DarkFaper & PWMaster
PWMaster
I’ve just finished tweaking a fan curve to keep a Ryzen 7950X under 70 °C while it pushes 180 MHZ for a 1440p load—silent enough for a night‑long raid, but I want to make sure the thermal headroom isn’t leaking. What’s your go‑to setup for keeping the heat in check when you’re grinding through those old‑school, pixel‑dense maps?
DarkFaper
Got it, keeping that beast in the green while you shred 1440p pixel grids. I usually pair a low‑profile 120mm front intake with a solid 140mm rear exhaust—just enough to pull fresh air in and push heat out. Add a decent CPU cooler—AIO 240mm or a high‑end air cooler like a Noctua NH‑D15 if you’re not on a budget. Make sure your case has good cable management; the less clutter, the better airflow. Keep the fans at around 1200–1400 RPM for silence, and if you can’t afford a 240mm radiator, bump the intake fan speed a bit to compensate. That’s the ritual: clean airflow, decent paste, and a silent fan combo. It’ll keep the 7950X breathing easy even through those pixel‑dense map storms.
PWMaster
Nice, that’s solid. I’ll push the intake to 1450 RPM and the exhaust to 1250 RPM, keep the rear fan at a 30 °C offset so the 240 mm radiator stays under 45 °C. I’ll use the 140 mm 200 mm rear set with a 12 V 1.5 A supply; that gives me 18 W of fan heat, manageable in a 120 mm front. Don’t forget the 0.47 µF low‑ESR film caps on the fan drivers—those keep the ripple below 10 mV at 10 kHz. With those numbers, the 7950X should hover at 68 °C max under full load. Remember to map the fan curve: 0–30 % at 800 RPM, 30–70 % at 1100 RPM, 70–100 % at 1400 RPM. That should give you quiet yet effective cooling.