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| Thread ID: 40550 | 2003-12-11 02:21:00 | Weather's Heating up......So's My PC! | cold_fu5ion (3438) | Press F1 |
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| 199347 | 2003-12-11 02:21:00 | Hi all. You can tell summer's coming when the anti burn shield on my PC is reading at 65-70 degrees. 'Just trun up that Volcano Heatsink fan' you say.......well I do just that and now the noise is driving me (and anyone who happens to be in the same city) insane! Heres some info on my steup...... AMD 2200 Thermaltake volcano 9 (super silent they say!) 2 80mm case fans Digidoc 5 temperature monitor. The problem is the noise of my heatsink fan and even if i turn it riggggght up (5600 rpm) it is not keeping my processor cool. Hamstar has likened the noise to that of a 747 taking off. I just need some help with the options that I have. I could.... a)Buy a new heatsink and fan (I REALLY dont want to take this one off becasue it's on sooo tight) b)Take off the current 75 CFM fan and stick a 120mm fan(and adaptor) on to push around 100 - 110 CMF. c)Make the jump to water cooling ($$$) but is it really needed. Also people (me included) tend to have a thing about not mixing electronics and water, funny that :) Have I got any other options? or will my Divx encoding and game playing be the death of my friends and family! |
cold_fu5ion (3438) | ||
| 199348 | 2003-12-11 02:39:00 | mine's getting got too AMD2000+... now 43C in winter can only get up to that temp when encoding video... now that's for idle.... |
heni72847 (1166) | ||
| 199349 | 2003-12-11 02:51:00 | You must have your fan installed incorrectly,my 2200 is sitting at 32 degress with a stock standerd amd fan. | metla (154) | ||
| 199350 | 2003-12-11 03:02:00 | I'm pretty sure that its on properly. I wasn't refering to the cpu temperature, i was talking about the anti burn shiled temp (which is not attached to the fan) the processor temp sits at around 43 degrees surfing and listen to music ect. |
cold_fu5ion (3438) | ||
| 199351 | 2003-12-11 03:07:00 | oh. Anti-burn sheild? No idea what that is,best i go look it up. |
metla (154) | ||
| 199352 | 2003-12-11 03:11:00 | www.dse.co.nz This worked well in my machine. Sucks all the hot air out :) |
gerardkean (1765) | ||
| 199353 | 2003-12-11 03:15:00 | too many variables to come to that conclusion metla... theres the case, the room, the local temp and humidity, the condition/quality/speed/performance of the case fans, the condition of the thermal transfer material, the condition of the thermal junction etc etc Personally I've lost faith with Thermaltake products as of late.. they used to be up there with the best but have really lost the plot, becoming cheap and tacky... the Xaser cases for example are a horrid eyesore that should never have been made... Chieftec should slap Tt around the head for inflicting so much horror on their gear You could try underclocking/undervolting for the summer period. Open a few windows/doors and get cold air running through the house, this will affect your pc's temps (my cpu temp can raise by 9c on average just by shutting my bedroom door) Just remember the old programmer edict: GIGO - Garbage In, Garbage Out Other things to do - consider a top panel blowhole, this can usually affect your temperatures by 10c or more (hey it's logical right? heat rises so just turn that from passive convection into active convection and reap the benefits).. you dont need a fast fan there either... my top panel blowhole uses a slow panaflo fan which is virtually silent... Remove all fingerguards where they arent needed - they make noise as they change the acoustics of the fan motor and fin sounds I'm fairly experienced in watercooling theory, application and design (I'm an OCNZr, I wrote the OCNZ cooling and overclocking FAQ's, and I used to live with a local waterblock manufacturer and still help him with design and testing), so if you want to discuss on that slant, by all means ask away |
whetu (237) | ||
| 199354 | 2003-12-11 03:23:00 | Anti Burn is Soltek or is it Asus?? If you don't like the noise (and 43C ain't bad), ditch the Volcanoe because they sound like one and get a Valman CNPS cooler with some extra fan speed controllers to turn down your case fans. If your using 80mm fans for the case use 90mm or larger as they will run slower with less noise and when the heats not on turn them down with the speed controllers. Choose your fans carefully because different brands and models have vastly different dBA and CFM ratings. I have a speadsheet somewhere which lists the goodies and baddies in this respect. Add some sound dampening to the inside of your case for good measure. You can by pads for this, at a price, but I reakon old rubber car mats will do just as well. Something with a bit of mass that will absorb sound, not transmit and the grooves should deflect it a little as well. HTH Murray P |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 199355 | 2003-12-11 03:51:00 | "43 degrees surfing and listen to music ect" - those temp arent that bad especially if thats an athlon with a palmino core. could you post back some temp underload? Some cases have room at the front for several 80mm fans, that can be replaced by one 120mm fan. Sticking a good 120mm in the front would make a big diff aswell as the blowhole that Whetu reconmended. If you find that the 120mm is too noisy you could try a 5v mod that some of the guys over at OCNZ are doing (Whetu could probably provide a bit more info) this will make the fan alot quieter. If your really worried about high temp then it might be worth considering a pure copper HSF, such as the Thermalright SLK-900. The theramltake stuff just doesnt cut the mustard. The SLK-900 can be fitted with a 92mm fan which would be considerably quieter than a Thermaltake Volcanoe and probably offer better cooling. |
Pete O'Neil (250) | ||
| 199356 | 2003-12-11 05:23:00 | apparently cork tiles make a good cheap sound dampener.. as do cheap mousemats (you know, the ~$2 wetsuit type ones that you can get anywhere) and antiburn is Soltek IIRC |
whetu (237) | ||
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