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Tired of hot processor on P9X79
I've described my problem before on this newsgroup, and I've received
some helpful advice which I considered carefully and ... didn't act upon. But this time, I promise, I'm about to solve my problem one way or another. Back in September, 2012, I built my current computer around an Asus P9X79 mbo with an Intel i7-3930K 3.2G processor, 32gib Corsair Vengeance DDR3 memory, an nVidia GTX570 graphics card, a horizontal Lian Li PC-C32 case, and a Dynatron processor fan which was the only fan I saw that was short enough to fit in that nice and quiet Lian Li case. (Thanks, Paul, for finding the cooler for me.) It's actually a terrific build and I'm satisfied with it except for the one thing that has been problematic since the beginning: the thing runs hot when I'm processing video with the Adobe suite (Premiere, Encore, Audition, etc. and even some other non-Adobe software). Everything is fine when I'm doing normal stuff like Word, Excel, web and the like. But when I start rendering video, every core in that processor shoots up to 100% and the overheating begins. Here's what things look like normally in my study. See the computer down there in the lower right on a sliding shelf? It's not overheating at all. https://www.amazon.com/clouddrive/sh...hare_link_copy Short URL: https://goo.gl/AbRjKh But let me start processing video, and the jury-rigging begins. Out slides the shelf and off comes the case lid, and on goes my trusty electric fan which usually keeps the processor just barely under 80c which is when the temperature warning beeps commence. https://www.amazon.com/clouddrive/sh...hare_link_copy Short URL: https://goo.gl/58oHPD Pretty much nearly every time mostly, this works for me. But I've recently installed some video processing software I really need, and when I run it on video files even the little fan can't keep the temperature down. Last night when the computer was beeping its temperature warnings like a smoke alarm in a house fire, I had to go into Win10 task manager and click "affinity" check boxes to turn off half the cores. That almost totally stopped the beeping (and slowed the processing) until the job was done. But I'm tired of this. I want a new case big enough to accommodate a new cooler that will let me do what I want without a bunch of fuss and bother. And I'm willing to pay what it takes, within reason. I figure I can get a mid-tower case wide enough to accommodate either a big processor cooler with fan, or one of those liquid cooling setups with a radiator/fan unit that attaches to the case. And I'm thinking I'll either set the new case where my printer is now and move my printer to the sliding shelf, or leave the printer where it is and put the new computer on the floor to the right of my cabinet. It would be nice to have everything contained in the big cabinet, but in the past I've learned that putting the computer up in front of me increases noise and even worse, keeps a flow of hot air in my face. I guess we'll see where it ends up. So, I want a new case and a new cooler. And I want the case to keep my processor nice and chilly while remaining quiet, quiet, just as silent as possible. And I've Googled Tom's Hardware and I've Googled here and there and my head is spinning and I'm not finding anything that says: "Here's the coolest, quietest plan for your build." But I have found all sorts of nifty cases with big plexiglas windows and flashy lights and glowing blue fans and dual exhaust tail fins too, I think. Don't want that. Plain and simple will do just fine. What I want: Nice, quiet, efficient cooling solution for a hot i7 processor Spacious mid-tower that will accommodate that cooling solution Internal bays for a minimum four internal HDDs, plus an SSD External bays for an optical drive, and a card reader. Front USB 3.0 ports as well as 2.0 ports. (As the P9X79 doesn't have internal sockets for USB 3.0, I'll get a PCI-e card to which I can attach the front USB 3.0 ports). External front audio sockets That oughta do it. Ideas, anyone? Maybe point me to the website I want but haven't yet found? Thanks. -- Bill Anderson I am the Mighty Favog |
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