That worries me because my four thumbscrews can be tightened all the way down.
I have not tried to re-apply thermal paste. I came here to figure out the first steps I should be taking. Is thermal paste the first one? The cooler came with thermal paste applied.
I keep seeing people using this tension mount but this cooler did not come with one.
This cooler did not come with a tension mount.
I just put together my new build and i am idling at 60C. I am using a Ryzen 7 7700 paired with the Corsair H115I ELITE CapellIx XT. I have coolant temps of 30c and idle temps of 60C+. I should note, i am not using the tension CPU bracket that i thought this cooler came with(it doesn't) and instead i am using the 4 screw AM4 bracket. I only mention this because i am worried it may be a tension issue since i always see them install these with the tension bracket when looking on youtube.
Sorry, i am just saying, i don't have air conditioning so there isn't much cold air entering the computer intakes so my tempers are higher than most people. Also, my office gets VERY hot. So i am trying to cool down my PC as best as i can.
I have been using the stock AMD cooler on my Ryzen 1700 and it performs like crap, sometimes getting up too 95C+. After talking to my friend who has the 7700 who has temps of 85C+ on the stock cooler and switched to the D15(dropping his full load temps by 20C+/-) i decided i wanted to have better cooling. Also, I live in the PNW and don't have air conditioning, which isn't needed really where i live but i don't need my computer heating my room to 80 degrees in the summer and want it to cool as well as it can, especially with that power hungry/hot GPU.
Originally i was going to get the 5800x and a GTX 4070. Then, after a lot of vodka and youtube videos i decided that i wanted to try out DDR5 and the newest Ryzen 7000 series CPU's. I had the Ryzen 1700 since release and EVERYONE said to just use the stock cooler, which i have been but it isn't really great at all and i have seen it peaking at 95C many times so i wanted a better cooler. The problem is, the cooler i picked doesn't fit in my old case so I chose the Corsair 4000D purely because of that reason. I also have been an Nvidia fanboy for years but i decided on trying out AMD cards so i picked the 6950XT for $40 less than the 4070 was going to cost me. The MOBO I chose because I have had problems with my current ASUS ROG STRIX B350-F and after looking into it, the new ASUS MOBO's are having the EXACT SAME memory issues i was having in 2017 so i am jumping off the ASUS ship.
I play 1440p/144HZ.
So, after many.....many years. I have decided to upgrade my PC. I am leaving NvidIa and going full team red for the first time. I was intel/Nvidia for years and then i switched to AMD processors for the build I am currently using but I think it's time to wave goodbye to team green.
Here is my current build from 2016/17:
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/4HzMGL
•CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 1700 3 GHz 8-Core Processor ($215.00 @ Amazon) •CPU Cooler: AMD Wraith Prism 2800 CFM CPU Cooler ($79.66 @ Amazon) •Motherboard: Asus STRIX B350-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard ($199.67 @ Walmart) •Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($39.99 @ Amazon) •Storage: Intel 545s 256 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($145.49 @ Amazon) •Storage: Samsung 870 Evo 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($59.99 @ Amazon) •Video Card: MSI ARMOR OC GeForce GTX 1070 8 GB Video Card •Case: NZXT S340 ATX Mid Tower Case •Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 650 GT 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ Newegg) •Case Fan: NZXT Air Flow 59.1 CFM 120 mm Fan •Case Fan: NZXT Air Flow 83.6 CFM 140 mm Fan •Case Fan: NZXT Air Flow 83.6 CFM 140 mm Fan
and here is the new build:
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/wgwVqm
•CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7700 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor ($299.00 @ Amazon) •CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 chromax.black 82.52 CFM CPU Cooler ($119.95 @ Amazon) •Motherboard: MSI MAG B650 TOMAHAWK WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard ($219.95 @ Amazon) •Memory: G.Skill Flare X5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL32 Memory ($104.99 @ Amazon) •Storage: Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon) •Video Card: XFX Speedster MERC 319 Radeon RX 6950 XT 16 GB Video Card ($579.99 @ B&H) •Case: Corsair iCUE 4000D RGB AIRFLOW ATX Mid Tower Case ($120.99 @ Amazon) •Power Supply: Corsair RM850x (2021) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($147.99 @ Amazon) •Case Fan: Corsair iCUE AF120 RGB ELITE 65.57 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack ($104.99 @ Newegg) Total: $1752.84
What do y'all think about it?