Hi all,
Just put together a system in an Antec P160 case... the (probably) easy question is why doesn't the temp show on my top control panel? The off/reset buttons work and the HD indicator works, but the little led with the thermometer icon isn't lit and no temps display - pretty sure I hooked up all the wires per the instructions.
The other problem is HEAT... I have an AMD 64 3200+... Installed a Zalman CNPS7000B-AlCu cooler in place of the stock HSF using AS3.
Room temp = 25c, Case temp = 37c idle, 41c load.
I'm running the Zalman CPU fan at 2400 (ranges from 1200 to 2600), but my idle temp is 47 and my load temp is 66(!) - and that's only after 20 min of Prime95. I imagine it would go higher, but I was worried about it.
I got the Zalman since it said it gave similar to stock performance at 1200 (low end), but I'm getting higher than stock at 2400 (higher end)....
First thing I guess is to hook up the 120mm exhaust fan to a 12v lead instead of to the fan only connector to get the case temp down... hopefully it doesn't make it too loud.
Anyway, any ideas on why it's cooling the CPU so poorly?