Z270 K6 BIOS Setting for Watercooler

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   It's so weird because everything seems a okay, and I mean things are working okay but the spikes of temp up to 75c are really worrisome and that's after only a half hour.

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Kanty Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 08 Mar 2017 Location: MI Status: Offline Points: 117	Post Options Post Reply Quote Kanty Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16 Mar 2017 at 11:45am
	It's so weird because everything seems a okay, and I mean things are working okay but the spikes of temp up to 75c are really worrisome and that's after only a half hour.

Kanty Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 08 Mar 2017 Location: MI Status: Offline Points: 117	Post Options Post Reply Quote Kanty Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16 Mar 2017 at 12:51pm
	Okay with V Sync off I get temps at about 63c-73c With V Sync on I get temps at around 54c to 64c Is this just a band aid, or just what I'll have to deal with until I get a more efficient cooler?

Xaltar Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: 16 May 2015 Location: Europe Status: Online Points: 24653	Post Options Post Reply Quote Xaltar Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16 Mar 2017 at 1:28pm
	VSync is locking your FPS to 60, this reduces load on both the CPU and GPU. I take it you are gaming at 1080p? For vsync to make that much difference to your temps you must be pulling some insane FPS Rather than vsync I would look at your games settings, if you can bump up the quality settings all the way and maybe turn on SSAA you should be able to disable vsync, have everything look amazing and not be hitting super high FPS.


Kanty Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 08 Mar 2017 Location: MI Status: Offline Points: 117	Post Options Post Reply Quote Kanty Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16 Mar 2017 at 1:44pm
	On BF1 I get about 100-120 FPS, on GRW I get about 75-80 FPS. Lol but V Sync does seem to help with temps and especially temp spikes.

Kanty Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 08 Mar 2017 Location: MI Status: Offline Points: 117	Post Options Post Reply Quote Kanty Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16 Mar 2017 at 1:46pm
	And would it be safe to assume that this cooler won't cut it without adjustments to games? (Like V Sync for example) and that I should be rushing to find a cooler or do you think I will be okay holding off a little longer?

Xaltar Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: 16 May 2015 Location: Europe Status: Online Points: 24653	Post Options Post Reply Quote Xaltar Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16 Mar 2017 at 2:15pm
	As we said before, while 70c+ spikes isn't great it isn't a big deal either. There is one last thing to check on your current cooler: Open your case and look for the cable that comes off the CPU block, it should connect to one of your board's fan headers. You shouldn't need to disconnect anything, just trace the wire coming out of the block. Make a note of the header label then go into your UEFI and make sure that header is set to "Water Pump" -> "DC" -> "Full Speed". If it wasn't before you can check your temps again after doing this.


Kanty Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 08 Mar 2017 Location: MI Status: Offline Points: 117	Post Options Post Reply Quote Kanty Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16 Mar 2017 at 3:07pm
	Okay I will do that tomorrow, hopefully I can tell what I'm looking at....lol will update you tomorrow.

Kanty Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 08 Mar 2017 Location: MI Status: Offline Points: 117	Post Options Post Reply Quote Kanty Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16 Mar 2017 at 3:12pm
	I had been playing games for the last 5 hours on it, everything ran seemingly okay and I hadn't noticed any major spikes in temp, but just now wrapping up and checked the data on the tuning utility and at one point I had a spike of 76c. I didn't notice it but apparently it happened :0

Xaltar Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: 16 May 2015 Location: Europe Status: Online Points: 24653	Post Options Post Reply Quote Xaltar Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16 Mar 2017 at 3:48pm
	Intel CPUs can spike into the 80s at times, so long as it isn't constantly at those temps you are fine. For example, on my i5 7600k when I overclock to 5ghz and start a stress test I get a spike into the mid 80s as the test begins then my fans ramp up and the temp drops to about 70c for the duration of the test. This is because even when the fans ramp up on your AiO it takes a little bit before the coolant actually cools down. Lag if you will. So in your situation, you are playing BF1 and temps are in the mid 60s and all is right with the world, suddenly windows decides to run an update in the background and your CPU usage goes from 80% load to 99% load, the fans ramp up but by the time they have you have spiked to 76c, it was only for a moment but that is what you see on your monitoring app. Far more important is your average temps, if those are close to the max temps and your max temps are in the high 70s - 80s then your cooler is inadequate. So: Max temp: 90c Avg temp: 55c This is all good, there is no way the CPU was running anywhere close to 90c for any long period or the average couldn't possibly be 55c. Max temp: 80c Avg temp: 75c Get a new cooler. While even these temps are not fatal to your system they will shorten it's lifespan. You have to bare in mind that average temps are exactly that, the averaged temp including highs and lows. So to get an accurate reading, open your game, tab out then open your monitoring app, tab back in to the game. Once you are done playing, before quitting the game, tab out and look at your temps. If you start the monitoring app too long before you start playing the idle temps will be taken into account with your average and make your readings seem lower. Check the settings in your UEFI for your pump as I said earlier. Once we know where you are at there we can delve into improving your temps or determine if your cooler is or isn't up to the task. Edited by Xaltar - 16 Mar 2017 at 3:48pm


Kanty Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 08 Mar 2017 Location: MI Status: Offline Points: 117	Post Options Post Reply Quote Kanty Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16 Mar 2017 at 10:48pm
	So in other words, don't worry to much into the max temp and worry more about the average temp? That is what I was doing was monitoring while playing and than when I'd finish I'd take the temps off of my monitoring app while in game. Cause within the five hours of gaming last night my max temp at one point went to 76c, what you said puts the mind a little at ease....haha