No, I know it doesnt. But adding that kind of cooler ( which cools your GFX by about 20C idle and 35C on load - unbelievable ) does.TheEternalPessimist wrote:
Erm the gap is like 8 inchs to my graphics card, and about 6 inchest to my sound card lol, doesnt even come close to interfearing with cooling, my 30-40*c OCd x1950 is testament to that.
Semantics. When I say something is 'OK' I mean 'it aint gonna break tommorrow, but it could be better'. Hence I then went on to suggest he try some Arctic Silver.Bertster7 wrote:
CPU at 61C is NOT OK. If that's the highest it ever goes under massive sustained load, then maybe, possibly. Any temperature above 60C is too hot for a C2D.Scorpion0x17 wrote:
CPU at 61c is OK.fatmarik wrote:
Ok so i opened up my pc and checked the wiring and none of it is blocking the fans, well first i had my case on the right side of the table where the air intake was being blocked and i soon moved it to the inside where the air could go through and my temp only went down a couple of degrees, and i did buy 1 120mm fan and 1 80mm fan for my case and my temp for gfx went down to 53 c, cpu 61c, and my mobo to 22c. Also i am gonna take your guys advice on buying better fans for the cpu and gfx card, and thx for all the help u guys give +1 for everyone
You could probably get it down lower, with new fans/heatsinks, but your entering 'diminishing returns' territory.
Someone suggested getting some Artic Silver goop - this would probably be the next thing I'd try - you get more than enough in one tube to do numerous CPUs and heatsinks - so you could test it out on your stock CPU fan/heatsink and then still have some spare if you do decide to get a replacement - also get a good, residue free, alcohol based solvent - take your heatsink and fan off your CPU and give them both a good clean with the solvent (be a little carefull with the CPU as you don't want to damage or scratch it) - when you're sure they're both absolutely clean, goop some Arctic Silver on, as per the instructions, refit your heatsink/fan and away you go - as whoever it was, you could get upto a 5c drop just from this alone!
It's not OK. It's damaging.Scorpion0x17 wrote:
Semantics. When I say something is 'OK' I mean 'it aint gonna break tommorrow, but it could be better'. Hence I then went on to suggest he try some Arctic Silver.Bertster7 wrote:
CPU at 61C is NOT OK. If that's the highest it ever goes under massive sustained load, then maybe, possibly. Any temperature above 60C is too hot for a C2D.Scorpion0x17 wrote:
CPU at 61c is OK.
You could probably get it down lower, with new fans/heatsinks, but your entering 'diminishing returns' territory.
Someone suggested getting some Artic Silver goop - this would probably be the next thing I'd try - you get more than enough in one tube to do numerous CPUs and heatsinks - so you could test it out on your stock CPU fan/heatsink and then still have some spare if you do decide to get a replacement - also get a good, residue free, alcohol based solvent - take your heatsink and fan off your CPU and give them both a good clean with the solvent (be a little carefull with the CPU as you don't want to damage or scratch it) - when you're sure they're both absolutely clean, goop some Arctic Silver on, as per the instructions, refit your heatsink/fan and away you go - as whoever it was, you could get upto a 5c drop just from this alone!
Can't see it taking 4 slots, with a thick fan on you're looking at 78mm.Zimmer wrote:
No, I know it doesnt. But adding that kind of cooler ( which cools your GFX by about 20C idle and 35C on load - unbelievable ) does.TheEternalPessimist wrote:
Erm the gap is like 8 inchs to my graphics card, and about 6 inchest to my sound card lol, doesnt even come close to interfearing with cooling, my 30-40*c OCd x1950 is testament to that.
That cooler takes up around 4 PCI slots on its own. That is why if the PSU was somewhere else, it would allow more space.
I'll find the link. Gimme a sec.TheEternalPessimist wrote:
Can't see it taking 4 slots, with a thick fan on you're looking at 78mm.Zimmer wrote:
No, I know it doesnt. But adding that kind of cooler ( which cools your GFX by about 20C idle and 35C on load - unbelievable ) does.TheEternalPessimist wrote:
Erm the gap is like 8 inchs to my graphics card, and about 6 inchest to my sound card lol, doesnt even come close to interfearing with cooling, my 30-40*c OCd x1950 is testament to that.
That cooler takes up around 4 PCI slots on its own. That is why if the PSU was somewhere else, it would allow more space.
Hm...You sure it wouldn't fit? I think it just might with the fan and some breathing space.TheEternalPessimist wrote:
Yeesh, fair enough, that wouldn't fit in a Nine Hundred, well it will, but if your PSU has a downfacing fan (i.e upfacing now its in the bottom) it's just gonna take all the air off it. Guess you dont have a sound card either.
OK. I'm confused. Who's PC are we talking about now?Zimmer wrote:
Scorpion....I have an Antec Nine Hundred. I was just asking if it could fit comfortably. I know it could fit, but comfortable is another thing altogether.
Mine, with my Antec 900. I need to know if there would be enough airflow and space for the fan and the VGA cooler to work effectively.Scorpion0x17 wrote:
OK. I'm confused. Who's PC are we talking about now?Zimmer wrote:
Scorpion....I have an Antec Nine Hundred. I was just asking if it could fit comfortably. I know it could fit, but comfortable is another thing altogether.
Sorry. I dunno. <*shrug*>Zimmer wrote:
Mine, with my Antec 900. I need to know if there would be enough airflow and space for the fan and the VGA cooler to work effectively.Scorpion0x17 wrote:
OK. I'm confused. Who's PC are we talking about now?Zimmer wrote:
Scorpion....I have an Antec Nine Hundred. I was just asking if it could fit comfortably. I know it could fit, but comfortable is another thing altogether.
You seem to know about this more than I do.
Ah.. sorry, I hadn't actually looked at the link you'd provided - I thought you were talking about one of those additional coolers that takes up an expansion slot and just blows air out the back...Zimmer wrote:
Well, this is a beast. The best VGA cooler on the market. Go look at tomshardware and shit, they rate it the best ever.
Cool air in my case is not a problem, all my fans are on high, I have a lot of airflow in it and I am getting an extra 120mm 2500RPM ( 105CFM ) fan on the side to cool my computer down even more.
If worst comes to worst, I will use it as a passive cooler - It still cools down your GFX a lot. Especially if you have good airflow on your rig.
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