Help with upgrading Ivy Bridge i5 and Asus P8Z77-V-PRO
Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2017 2:41 am
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen.
I plan to upgrade my 2012 / 2013 HTPC.
Present HW List:
Case: Streacom F12C
Intel I5 3570K TDP 77Watt (idle 25 - 30)
1 140mm Noctua fan for cpu cooler. Noctua NH L12.
2 x 120 mm Noctua fans for case cooling.
1 GPU: Asus GTX 1050.
16 GB RAM.
PSU: 750 Watt EVGA Supernova G2 in eco mode.
Boots into Windows 7 in about 8 seconds. (bios not timed)
It is 100% silent in idle, (fans spins from 190 to 490 rpm) and you can barely hear it when playing newest version of Doom or Dawn of War 3.
Temperature in living room: 22c.
However, With USB-C, M2 technology, and 2 broken USB connectors on my P8Z77 MB, it's time to upgrade.
I bought the Asus IX Code MB and the I5 6600K and thought this would keep cold and nice.
Excellent board with shitloads of "extra's" and a very good CPU.
Well... After 4 days of temperature troubleshooting, and tweaking, I delivered it back to the supplier...
Reason: Way to hot and noisy to be in a living room. This was clearly nothing for me.
This hardware idle's around 40 for about 15 minutes, then for no reason, sitting on the win7 desktop, you can see the cpu and mb temp steadily rises to above 50 degrees with software.
So now I'm not sure what to do or look for.
I'm not overclocking anything for sure. But still, I want that extra boost when needed.
So how should I choose?
Could the Intel I5 6600 65Watt TDP (without the K) be worth testing?
And what ASUS Motherboard should I choose to make sure the temp's keeps very low.
I am using FanXpert and their AI Suite to keep the PC cold. No other brands are interesting for me.
Also, no mini itx or Micro ATX. Already tested. Way too hot
Any advice?
I plan to upgrade my 2012 / 2013 HTPC.
Present HW List:
Case: Streacom F12C
Intel I5 3570K TDP 77Watt (idle 25 - 30)
1 140mm Noctua fan for cpu cooler. Noctua NH L12.
2 x 120 mm Noctua fans for case cooling.
1 GPU: Asus GTX 1050.
16 GB RAM.
PSU: 750 Watt EVGA Supernova G2 in eco mode.
Boots into Windows 7 in about 8 seconds. (bios not timed)
It is 100% silent in idle, (fans spins from 190 to 490 rpm) and you can barely hear it when playing newest version of Doom or Dawn of War 3.
Temperature in living room: 22c.
However, With USB-C, M2 technology, and 2 broken USB connectors on my P8Z77 MB, it's time to upgrade.
I bought the Asus IX Code MB and the I5 6600K and thought this would keep cold and nice.
Excellent board with shitloads of "extra's" and a very good CPU.
Well... After 4 days of temperature troubleshooting, and tweaking, I delivered it back to the supplier...
Reason: Way to hot and noisy to be in a living room. This was clearly nothing for me.
This hardware idle's around 40 for about 15 minutes, then for no reason, sitting on the win7 desktop, you can see the cpu and mb temp steadily rises to above 50 degrees with software.
So now I'm not sure what to do or look for.
I'm not overclocking anything for sure. But still, I want that extra boost when needed.
So how should I choose?
Could the Intel I5 6600 65Watt TDP (without the K) be worth testing?
And what ASUS Motherboard should I choose to make sure the temp's keeps very low.
I am using FanXpert and their AI Suite to keep the PC cold. No other brands are interesting for me.
Also, no mini itx or Micro ATX. Already tested. Way too hot
Any advice?