djoye
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Well, I'm an idiot. Couldn't figure it why my Corsair H100iGTX couldn't cool well on a new setup (i7 9700K), did some research and found recommendations to set the motherboard fan control to full speed, this greatly improved cooling performance putting idle temps closer to where I'd expect them. I imagine the motherboard control was fighting with the Corsair software, the Corsair software was reporting that the pump was running at its full speed, but I guess it was never really accomplishing that with the motherboard fighting it.
The H100iGTX is leftover from my i7-6700K, it worked fine there, but I'm not sure that the H100iGTX is enough for the i7 9700K. The 9700 sits under 40C while I'm browsing the web, but Far Cry 5 brings it into the 90C range and this is not OC'd. Probably time for a bigger cooler.
The H100iGTX is leftover from my i7-6700K, it worked fine there, but I'm not sure that the H100iGTX is enough for the i7 9700K. The 9700 sits under 40C while I'm browsing the web, but Far Cry 5 brings it into the 90C range and this is not OC'd. Probably time for a bigger cooler.