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- Jul 12, 2003
I am using Asus A7V233-C and a Athlon XP +1700 Palimino. The case I'm using has no cooling other than the power supply and the stock alumunium HSF with Antec Thermal Greese. Current temperatures are about:
Idle:
Ambient: 15C
Case: 27.0C
CPU: 53.0C
Load:
Ambient: 15C
Case: 32.0C
CPU: 65.0C
I'm planning on putting atleast two 120mm fans (Panflows) into it. Probably an exhaust on top and a side fan. The side fan placement is a bit of a issue. I'll have to put a window in the side panel in order to get what I think is the best placement of the fan. This "sweet spot" I'm assuming is directly over the CPU. However, down the road (way, way down the road ) I'd like to put a water cooling system into this computer. This will reduce the benfit of the 120mm side fan because it will be blowing air on the waterblock and not doing much for the rest of the system. Long story short:Should I place the fan directly over the CPU or comprimise and put it over the AGP, Northbridge and CPU area? I plan to keep my Geforce2 MX400 and Northbridge passivly cooled even if I do go to a water cooled setup. Anyways, since I don't really know exactly what I'm talking about please feel free to suggest any solution or correct my assumtions at any time. Thanks.
Idle:
Ambient: 15C
Case: 27.0C
CPU: 53.0C
Load:
Ambient: 15C
Case: 32.0C
CPU: 65.0C
I'm planning on putting atleast two 120mm fans (Panflows) into it. Probably an exhaust on top and a side fan. The side fan placement is a bit of a issue. I'll have to put a window in the side panel in order to get what I think is the best placement of the fan. This "sweet spot" I'm assuming is directly over the CPU. However, down the road (way, way down the road ) I'd like to put a water cooling system into this computer. This will reduce the benfit of the 120mm side fan because it will be blowing air on the waterblock and not doing much for the rest of the system. Long story short:Should I place the fan directly over the CPU or comprimise and put it over the AGP, Northbridge and CPU area? I plan to keep my Geforce2 MX400 and Northbridge passivly cooled even if I do go to a water cooled setup. Anyways, since I don't really know exactly what I'm talking about please feel free to suggest any solution or correct my assumtions at any time. Thanks.