I have seen various threads around the globe regarding the Asus P5WD2 Premium and Intel pentiums, but I still don't have the definitive answers I am after ... I am turning to you folks as an apparent wealth of wisdom for your assistance, and I am sure you won't fail me!
I recently set up my new rig with the following spec:
Asus P5WD2 Premium
Intel 660 processor
2 Gb Corsair DDR2 RAM
ATI X850 XT PE PCIe GFX
The case is actually a quiet design one (not ideal, I appreciate) and the PSU is a 460W quiet one with a 120mm fan in it.
The problem: idles about 65 C and can breach 70 C under load (gaming) with the case closed, about 55 C and 60+ with the case open.
Things I have tried:
Changed heatsink to a Swiftech 775 one with a zalman 80mm fan.
Changed case fans from 120mm with CFM rating of about 55 to Jeantech ones with rating of about 75 CFM
Reseated processor several times variety of pastes etc, currently using AS5 (as it's meant to be the best)
Got rid of plastic Swiftech bolts ( the heads stripped very quickly with re-tries) and seated processor using steel bolts into the swiftech backplate (carefully so as not to damage the cpu).
Added fan adapter to the Swiftech HS and put a 120mm case fan on instead (tried a few configs with the 55/75 CFM fans).
Added an HDU bay extractor fan, rated at 80 CFM.
I have tried a variety of combinations over the past 2 weeks to get this rig running colder but I still end up at the same kind of end result (roughly speaking).
The BIOS is the 0422 (?) release, not the very latest which I have read mentioned here, so that is one other thing I can try.
Case layout:
Fan at front is low and sucks air in... unobstructed (I moved my HDU down a rung).
Fan at back is just under PSU and blows out, as does the PSU fan.
GFX card is blowing out back (naturally).
CPU is located approximately 90 mm below the PSU and about 90 mm away from the exhaust fan.
Given that the temps change considerably when I close the case I feel this is an airflow issue, but the 660 is still quite hot even with the case open.
So... that's the problem (other than my wife getting real ****ed at me for sitting here all day trying to fix this instead of tidying up!) and I would really appreciate your help. I'll be checking back here regularly and I am more than happy to post more information if needed.
Help me overclock-kenobi, you're my only hope!
I recently set up my new rig with the following spec:
Asus P5WD2 Premium
Intel 660 processor
2 Gb Corsair DDR2 RAM
ATI X850 XT PE PCIe GFX
The case is actually a quiet design one (not ideal, I appreciate) and the PSU is a 460W quiet one with a 120mm fan in it.
The problem: idles about 65 C and can breach 70 C under load (gaming) with the case closed, about 55 C and 60+ with the case open.
Things I have tried:
Changed heatsink to a Swiftech 775 one with a zalman 80mm fan.
Changed case fans from 120mm with CFM rating of about 55 to Jeantech ones with rating of about 75 CFM
Reseated processor several times variety of pastes etc, currently using AS5 (as it's meant to be the best)
Got rid of plastic Swiftech bolts ( the heads stripped very quickly with re-tries) and seated processor using steel bolts into the swiftech backplate (carefully so as not to damage the cpu).
Added fan adapter to the Swiftech HS and put a 120mm case fan on instead (tried a few configs with the 55/75 CFM fans).
Added an HDU bay extractor fan, rated at 80 CFM.
I have tried a variety of combinations over the past 2 weeks to get this rig running colder but I still end up at the same kind of end result (roughly speaking).
The BIOS is the 0422 (?) release, not the very latest which I have read mentioned here, so that is one other thing I can try.
Case layout:
Fan at front is low and sucks air in... unobstructed (I moved my HDU down a rung).
Fan at back is just under PSU and blows out, as does the PSU fan.
GFX card is blowing out back (naturally).
CPU is located approximately 90 mm below the PSU and about 90 mm away from the exhaust fan.
Given that the temps change considerably when I close the case I feel this is an airflow issue, but the 660 is still quite hot even with the case open.
So... that's the problem (other than my wife getting real ****ed at me for sitting here all day trying to fix this instead of tidying up!) and I would really appreciate your help. I'll be checking back here regularly and I am more than happy to post more information if needed.
Help me overclock-kenobi, you're my only hope!