NoddyPirate
Grand Master
I hope I haven't added to the confusion either - I believe the PCS tower coolers are better than stock coolers, but overclocking is a whole other cauldron of amphibians. More is more when OC is involved.
PCS FROSTFLOW 150 CPU COOLER - How Good Or Bad Is It?.
- Thread starter Katvena
- Start date
The CPU cooler I am using right now is Corsair H100i V2 Hydro Series High Performance and when i am playing AAA games, the CPU Temps never go pass 60 D. So I don't think my CPU is overheating.
My Full Specs are
GAME MAX FALCON BLACK GAMING CASE (RGB LED) 505 x 202 x 473mm
Overclocked Intel® Core™ i7-8700K Six Core (3.7GHz @ up to 4.8GHz)
ASUS® ROG MAXIMUS X HERO: ATX, LGA1151, USB 3.1, SATA 6GBs - RGB Ready
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (4 x 8GB)
11GB ASUS ROG STRIX GEFORCE GTX 1080 Ti - DVI, HDMI, DP
500GB Samsung 850 EVO 2.5" SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (upto 540MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
1TB Samsung 850 EVO 2.5" SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (upto 540MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
10TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA PRO 3.5", 7200 RPM 265MB CACHE
10TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA PRO 3.5", 7200 RPM 265MB CACHE
6x Slim USB 2.0 External Blu-Ray Writer
USB 3.0 EXTERNAL SD/MICRO SD CARD READER
CORSAIR 650W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Corsair H100i V2 Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
EK-TIM ECTOTHERM THERMAL COMPOUND
2x 120mm Black Case Fan (configured to extract from rear/roof)
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Genuine Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc DVD & Single Licence
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows 10 (64-bit) DVD with paper sleeve
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
2 x 2 METRE GOLD PLATED V1.4 HDMI CABLE
3 Year Platinum Warranty (3 Year Collect & Return, 3 Year Parts, 3 Year labour)
My Full Specs are
GAME MAX FALCON BLACK GAMING CASE (RGB LED) 505 x 202 x 473mm
Overclocked Intel® Core™ i7-8700K Six Core (3.7GHz @ up to 4.8GHz)
ASUS® ROG MAXIMUS X HERO: ATX, LGA1151, USB 3.1, SATA 6GBs - RGB Ready
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (4 x 8GB)
11GB ASUS ROG STRIX GEFORCE GTX 1080 Ti - DVI, HDMI, DP
500GB Samsung 850 EVO 2.5" SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (upto 540MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
1TB Samsung 850 EVO 2.5" SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (upto 540MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
10TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA PRO 3.5", 7200 RPM 265MB CACHE
10TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA PRO 3.5", 7200 RPM 265MB CACHE
6x Slim USB 2.0 External Blu-Ray Writer
USB 3.0 EXTERNAL SD/MICRO SD CARD READER
CORSAIR 650W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Corsair H100i V2 Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
EK-TIM ECTOTHERM THERMAL COMPOUND
2x 120mm Black Case Fan (configured to extract from rear/roof)
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Genuine Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc DVD & Single Licence
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows 10 (64-bit) DVD with paper sleeve
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
2 x 2 METRE GOLD PLATED V1.4 HDMI CABLE
3 Year Platinum Warranty (3 Year Collect & Return, 3 Year Parts, 3 Year labour)
JUNI0R
VALUED CONTRIBUTOR
The cooler that you currently have is a very good cooler and both the Hyper 212 and the PCS frost flow would be a downgrade from what you currently have. 60° is a very good temp for a CPU, assuming this is under load. So I’m a little confused why you’re enquiring about the two coolers you are.
If it the PC is usable but just very slow it might be worth bringing up task manager and going to performance and watching the graph to see if anything maxes out. You could also download a temp monitoring software to watch your component temps to see if anything is getting super hot, I use NZXT Cam for this.
If the PC just isn't working I'm less sure about what to suggest. If cleaning your PC included unplugging things, it might be that something was simply plugged in wrong, which is very easy to do.
Looking at your build, the only thing that I can really see is your PSU seems very underpowered, for this build I’d probably personally suggest 850+.
If you get those tests done/ test your connections we might be able to help you further on why your PC isn't working because it definitely shouldn’t be!