I would like to know the answer to the following fundamental questions, please, to help me with the selection of an optimal case, setting fans aside and heatsinks too.
1. Please rank these components in order of the heat they throw off, in descending order (hottest at the top of the list):
a) CPU
b) GPU
c) ATX PSU (not pico)
d) HDD
2. Please rank these components in terms of their susceptibility to heat-damage, in descending order (most easily heat-damaged/heat-affected at the top of the list)
a) CPU
b) GPU
c) ATX PSU (not pico)
d) HDD
Thank you very much for the heat primer!
newbie heat questions
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Re: newbie heat questions
These aren't fundamental questions. Heat issues are specific to particular components and requirements, not component types.
Your list in 1) is probably ordered right if you look at averages. But averages are not useful for building a rig. Many systems would have the GPU in the first position and others would have it in the third for instance.
The question 2) is unclear. What do you want to set aside exactly and what's the point? If you don't use a heatsink, I guess most CPUs will heat up real fast and shut themselves down to prevent damage. So what?
The components most likely to fail from temperature changes or excessive temperatures aren't even on the list. You need to control the CPU's temperature not so much because it's intrinsically very sensitive to heat (CPUs can be made to withstand high temperatures) but mainly because the CPU heats up everything around it and connected to it. And power efficency is affected by heat aside from any increased likelyhood of component failure.
Your list in 1) is probably ordered right if you look at averages. But averages are not useful for building a rig. Many systems would have the GPU in the first position and others would have it in the third for instance.
The question 2) is unclear. What do you want to set aside exactly and what's the point? If you don't use a heatsink, I guess most CPUs will heat up real fast and shut themselves down to prevent damage. So what?
The components most likely to fail from temperature changes or excessive temperatures aren't even on the list. You need to control the CPU's temperature not so much because it's intrinsically very sensitive to heat (CPUs can be made to withstand high temperatures) but mainly because the CPU heats up everything around it and connected to it. And power efficency is affected by heat aside from any increased likelyhood of component failure.
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Re: newbie heat questions
dont forget about the VRMs an other mobo components...the whole system needs adequate cooling to remain stable.
what are you trying to build? what is the purpose of your questions?
what are you trying to build? what is the purpose of your questions?