We have a similar setup. Only difference is the gfx card and PSu
I used to have a 212 and switched to water because these 4790s run some high temps. Even with the water cool I'll sometimes Spike to 60 on siege or the division.
Which water cooler are you running? I opted for the 212 because I was cheap but also because I had heard the lower end water coolers don't improve temps over air cooling.
According to RealTemp my CPU gets up to 66 C just playing Rocket League (at 4K mind you). My method of paste application is a small dab in the center and let the heatsink spread it out. No lapping. I might need to start considering alternatives. I do like the noise (or lack thereof) of the 212.
Using an h80i gt. Which is I guess a lower end water cooler I think I spent 100 on it.
I get 36 on rocket league on high at 1920x1080. Idle at 28.
I did the pea sized dot in the middle as well and let the heat sync spread it out. The watercooler came with a layer already applied on the heat sync but I took it off to put my own on.
I'm starting to notice the temps go down a little more as the days go by the Arctic silver 5 paste I have has a breakin time at 200 hours.
I used to get 70s in R6 siege with the 212. now, with this new update, I'm getting 52s on high everything. 60 if I turn v sync off.
When I had the 212 I remember making the mistake of lifting off the cpu to centre the thing after pressing the thermal paste. Big mistake, I had a lot of airbubbles and was getting temps of 80 on r6 siege. After redoing it I managed to drop it by 10 degrees, which is a huge change.
In case you normally leave your PC on all the time, heat cycling speeds up the break-in time for thermal paste
I recommend it. I should have done it from the start to be honest.Hmm... I will have to reconsider water cooling then. Just finished 45 - 60 min session of RL and most of my cores peaked at 67 - 68C.
I didn't know that. Thanks for the tip!
Just heard about Battalion 1944 - I hope it's awesome.
I downloaded Rise of the Tomb Raider yesterday and played for a few hours. Really nice graphics and good game play mechanics. I'm not a hardcore gamer though. The last Tomb Raider game I played was the original.
What games does he play and what card did he have before?Maybe this is the place to ask... Looking for a video card for my son's gaming computer. His pooched out the other day.
Any help would be greatly appreciated as I know nothing about this stuff.
Cheers Sadz.