magic sparrow
More fans =/= more better. Assuming the top fans are exhaust then they'll be bad unless you use it for AIO, top back fan is highly questionable considering it'll potentially fight with stock air cooler airflow which causes either turbulence or less air going to CPU cooler.
fallen jackal
guys my cpu is only using 45w and its at 66c when gaming i have a 5 heatpipe cooler is that normal?
marsh badge
yes
marsh badge
it doesn't mean anything tbh
it all depends on the cooler, case, fan configuration, ambient temp and such
as long as it doesn't hit like 90c you're fine
knotty sparrow
Gaming is going to use the GPU more than the CPU in general and you won't be hitting all the cores either
marsh badge
^
fallen jackal
as long as it doesn't hit like 90c you're fine
Yeah but my gpu reaches 73 c and the case has 3 fan in and 2 fan out
marsh badge
that's also fine
knotty sparrow
It won't even think about throttling until 80, and even then it just backs off on how aggressive the boost is
fallen jackal
It won't even think about throttling until 80, and even then it just backs off o...
Yeah but I seen cpus with higher tdp and at the same temp
knotty sparrow
That's a fan curve thing. If it's not getting as hot the fans don't need to spin up as much to hold the temps down.
I have my 5800X on a 240mm AIO that's probably about as good or better than your air cooler and I hit 90 on all core loads and game at about 70-80. It's perfectly safe.
strange flume
Hey guys quick question. Should I use pads on my Arctic P12's to keep them quieter?
They're all going to be against rads so if it helps with the noise a bit I'd be happy to make some up
knotty sparrow
You could pad them if you want but I wouldn't. They're pretty quiet as is and having gaps between the rad and fan is bad for pressure.
strange flume
Do they hum at all or vibrate?
knotty sparrow
Not noticeably
strange flume
Let's say I wanted to run them fairly high speed
knotty sparrow
Unless you run them full speed and sit with your ear 1 foot from them you're fine
The PSU will be louder
low pumice
If you want to throw money at something that annoys you, it's your money, do what you think you need
strange flume
I mean I won't if it's not bad, I've just always had pads on the fans I wanted to see if anyone else did that on p12s as a normal thing lol
knotty sparrow
If you're that concerned about noise go all in on some noctuas
knotty sparrow
The P12s are some of the quietest high performance fans as is under $15 each
low pumice
Noctua does use anti-vibration pads and such
left pulsar
The P12s are some of the quietest high performance fans as is under $15 each
No doubt. They're also 1/2 that price. 
strange flume
Yeah they don't vibrate by the looks of it
Ok so I'm worried for nothing
Sorry guys, just was asking before I put them in 
They have a little hum at 2000 rpm
knotty sparrow
You won't hear it over your GPU and PSU
knotty sparrow
There's still fans and a pump
strange flume
Omg it has a 0 fan mode
I picked them based on recommendation and aesthetics but never looked too deeply into them. They look so much nicer than I expected
I'm not gonna take them back that's for sure
knotty sparrow
The price is deceiving like that. You expect them to feel like flimsy plastic for $7.
strange flume
That's true as hell, they feel a lot more solid than I thought
I'm putting them in both my PC's. One has old corsairs and it's way overdue, the other I'm removing the RGB cos I just don't like them and will sell them probably/relegate them to my office PC which also has corsairs
left pulsar
10x better than my old CM fans that were $3/fan. Next ones I try will just be the pst 140mm pack. 2 would go on my gpu heatsink if I deshrouded it. 2 headers right on the card is awesome.
strange flume
One thing to note as well, the white p12s here have white cables
It's a small thing but I appreciate that
pure sparrow
Would the stock cooler be able to handle oc on a 12100f?
sacred wren
Would the stock cooler be able to handle oc on a 12100f?
Why would you be putting a 12100f on a z690
But probably not?
sacred wren
12100f can't oc on anything other than a z690
pure sparrow
Oh
sacred wren
And only the z690s that have a certain thing on them
I forget what it is
And that's only bclk oc
Intel isn't like amd, where every cpu can oc and every board can allow cpu ocing
knotty sparrow
You could do a bclk overclock on B660 but you'll only get maybe 5% max out of that
pure sparrow
Ah it goes up to 4.3
sacred wren
You could do a bclk overclock on B660 but you'll only get maybe 5% max out of th...
Oh I thought it was just certain z690s, that's cool
pure sparrow
Sounds good for me
sacred wren
Ah it goes up to 4.3
Cpu oc really doesn't yield that much extra perf
knotty sparrow
Nah you can bclk oc on B660 but there's only a couple really expensive models that have the external clock gen
sacred wren
Ah
pure sparrow
Its fine im not going to oc, the boost clock speed is already enough for me
sacred wren
You know the ghz doesn't equal perf, right?
sacred wren
If the 12100f had the same perf it currently did and ran at a max of 2.8ghz, it wouldn't matter
knotty sparrow
12100 won't even bottleneck a 3080, unless you're playing CSGO or something
sacred wren
^
Unless you're on 1080p, but why would you be running a 3080 at 1080p anyways
Only cases would be comp, in which case you'd have a cpu better than a 12400f for competitive 1080p gaming
knotty sparrow
Yeah at that point you'd take from the GPU budget to put into the CPU
pure sparrow
Im pairing it with a 6600
If i had the money for a 3080 i would definitely upgrade the cpu
sacred wren
12100f perfectly fine for a 6600
tulip owl
@unique lily
shrewd juniper
Would the stock cooler be able to handle oc on a 12100f?
You can bclk oc by like 3-4% usually which is annoying cuz you gotta change ram speeds etc
