CatMerc
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It has a fan?Is that with the little fan running or with it shut down? I am looking for a quiet board so I can compare heatsinks.
It has a fan?Is that with the little fan running or with it shut down? I am looking for a quiet board so I can compare heatsinks.
In case you missed this review of the Z370 Gaming 7 board board, he mentions the fan and adds the following:Is that with the little fan running or with it shut down? I am looking for a quiet board so I can compare heatsinks.
The Gming7 has what looks to be a 40mm fan for the left-hand VRM's under the heatsink. You can see it by looking at the back of the board, past the IO ports.It has a fan?
Guys, what do you think about VRM temps and Z370 boards? Is there a cool board that still overclocks? I'm looking for a board that let's the CPU get hot (I compare heatsinks and AIO's) and lets me test at sustained peak runs. I use AVX2, for example. Hot VRM's would shorten a MB'slife. If I have to replace something I'll have to do all my tests over again.
The problem I have is that this would add to the SPL I am measuring. Each heatsink has its own noise/SPL. I measure that. Any active VRM cooling would add its own noise, not the heatsink's/AIO's noise.Get any decent overclocking board and if you are still worried, point a 120/140 fan at it from a few inches away. There is no chance that the vrms will overheat with such a setup.
EditMsi z370 pc pro + 8600k. I overclocked to 4.7 ghz and 4.4 ring cache. Max temp 74, with all case fans on. From time to time it is throtling even thou i pushed tdp max in bios from 95w to 110.
However i dont expect throtling in games, this is just prime stress test.
Voltage is set to 1.2 in bios, and gives the vid to 1.245.
What do you think? Any suggestions for better oc configurations?
Siret, i clisee it. Just installed windows and i did have all accounts set.Ow my eyes. Printscreen please.
To take a screen shot, hit the print screen button your keyboard. Open up paint, hit control V to paste the screen shot. Save the screen shot and upload it to any image hosting site you would like. Then give us a link. Much quicker and easier As far as your setup, make sure you are both avx and non avx stable. Run cinebench a few times, run real bench, use intel burn test or linx and prime95 both avx and non avx. If that is all stable and temps are good, try lowering the voltage slightly and rinse and repeat. Find the lowest stable voltage for the overclock you are wantingSiret, i clisee it. Just installed windows and i did have all accounts set.
Ran cinebebch 2 times and intel stress test 2 times. Max temps are with intel stress test @79, prime have 75 and cinebench 65s. Voltage is 1.20 set in bios adaptive, vid in hw monitor is max 1.245. Overclocked to 4.7 on cores and 4.4 on cache. On prime and intel stress test i have power throtling, as i set 110w only.To take a screen shot, hit the print screen button your keyboard. Open up paint, hit control V to paste the screen shot. Save the screen shot and upload it to any image hosting site you would like. Then give us a link. Much quicker and easier As far as your setup, make sure you are both avx and non avx stable. Run cinebench a few times, run real bench, use intel burn test or linx and prime95 both avx and non avx. If that is all stable and temps are good, try lowering the voltage slightly and rinse and repeat. Find the lowest stable voltage for the overclock you are wanting
Here is a benchmark from old. The Crysis 1 classic benchmark on GTX 1070@2Ghz for both runs.
To take a screen shot, hit the print screen button your keyboard.
In case you missed this review of the Z370 Gaming 7 board board, he mentions the fan and adds the following:
- fan is connected via system fan pinout and it can be disconnected or configured in BIOS
- fan did not start once during the review stress tests, which include overclocked AVX loads