Hey all, I've been reading some different articles and seeing how you mates got some nice, cool temperatures on even overclocked PCs. Here's my rig.
- Thermaltake Xaser III case (http://thermaltake.com/xaserCase/xaser3/v2000a.htm) with 2 front fans sucking in, 2 side fans blowing on my sound card/video card/LAN card, etc, two rear fans pulling out, and one top fan pulling trapped air on the top out.
- Nvidia GeForce FX5200 (I know, I know) with built-in heatsink
- SB Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro
- AMD Athlon XP 2400+ (included AMD CPU fan attached)
- (2) 40GB HDs on FastTrack Type2 RAID controller (the IDE cables going to the RAID card partially prevent airflow onto the PCI cards)
- 512 MB DRR
- Starlogic 350W power supply
- Thermaltake 4 knob fan bus, but I'm not sure the guy who wired it for me did it right, because the fan speed doesn't seem to change with the knobs. How can I check if there's a voltage regulator or if it's wired right?
So basically, on idle, I'm running this thing at about 50C (50.8 right now). During games or high-intense programs (which I run alot of), I could be up to 57C, which stinks for me. Should I look at a better heatsink or fan on my CPU, or maybe new fans for the whole case? What about switching more fans to pulling air out? Input is greatly appreciated!
- Thermaltake Xaser III case (http://thermaltake.com/xaserCase/xaser3/v2000a.htm) with 2 front fans sucking in, 2 side fans blowing on my sound card/video card/LAN card, etc, two rear fans pulling out, and one top fan pulling trapped air on the top out.
- Nvidia GeForce FX5200 (I know, I know) with built-in heatsink
- SB Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro
- AMD Athlon XP 2400+ (included AMD CPU fan attached)
- (2) 40GB HDs on FastTrack Type2 RAID controller (the IDE cables going to the RAID card partially prevent airflow onto the PCI cards)
- 512 MB DRR
- Starlogic 350W power supply
- Thermaltake 4 knob fan bus, but I'm not sure the guy who wired it for me did it right, because the fan speed doesn't seem to change with the knobs. How can I check if there's a voltage regulator or if it's wired right?
So basically, on idle, I'm running this thing at about 50C (50.8 right now). During games or high-intense programs (which I run alot of), I could be up to 57C, which stinks for me. Should I look at a better heatsink or fan on my CPU, or maybe new fans for the whole case? What about switching more fans to pulling air out? Input is greatly appreciated!
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