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- Atlanta, GA
Hey All...
I am not overclocking any component (at the time) and my temps at idle are 35 (cpu) / 37 (mobo). Under load, it goes to 43 / 46. I believe this is a little high for stock parts. Now, I have an Antec Soyo Server Case (SX1040BII) that has two rear vent fans (that blow air out), the CPU (P4 2.4b) has stock Intel HSF, my PSU (Antec Smart Power 400W) has a bottom vent fan taking hot air from the CPU, and I have a front case fan blowing over a HDD. The mobo chipset also has a fan on it as well (came with mobo - Gigabyte GA-8SQ800). All case fans are 80mm. Finally, I have rounded IDE cables, but have not tied them up in a clean manner, as they seem to be going all over the place.
Now, this case has the extra capability of putting a fan in the side panel (used for blowing hot air out) and another front fan to blow air towards the mobo.
First question - Would adding the extra 2 case fans (side and bottom front) make that much of a difference in my temps?
Second question - I have a Radeon 9700Pro that I want to overclock, but am worried the stock HSF it came with won't keep the GPU cool. I am not that much into doing my own mods on the 9700 pro (remove shim, place HSF, Zalmans, etc), so I was considering adding slot mounted fans to keep the card cool? What are your thoughts on that?
Any other recommendations would be great! Thanks!
Sammy5gs
I am not overclocking any component (at the time) and my temps at idle are 35 (cpu) / 37 (mobo). Under load, it goes to 43 / 46. I believe this is a little high for stock parts. Now, I have an Antec Soyo Server Case (SX1040BII) that has two rear vent fans (that blow air out), the CPU (P4 2.4b) has stock Intel HSF, my PSU (Antec Smart Power 400W) has a bottom vent fan taking hot air from the CPU, and I have a front case fan blowing over a HDD. The mobo chipset also has a fan on it as well (came with mobo - Gigabyte GA-8SQ800). All case fans are 80mm. Finally, I have rounded IDE cables, but have not tied them up in a clean manner, as they seem to be going all over the place.
Now, this case has the extra capability of putting a fan in the side panel (used for blowing hot air out) and another front fan to blow air towards the mobo.
First question - Would adding the extra 2 case fans (side and bottom front) make that much of a difference in my temps?
Second question - I have a Radeon 9700Pro that I want to overclock, but am worried the stock HSF it came with won't keep the GPU cool. I am not that much into doing my own mods on the 9700 pro (remove shim, place HSF, Zalmans, etc), so I was considering adding slot mounted fans to keep the card cool? What are your thoughts on that?
Any other recommendations would be great! Thanks!
Sammy5gs