- Jun 10, 2006
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Here is my setup:
Silverstone GD01-MX HTPC case
E6300 w/ XP-120 and 120mm Yate Loon (blowing toward mobo)
2x7600GT's stock coolers
Ultra 500W PSU (120mm fan facing toward the side of the case)
I have two intake fans near the front of the case (in front of the hard drives). There are a total of three exhaust fans (two in the back and one next to the processor). Case temps at load are 47-49C according to speed fan.
I do remember that when I installed the Thermaltake XP-120 on the CPU it took a little force to get the heatsink to actually clamp down. Could I have put too much force on the CPU? I don't think this is the problem because it only crashes when I am playing BF2142 with the case lid on. If I take the case lid off it rarely crashes.
Also of note is the fact that I am running SLI on a Crossfire mobo (Bad Axe). This won't be an issue in a couple of days because I just got a new X1900XTX.
Is it possible that the 500W PSU is not enough juice? I really don't think so, but it is the cheap Ultra PSU that will soon be replaced by a 700W XCLIO Greatpower.
The crashing is getting really annoying and I need to know if I need to change up the layout of my case.
Silverstone GD01-MX HTPC case
E6300 w/ XP-120 and 120mm Yate Loon (blowing toward mobo)
2x7600GT's stock coolers
Ultra 500W PSU (120mm fan facing toward the side of the case)
I have two intake fans near the front of the case (in front of the hard drives). There are a total of three exhaust fans (two in the back and one next to the processor). Case temps at load are 47-49C according to speed fan.
I do remember that when I installed the Thermaltake XP-120 on the CPU it took a little force to get the heatsink to actually clamp down. Could I have put too much force on the CPU? I don't think this is the problem because it only crashes when I am playing BF2142 with the case lid on. If I take the case lid off it rarely crashes.
Also of note is the fact that I am running SLI on a Crossfire mobo (Bad Axe). This won't be an issue in a couple of days because I just got a new X1900XTX.
Is it possible that the 500W PSU is not enough juice? I really don't think so, but it is the cheap Ultra PSU that will soon be replaced by a 700W XCLIO Greatpower.
The crashing is getting really annoying and I need to know if I need to change up the layout of my case.