A player turns his gaming PC upside down and gets surprising results. There is a mistake behind it that apparently many PC builders are making supposed to. And this also has consequences for the components used.
A gamer explained on reddit that he had major issues with his gaming PC for over a year. The temperatures were always way too high, and during gaming, the CPU was throttled within a very short time because the processor reached 100 degrees. He simply couldn’t control his Intel i7 13700k.
Additionally, the fans kept spinning loudly, and gaming with fully running fans was no fun. For this reason, he tried just about every trick to solve the problems:
- He replaced the thermal paste.
- He reduced the clock speed of the processor.
- With undervolting, he tried to reduce the power consumption of the CPU.
In all tests, the benchmarks were slightly better, but the temperatures were still way too high. Eventually, the user suspected that the CPU must be defective and was already considering replacing the processor.
Update, 4.1.2024: Made a few minor adjustments to the article.
Player turns his PC upside down, achieves significantly better temperatures in just a few minutes
What was the solution to the problems? As the user explains, it was as simple as it was brilliant. He turned his gaming PC upside down, and this had far-reaching positive effects:
But I read a brilliant comment that you can also turn the PC upside down, so it was easy enough, and I did it.
Prime95 stabilizes at 75-80 degrees after 10 minutes of runtime. When gaming, I now never exceed 60 degrees. I no longer hear the fans during normal use or gaming; it is simply silent.Incredible.
What is behind it? In fact, there are several reasons why “turning upside down” the gaming PC has brought benefits here. Because often players install their AiO incorrectly or position the components of the cooling wrongly.
This not only leads to significantly worse cooling, but also to a much faster wear of the components.
The well-known tech channel Gamers Nexus explained the phenomenon in detail in its video, which we have embedded here for you:
Stephen Burke, who runs the “Gamers Nexus” channel, explained in his video that he has seen the problem repeatedly in images and videos. However, other YouTubers like JayzTwoCents or Linus Tech Tips have also pointed out the issue.
By turning the PC upside down, the cooling that is installed is oriented correctly again, and the system is better cooled.
How should it be installed correctly? It’s important that the cooling unit you mount on the CPU is positioned lower than the tubes leading to the radiator. You typically install it inside the case. Therefore, as JayzTwoCents explains it on YouTube, it’s best to mount the radiator with the cooling at the top of the system and not on one side. This way, you can hardly go wrong. If you build the cooling system lower than the radiator, air bubbles cannot collect at one spot, thereby degrading cooling performance.
But be careful: You should never carelessly flip your gaming PC upside down. Magnetic hard drives do not like it at all when you turn them upside down or move them while they are running. This can not only damage HDDs but also make them unusable.
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