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| 631792 | 2008-01-20 23:44:00 | The only fan i have is the Cpu and the normal one on the back of the PSU The CPu is at 35 deg and the system is running 63 deg but the Nforce is running 91 deg!!!! im using Nvidia Monitor View to see them =) What motherboard have you got? The above underlined statement is referring to your motherboard chipset (e.g. northbridge/southbridge), like this www.imagef1.net.nz make sure the heatsink and/or fan hasnt stopped/fallen off it or is full of dust, before you go buying more fans. |
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| 631793 | 2008-01-21 01:29:00 | Yea it has that metal bit but it does not have a fan =/ should i get one for it? | password (5384) | ||
| 631794 | 2008-01-21 01:30:00 | i will put up a pic of the motherboard anyway. | password (5384) | ||
| 631795 | 2008-01-21 01:44:00 | Ok i got some pics to show how its setup. Here is the Cpu and Nforce. (i dont know what that is =P) Attached file: CPU (www.imagef1.net.nz(Medium).JPG) (69 KB) Attached file: MotherBoard (www.imagef1.net.nz(Medium).JPG) (120 KB) Next is the case front and side. it does not have that much cooling and im wondering if i should do some DIY cooling jobs on it =P Attached file: Front (www.imagef1.net.nz(Medium).JPG) (50 KB) Attached file: Side (www.imagef1.net.nz(Medium).JPG) (54 KB) Hehe and last is my DIY Fan that i found downstairs =P thats to big for the slot. (we never go to town =D) Attached file: Fan (www.imagef1.net.nz(Medium).JPG) (87 KB) |
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| 631796 | 2008-01-21 02:38:00 | Get the case fans sorted,front and back at least and then check out these brands for chipset coolers: 1. Thermalright 2. Zalman 3. Coolermaster Make sure it has the attachments for your chipset,ie those hooks on your motherboard. I have Zalman on both my northbridge and southbridge and on my cpu as well. But I think Thermalright is better. Check your heatsinks first as you may only need to apply new and better thermal paste to fix the problem first,oh and clean the old thermal paste off before putting on the new paste. I use Arcticclean Thermal Material Remover and Arcticclean Thermal Surfac Purifier to clean heatsinks and then I put on Arctic Silver 5 Thermal paste on the heatsink and chipset and then secure the heatsink on the chipset. :) |
memphis (2869) | ||
| 631797 | 2008-01-21 06:43:00 | from the pciture of your diy fan job (cool) the brace for the fans to go into only look about 80mm size, maybe 92mm (at a squeeze). you should have more air being sucked out of your case than is being blown in or you may get quite a build up of dust in your system. you should fit two 80mm fans at the back of your case blowing air out and one 80 mm (or 92mm if you can fit it) on the fron. The two air grills at the top and bottom of your side panel should also nmake the two back fans pull more air over the top and bottom of your motherboard (graphics and cpu\memory). hope this helps:) | nzjab06 (101) | ||
| 631798 | 2008-01-21 06:47:00 | Yea its just if you look at the front of the case, i dont have anywhere to mount a front fan =( Oh yea and its a 80mm fan slot and the fan i found is 120mm lol |
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| 631799 | 2008-01-22 04:01:00 | Hehe and last is my DIY Fan that i found downstairs =P thats to big for the slot. (we never go to town =D) Attached file: Fan (www.imagef1.net.nz(Medium).JPG) (87 KB) a mate has a similar case to that. first thing...... fir 2x 80mm fans in the back locations. you HAVE to fit two, as one will simply suck in the air it blows out via the 2nd fan location. then tape over the top vent holes in the sides of the case. its not so much a cooling thing but it cuts down the noise big time. |
tweak'e (69) | ||
| 631800 | 2008-01-22 05:00:00 | a mate has a similar case to that. first thing...... fir 2x 80mm fans in the back locations. you HAVE to fit two, as one will simply suck in the air it blows out via the 2nd fan location. then tape over the top vent holes in the sides of the case. its not so much a cooling thing but it cuts down the noise big time. Cool as i dont mind about the noise so i will get some in town =) |
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| 631801 | 2008-01-22 05:10:00 | There may not be a place to mount a fan visible from the outside but have a lookinside the case at the fron and if there is a grill there should probably be nmounting holes. If there isnt leave the side grills free so the rear two 80mm fans willsuck in air through the grills instead of the front. If there is a place to mount a fan at the front it may be a good idea tocover those grills so it will be like a air tunnel and cool air shouldnt escape as much to the outside | nzjab06 (101) | ||
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