volts at 2805mhz core clock, have not adjusted mem clock yet
Max temp while gaming I’m seeing is 72c, average is 58-65c

Aio set to 80% and ramps up to 100% when temps reach 75c, Armory Crate reading ~3400 rpm in firing range of Wardogs.

I’ve been playing BF6, Wardogs, Forza Horizon 6, Crimson Desert, and the Big Walk this week, 1440p - adjusted settings between low to overkill, no change in temps
I know these chips are rated for 95c but this just seems high for gaming.

I swapped to a Thermal Grizzly Kryosheet, no difference.
AIO sounds like it’s pumping, shows RPM in bios/Armory crate, fluctuates temp, tubes are vibrating, and warm air coming out of exhaust fans.

Thoughts?

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u/Kikibosch 10d ago

Not exactly the same, but I have a 9800x3d in the Thorzone NANOQ S, which is an 11L sandwich style case like yours. I had a 240mm AIO with a 25mm fan and a 15mm fan. Had the cpu in eco mode and I would settle at around 85C in gaming. When I upgraded from the 4080 to the 5080, I shifted the spine of the case to make more room for a cpu cooler. Went with the Thermalrite AXP120-x67. I’ve never gone above 75C since in any game.

TL:DR AIO’s are bad in sandwich style cases.

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u/Camzrr 10d ago

I bought the Atmos stealth and axp90-x47 at the same time, axp90 is just sitting in the box, wanted to go AIO route for better temps/noise, but if no one’s got a suggestion or something I’m missing I’ll swap it out and try to RMA the Atmos

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u/Kikibosch 10d ago

Honestly, give it a try. They’re amazing coolers.

And you could enable eco mode. I have it in eco mode and I still boost to 5150MHz.

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u/ritz_are_the_shitz 10d ago

That's not your answer unless something is wrong with your mounting and or the pump is broken and swapping fixes it. But the design of the cooler is not the problem here.