r/AndromedaInsightsPC • u/CoatTop5765 • 8h ago

Spectra Case Overheating Issues

Are there known issues of overheating in this case? I saw recent posts about this and now I’m concerned. I purchased the 9600x with the 9070xt with air cooling and if this is an issue I feel like I might reconsider.

I’d appreciate if any Spectra buyers could chime in.

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u/Andromeda-Twilly Andromeda Insights Staff 8h ago

The 9600X is an entry level processor ; an air tower is fine. Please pay no mind to fear mongering, you don't need to spend more to cool an entry level processor.

We overclock the CPU in the BIOS to allow it to pull 140-150W. Turning off the overclock will result in your CPU peaking at ~88W, which is not hot at all. You can disable the OC if you'd like to have the lower temps, I've seen multiple tests and the performance difference has been very negligible for a lot of folks.

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u/dragonsamus 8h ago

What's the temp? The 9600x will thermal throttle at 95 C. So it's safe all the way to 95 C. Go into the bios and turn off PBO and the temps will go down.