Ive never really gotten an answer on whether i need to watercool the vrms on my rampage. Should i also maybe put a fan on the back side as well?
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x79 vrm temps
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10/20/12 at 10:38am
- trulsrohk
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vrm's can get toasty on the x79 platfrom, if you want to push into the 5ghz range then it would probably be beneficial 
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What i meant to say is that ive never found any definitive answer for whether i need to put them underwater or not.
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I know they get hot. if i want to run at 4.5/4.6 ish, should i put a block on it.
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post #5 of 9
10/20/12 at 10:47am
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It depends on how decent/how many VRMs the motherboard has and how high of an overclock you're wanting. Try overclocking to the range you want, measure temps, and decide for yourself if you think the temps are too high.
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You don't need a water block on the Rampage IV VRMS, just a good spot fan.
Case airflow is fine for the VRMs up to 1.4v vcore on the cpu. More than 1.4v you'll need a spot fan in the VRM area.
Case airflow is fine for the VRMs up to 1.4v vcore on the cpu. More than 1.4v you'll need a spot fan in the VRM area.
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10/20/12 at 10:56am
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You should be good unless you need an unsightly high voltage, im running 4.7ghz at 1.37 volts and my vrm temps are ok, once I start pushing up from that is when they get really toasty
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So I can run at 4.6 at or below 1.4 and all should be well? Maybe just add a fan. The whole throttling thing bugs the heck out of me. nothing i hate worse than high temps lol
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Thanks for all the info guys.
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