It's a "fiddling with your computer" kind of day today.
Re-applied the thermal paste on my CPU, because I thought I might be getting thermal throttled.
Now playing the game of "what's the right fan speed curve that cools but isn't too loud". Probably made worse by not being used to newer Ryzen processors that run hotter!
Also, the PC is still on my desk, so I'm probably getting a false impression.
Does putting a Wraith Prism cooler on a Ryzen 5 5600X count as a mid-range cooler? It only came with a Wraith Stealth, and I stole the Prism from my wife's Ryzen 7 3700X (which we'd got a CoolerMaster pump and radiator for)
I'm also wondering whether I can rig a "cabinet fan". My PC sits in an open-fronted cubby in my desk. There's a big hole in the back board for it to vent out of. But I think I could aid the venting a bit more.
But then "just blow it at the wall" might not improve much. Or the gap is quite narrow, so you'd only get whiny fans going sideways. Or you're doing fun things with ducting and working out how to keep it attached while still being able to move the PC and not getting cables in the way!
Someone has done it with an Ikea cabinet (and a thicker back-board - I've just got that cheap 2mm MDF)
https://grillo-designs.com/add-cooling-to-computer-in-alex-cabinet/
@bearfrenzy It's fine as a desk. And it's better than several "computer desks" that I've seen in terms of having space around the PC and having ventilation.
I don't even know of the venting is a problem. It's clearly venting out of the PC. I just wonder what different it would be if more could be exhausted out of the back of the cabinet rather than some drifting forwards.
TBH, I've not even done step 1 and checked how much drifts out of the back anyway!
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