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Slider
Jun 6, 2004

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What kind of cpu cooler do you have? Does your motherboard support pwm fan control? If so, make sure your cpu fan(s) is plugged into that on your motherboard, then in your motherboards bios it should allow you to increase the fan speed based on cpu temp.

For CPU stress testing most people have switched from prime to realbench, or aida64. I personally use realtemp for cpu monitor, just cause its easier to read, other people like hwinfo64.

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Slider
Jun 6, 2004

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Uhh if your motherboard's bios temp probes are reporting the wrong temps you might wanna consider checking if there's a BIOS update available, or consider trying to get a replacement board. Do not rely on "fan xpert" sw, thats probably garbage.

Slider
Jun 6, 2004

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Prime is going to generate way more heat than any real world game or application. As long as that's stable you should be OK.

Slider
Jun 6, 2004

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I think you are going overboard with all the fans in the picture. I have the same case (fractal r5) and a similar cpu cooler(h100i gtx). I mounted the radiator to the front of the case, and installed the two 120mm fans in the front fan bay blowing in. Temps are excellent, and its also very quiet.

Slider
Jun 6, 2004

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Those low profile CPU coolers arent really that great for overclocking, if it were me I'd either leave it at stock speeds or invest in a better cooler.

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Slider
Jun 6, 2004

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For msi afterburner use one of classic skins, the default one is awful.

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