I have just finished building my new pc, with the following specs:
i7-3770K
ASUS Sabertooth Z77
OCZ ZS 650W
Crucial M4 128GB SSD
Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) 1600MHZ
GeForce 9500GT (Planning on getting a Radeon HD 7950)
Cooler Master Elite 431 Plus Case
LG Blu-Ray Burner
Some old hard drive
I'm using the stock Intel cooler, and there is one fan on the front of the case. I haven't bothered with any extra cooling for now, since I wasn't planning on any gaming or overclocking until I get the Graphics Card, and even then I wasn't planning to permanently overclock, just play around with it.
I started handbrake converting a 1280x720 500MB 20min MKV to a 1280x720 "High Profile" MP4. Within about 5 minutes, the ASUS AI suite for the Sabertooth motherboard popped up a warning saying the CPU had reached 70C. I stopped the conversion , and opened up the "Thermal Radar", which said the CPU had dropped to 63C, and falling.
Idle, the CPU is about 36C , with the hottest part being USB 3 at 45C and the coolest being the motherboard at 28C.
There were two mini fans that came with the motherboard called accessory fans. I had installed them, but were noisy so I unplugged them.
Am I doing anything wrong? Presumably I need a better CPU cooler and some more case fans, but should I?
Thank you!


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However the Hyper 612S wouldn't be a bad option either
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