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| Thread ID: 69998 | 2006-06-19 01:09:00 | is my cooling good? i think so but i want ur opinions | Crow (10581) | PC World Chat |
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| 464273 | 2006-06-19 01:09:00 | Hi guys, new the forum here and my main reason for posting is because i just built a new SLi system. Running and AMD Duel Core 4800+ Processor, with 2 SLi-7600's w/ 256mb ea. x-fi sound, 2 gb of Corsair RAM, Maxtor 10,000 rpm 300gb hd ( tbh it only shows 279 :( ) Anyways, im running my cpu without gaming ( firewalls, internet, messengers, music, videos, ect. ) at anywhere from 29-32 C. and when i game (Fear, Battlefield 2, Half Life2 all on max settings and resolutions ) i have yet to see my cpu get above 37C video cards range from 38-41 deg. C while running games. Wanting to know what all u xperts think i should do to make it blow cooler. currently using 2 80 cm in back 2 in front 2 fan on psu, 5 fans on pci ( 2 3d edges, see pics ) 2 fan heatsync. 1 fan on side. anyways wondering if i should leave this alone or can i improve? ( yes i checked some old posts, last 1 i read about temps was dated back to 2004 on ur board ...so no "searc bs" plz ;) ) thanks! -Crow my pc pics. www.tntpowerhost.com www.tntpowerhost.com www.tntpowerhost.com www.tntpowerhost.com yes i know the wires are a lil cluttered, i need to get some zip ties and make it look all nice and pretty, that may improve cooling a tad. |
Crow (10581) | ||
| 464274 | 2006-06-19 01:12:00 | pics ? whats your case temp? whats your hardrive temps? |
tweak'e (69) | ||
| 464275 | 2006-06-19 01:13:00 | how i check hd temps? | Crow (10581) | ||
| 464276 | 2006-06-19 01:19:00 | what app are you useing to read the temps with? | tweak'e (69) | ||
| 464277 | 2006-06-19 01:30:00 | first of the pics are friggen HUGE . warning to dail uppers first thing would be to move the hardrive to a decent location, ie behind the fans . 2nd, make sure the front fans (combined) flow as much as the rear fans (combined, don;t forget to add the PSU fan) 3rd, get a decent PSU . no point risking a good system with a elcheapo PSU . 4th, cut case fan grils out and replace with wire grills . this will up the airflow quite a bit . 5th, don't forget you can only cool the cpu as low as the case temps, which can only go as low as room temp . so make sure room temp is low enough, the case temp is low enough (no more than 5 degrees above room temp), then you can play with cpu coolers :) |
tweak'e (69) | ||
| 464278 | 2006-06-19 02:25:00 | cpu without gaming 29-32 C . when i game cpu 37C video cards range from 38-41 deg . What are you worrying about - thats great . Especially the graphics cards . |
pctek (84) | ||
| 464279 | 2006-06-19 04:48:00 | Those are good, the CPU is fine and the GFX cards are REALLY low compared to mine... (7800GTX) anyway, the GFX cards are designed to slowdown at 115C so, nothing to worry about. Install Speedfan, that can do the HDDs |
The_End_Of_Reality (334) | ||
| 464280 | 2006-06-19 08:12:00 | those temps are more than adequate, my gfx cards idle at around 42 and my cpu fan barely ever speeds up and I only have 2 120mm fans in my case (lian-li v1000+) | lagbort (5041) | ||
| 464281 | 2006-06-19 23:18:00 | thanks guys! so i shouldnt change anything i take it? Also i have troubles with explorer.exe not responding during bootup and shutdown. i read somewhere that it had to do with sp2 what yall know about this? -Crow | Crow (10581) | ||
| 464282 | 2006-06-19 23:53:00 | Oh, by the way Tweak, im using thee ABITEQ (or ABIT Equalizer) comes on my motherboard cd. also shows system temps and a whole bunch of other stuff i dont know about lol. so how do i check my hardrive temps? -Crow oh and by the way case temp and system temp ( i guess same thing ? ) 29°C | Crow (10581) | ||
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