hi. have been using my moded rig now for 2 months now and am unhappy with the temps im getting. here are the specs:
AthlonXP 1.7 (No Overclock)
Volcano 7 (It has a copper core with aluminum fins and an 80mm fan. I have the sensor inserted in between the fins for max rpm. Oh and Arctic Silver2)
EpoX 8kha+
512 MB DDR (2700)
GeForce3 Ti200 64mb
Seagate 40gb (7200)
Enermax 350w (Dual Fan)
Enlight 7237 (Modded)
* Exhaust - (1) 120mm top blowhole, (1) 90mm rear
* Intake - (1) 80mm front intake in the stock location, (1) 120mm side on top of the cpu fan and the DDRs, (1) 90mm on top of the GF3
* All fans connected to a baybus with a 12v - 5v toggle switch in the 5 1/4 bay.
I like gaming. and whenever i play... It reaches up to 50c. And thats with all the fans blowing max. For my set-up, thats too hot considering the mods i put in. Also, the room temperature is at 35c so im definitely doing something wrong. Here are the things i have tried to lower my temps.
1. Tried re-cleaning the heatsink and the CPU in case some of the old thermal pad still remained.
2. Reapplied AS2 and carefully reseated the fan.
3. Turned off and covered the rear 90mm fan to gain positive pressure in the case.
I only got 1-2c off with those. Can anyone suggest other things? TIA!
Ken
AthlonXP 1.7 (No Overclock)
Volcano 7 (It has a copper core with aluminum fins and an 80mm fan. I have the sensor inserted in between the fins for max rpm. Oh and Arctic Silver2)
EpoX 8kha+
512 MB DDR (2700)
GeForce3 Ti200 64mb
Seagate 40gb (7200)
Enermax 350w (Dual Fan)
Enlight 7237 (Modded)
* Exhaust - (1) 120mm top blowhole, (1) 90mm rear
* Intake - (1) 80mm front intake in the stock location, (1) 120mm side on top of the cpu fan and the DDRs, (1) 90mm on top of the GF3
* All fans connected to a baybus with a 12v - 5v toggle switch in the 5 1/4 bay.
I like gaming. and whenever i play... It reaches up to 50c. And thats with all the fans blowing max. For my set-up, thats too hot considering the mods i put in. Also, the room temperature is at 35c so im definitely doing something wrong. Here are the things i have tried to lower my temps.
1. Tried re-cleaning the heatsink and the CPU in case some of the old thermal pad still remained.
2. Reapplied AS2 and carefully reseated the fan.
3. Turned off and covered the rear 90mm fan to gain positive pressure in the case.
I only got 1-2c off with those. Can anyone suggest other things? TIA!
Ken