PerfectBlue97
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For an i7 4700K @3.5ghz without overclocking, what kind of temperature is considered "normal" during gaming?
I'm trying to make an older PC quieter.
It was brought by somebody who fancied themselves as a gamer, and put in as many fans in as they possibly could to keep an over clocked machine cool.
It's mostly not used for gaming any more, but it sounds like a jet engine that's just flown through a flock of pelicans because of all of the fans.
I'm trying to figure out how many fans I can remove, or swap for quieter fans, while still leaving it capable of gaming. It's currently at it's stock speed. But I don't really have a benchmark of what is normal for this CPU during gaming. So I don't know how hot I can let it get\how much cooling I can remove.
For example, after 1 hour of Fallout 4, at maximum settings, what would be a reasonable temperature, and what would be considered too hot?
Right now, I'm only looking at case fans and the CPU. The GPU has it enough cooling to keep it running nicely even if no other fans are running and it's by far not the loudest component (Did I mention that the owner fancied themselves as a gamer and went overboard on the cooling).
Water cooling is not an option because the owner is an idiot.
I'm trying to make an older PC quieter.
It was brought by somebody who fancied themselves as a gamer, and put in as many fans in as they possibly could to keep an over clocked machine cool.
It's mostly not used for gaming any more, but it sounds like a jet engine that's just flown through a flock of pelicans because of all of the fans.
I'm trying to figure out how many fans I can remove, or swap for quieter fans, while still leaving it capable of gaming. It's currently at it's stock speed. But I don't really have a benchmark of what is normal for this CPU during gaming. So I don't know how hot I can let it get\how much cooling I can remove.
For example, after 1 hour of Fallout 4, at maximum settings, what would be a reasonable temperature, and what would be considered too hot?
Right now, I'm only looking at case fans and the CPU. The GPU has it enough cooling to keep it running nicely even if no other fans are running and it's by far not the loudest component (Did I mention that the owner fancied themselves as a gamer and went overboard on the cooling).
Water cooling is not an option because the owner is an idiot.