predator-po5-615s on idle i get 60 and while gaming it goes up to 90

Ryosuke

Hi!

I have had my predator-po5-615s for like 2 years, I didn't pay attention much to the temp for the cpu up until recently. On idle its avrg 60 on auto speed fan , when gaming it goes up to 85-90 avrg I thought it was some thermal paste issue but i changed multiple times no luck there. I am thinking of changing my cooler but I don't know what module they use so I can't know the size of the new one.

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billsey

Those numbers aren't out of line, though might be a bit high if your ambient temp is fairly low. Changing the thermal paste is a normal maintenance item, you like should do it every couple of years anyway. Dropping a better cooler in, like the Noctua ones that people recommend here, is a good way to alleviate higher temperatures, and the PO5-615s is likely only a couple of years old, so you might want to do that as long as you are going to open it up anyway.

Ryosuke

I am thinking of actually get myself a new cooler atm, I am wondering between the ''Noctua NH-U12S'' and the ''Noctua NH-D15'' tho I find it hard to believe that the D15 will fit in the Po5-615s.

GotBanned

If Google search or forum search doesn't find any hits for the Big Daddy D15, then it's pretty safe to assume that it is too big for your case. But hey, even the smaller Noctuas with 92mm fans do a better job than what you have now.

NH-U12S might fit. Open the case and measure the clearance if you can't find any hits? The height is 158mm, but the (glass) side panel might get on the way.