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System Name | The Dark side of the room |
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Processor | AMD Ryzen 9 5900X |
Motherboard | MSI MEG X570 Unify |
Cooling | Custom loop watercooling (Bykski CPU-XPR-POM-M-V2, Alphacool Eisblock GPX, Freezemod PU-PWM5B18W) |
Memory | GSkill Ripjaws V DDR4 3600 CL16 (4 x 16GB) |
Video Card(s) | XFX Speedster QICK 319 Radeon RX 6700 XT |
Storage | 1 x Kingston KC3000 1024GB + 2 x Kingston NV2 2TB |
Display(s) | LG 34WP65C Ultrawide 3440x1440 @ 160Hz freesync premium |
Case | Thermaltake Core P90 TG |
Audio Device(s) | onboard Realtek® ALC1220 with Logitech Z906 |
Power Supply | MSI MAG A850GF 80 Plus Gold |
Mouse | Generic |
Keyboard | Trust Asta GTX 865 |
Software | Windows 11 pro |
Benchmark Scores | It's a form of exhibitionism...;-), but fun Software programs just have to run nicely.... |
We can cool our CPU & GPU dies quite well with all kind of different coolers, either liquid, air cooling or even more exotic, but how do you keep the PCB were it is mounted on to cool in general?
In my scenario the heat generated by the VRM's is mostly dissipiated through the cooler on the MB, but a part of heat stays in the PCB, despite a forced airflow over it, or at least it looks that way when I make a thermal image.
Heat is concentrated around the AM4 socket and towards the M2-1, PHC and RAM, remarkably not on the ATX 24-pin and EPS 8-pin (the hotspot on the right are the RAM VRM's without heatsink, on the bottom the heatsink of the PHC, fan is off because of silent mode). I'm pretty sure it goes for other setups like AM5 and LGA1700 likewise.
The system is stable (no worries) so probably within specs, but the Delta-T's on the PCB made me wonder if this has impact on the overall performance and if anybody has more information about this.
All I can do is make sure there is a forced airflow over the front and back of the mainboard to cool as much as possible.
So please share your knowledge/ideas as I'm curious about other opinions.
In my scenario the heat generated by the VRM's is mostly dissipiated through the cooler on the MB, but a part of heat stays in the PCB, despite a forced airflow over it, or at least it looks that way when I make a thermal image.
Heat is concentrated around the AM4 socket and towards the M2-1, PHC and RAM, remarkably not on the ATX 24-pin and EPS 8-pin (the hotspot on the right are the RAM VRM's without heatsink, on the bottom the heatsink of the PHC, fan is off because of silent mode). I'm pretty sure it goes for other setups like AM5 and LGA1700 likewise.
The system is stable (no worries) so probably within specs, but the Delta-T's on the PCB made me wonder if this has impact on the overall performance and if anybody has more information about this.
All I can do is make sure there is a forced airflow over the front and back of the mainboard to cool as much as possible.
So please share your knowledge/ideas as I'm curious about other opinions.