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When idling at the desktop, I noticed that the 6 capacitors on the very top of this motherboard (above the cpu) were very hot ~ 60°C. I tried a prime test and they went up to 85-90°C before the system crashed (no stable overclock atm). The CPU hit 100°C on a few cores too, but I wonder if the capacitors can handle such heat, especially when there is basically no airflow at the very top of the mobo.
I'd like to know which BIOS-settings these capacitors are related to, so I can adjust it, or, if they can take 200°C or what it's no big deal, but I thought that the temperature readings were a bit high.
My ram were also very hot ~ 55-60°C but I guess that can be expected since they've been overclocked a little.
I started out with a very stable overclock at 4.9 GHz. Then after a few months, I got a crash and I had to reduce the overclock. I know what this means; The CPU will soon be a gonner if this keeps up. I'm at 4.7 GHz now and the overclock isn't even stable.
I could post screenshots of the BIOS settings if you'd want it, but for the moment I'll be waiting on some response.
When idling at the desktop, I noticed that the 6 capacitors on the very top of this motherboard (above the cpu) were very hot ~ 60°C. I tried a prime test and they went up to 85-90°C before the system crashed (no stable overclock atm). The CPU hit 100°C on a few cores too, but I wonder if the capacitors can handle such heat, especially when there is basically no airflow at the very top of the mobo.
I'd like to know which BIOS-settings these capacitors are related to, so I can adjust it, or, if they can take 200°C or what it's no big deal, but I thought that the temperature readings were a bit high.
My ram were also very hot ~ 55-60°C but I guess that can be expected since they've been overclocked a little.
I started out with a very stable overclock at 4.9 GHz. Then after a few months, I got a crash and I had to reduce the overclock. I know what this means; The CPU will soon be a gonner if this keeps up. I'm at 4.7 GHz now and the overclock isn't even stable.
I could post screenshots of the BIOS settings if you'd want it, but for the moment I'll be waiting on some response.
Hmmm, guess the signature doesn't show 'cause I just registered.
i7-3820 @ 4.7GHz, 1.4v
ASUS Rampage IV Formula - BIOS 3404
3x GTX670 FTW 4GB @ 1254/3506
4x4 GB Corsair LP Vengeance 1333MHz CL9 @ 1600 MHz CL9
Silverstone Strider 1500W
240 GB SSD
2x 1TB HDD (no raid)
Watercooling on CPU/GPU; Swiftech Apogee XT Rev. 2, EVGA 680 waterblocks, compression fittings, Laing DDC - 1Plus (18W) w/ XSPC Laing DDC Top V3, EK Dual Bay res with flow indicator.
NZXT Phantom Black Case
3x Delta 38mm fans for 360 rad
1x Silverstone SST-FHP141 140mm fan for 140 rad
3x Samsung Syncmaster 2233RZ - Gaming resolution ~ 5200x1050
I use AIDA64 to monitor all my stuff:
Ambient Room temp atm, 23°C
For the capacitor and RAM temp readings, I used a laser thermometer
The Ambient room temp will always be around 32°C after a few hours, unless I open the windows of course.
@JollyWombat; Yeah I find 100°C way too high my self, so I have gone to stock overclock now (4GHz) and plan to re-overclock it again this weekend. For the TIM I used Indigo Extreme. I'm not sure if it has been applied properly but I can tell you, that the burn-in procedure definitely went through as the CPU block went incredibly hot.
My initial question however, was about the capacitors and which BIOS-setting they're related to.
i7-3820 @ 4.7GHz, 1.4v
ASUS Rampage IV Formula - BIOS 3404
3x GTX670 FTW 4GB @ 1254/3506
4x4 GB Corsair LP Vengeance 1333MHz CL9 @ 1600 MHz CL9
Silverstone Strider 1500W
240 GB SSD
2x 1TB HDD (no raid)
Watercooling on CPU/GPU; Swiftech Apogee XT Rev. 2, EVGA 680 waterblocks, compression fittings, Laing DDC - 1Plus (18W) w/ XSPC Laing DDC Top V3, EK Dual Bay res with flow indicator.
NZXT Phantom Black Case
3x Delta 38mm fans for 360 rad
1x Silverstone SST-FHP141 140mm fan for 140 rad
3x Samsung Syncmaster 2233RZ - Gaming resolution ~ 5200x1050
I use AIDA64 to monitor all my stuff:
Ambient Room temp atm, 23°C
For the capacitor and RAM temp readings, I used a laser thermometer
The Ambient room temp will always be around 32°C after a few hours, unless I open the windows of course.
@JollyWombat; Yeah I find 100°C way too high my self, so I have gone to stock overclock now (4GHz) and plan to re-overclock it again this weekend. For the TIM I used Indigo Extreme. I'm not sure if it has been applied properly but I can tell you, that the burn-in procedure definitely went through as the CPU block went incredibly hot.
My initial question however, was about the capacitors and which BIOS-setting they're related to.
Just to let you know, I have already posted a post, but it said it had to be reviewed by a mod before it actually posts. I wonder if he's on a holiday lol
Bump, The before mentioned post has been posted, scroll up to see.
