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- Sep 27, 2003
Thermaltake Armor ATX Case modded
DFI T2R P35 with Transpiper
E6400 Conroe with D-Tek Fuzion CPU block
2GB Ballistix Tracer DDR2-8000 @ 2.2v
eVGA 8800GTX with EK Waterblock (full block) 576/1350/1800
SB X-Fi Fatal1ty
OCZ 600W
Bix2 Rad with 152CFM Deltas
D5 Pump
This system was running 3.64ghz, but just about a week ago I had a problem and wasn't sure if it was stable or not (def was the last time I primed), so I backed down to
So... things were great on my previous board until it was killed, so I went with this stupid (I repeat STUPID) Transpiper design. I hated it from day1... didn't even know what I was getting!! Anyway, my temps were low-mid 40s idle on my CPU... I knew that was high for my watercooling setup, but I just don't have the time to mess around.
Today I open up CORE TEMP for the hell of it... this was 5min after gaming for an hour with Team Fortress 2, so it should have been as idle as can be. My Deltas were set to about 5v, which probably pushes 40-50cfm... it used to always be fine that way.
So... one core was 60C and the other was 62-63C... something like that. Basically, I saw and panicked... all I saw was the 6 in the 10s place, so it could have been higher. IDLE temp!!!
The 8800GTX (which has YET TO BE OCed) has been running stock clocks since I've had it, on a FULL EK WATERBLOCK!! Idling at 52C!!??? I think ambient was 46-47C.
So ya I lost my mind... I don't wanna have to spend time OCing and tweaking anymore... at least for some months b/c my life is busy, but this I can't let slide.
I start touching around the motherboard to see what's wrong. My Ballistix are SCORCHING HOT... and they're at default 2.2v... they never felt THAT hot, especially while my system is idle. I touch the NB chipset, SCORCHING HOT! I touch the MOSFET heatsink and HOT, but I could keep my finger there for some time before letting go. Same with SB chipset. These were all definitely running way too hot, and the RAM and NB chipset were BURNING... I'm not exaggerating.
So... I crank up my fan controller and run my 2x120x38mm Deltas at full blast. I grab a high-cfm 92mm fan and crank it full blast... that 92mm is laying on the 8800gtx and blasting air onto the NB chipset and RAM.
My temps are not 37C one core and 41C on the other core. Smart Guardian CPU temp was showing about 50C before, and now shows 26-28C. PWM temp was really high (forget what it was), but now shows 38C. I wish I checked the Chipset temp before, man... it was definitely scorching... but now shows up as 36C. 8800gtx is now at 37-38C core, and 29-30C ambient.
I'm sure I can get my temps to drop a bit more of I remount everything, but that will take me a lot of time.
What could be causing this? I feel compelled to say it's the motherboard... I didn't think the case airflow was that bad in my case... the 2x deltas are INTAKE, and I have a 120mm exhaust, 92mm exhaust, OPEN VENT on top of case, and the PSU for exhaust.
Sry for long post, but I like to be descriptive.
P.S. My transpiper doesn't sit completely FLUSH... I have it at the back of my case and if you know the TT Armor case design, the PSU is not where the transpiper can meet up with its exhaust fan. I had to mount the transpiper on an angle in order to reach the PSU's exhaust fan. Here's a pic (I wonder if the transpiper not being flush with the MOSFET heatsink is the reason?):
DFI T2R P35 with Transpiper
E6400 Conroe with D-Tek Fuzion CPU block
2GB Ballistix Tracer DDR2-8000 @ 2.2v
eVGA 8800GTX with EK Waterblock (full block) 576/1350/1800
SB X-Fi Fatal1ty
OCZ 600W
Bix2 Rad with 152CFM Deltas
D5 Pump
This system was running 3.64ghz, but just about a week ago I had a problem and wasn't sure if it was stable or not (def was the last time I primed), so I backed down to
So... things were great on my previous board until it was killed, so I went with this stupid (I repeat STUPID) Transpiper design. I hated it from day1... didn't even know what I was getting!! Anyway, my temps were low-mid 40s idle on my CPU... I knew that was high for my watercooling setup, but I just don't have the time to mess around.
Today I open up CORE TEMP for the hell of it... this was 5min after gaming for an hour with Team Fortress 2, so it should have been as idle as can be. My Deltas were set to about 5v, which probably pushes 40-50cfm... it used to always be fine that way.
So... one core was 60C and the other was 62-63C... something like that. Basically, I saw and panicked... all I saw was the 6 in the 10s place, so it could have been higher. IDLE temp!!!
The 8800GTX (which has YET TO BE OCed) has been running stock clocks since I've had it, on a FULL EK WATERBLOCK!! Idling at 52C!!??? I think ambient was 46-47C.
So ya I lost my mind... I don't wanna have to spend time OCing and tweaking anymore... at least for some months b/c my life is busy, but this I can't let slide.
I start touching around the motherboard to see what's wrong. My Ballistix are SCORCHING HOT... and they're at default 2.2v... they never felt THAT hot, especially while my system is idle. I touch the NB chipset, SCORCHING HOT! I touch the MOSFET heatsink and HOT, but I could keep my finger there for some time before letting go. Same with SB chipset. These were all definitely running way too hot, and the RAM and NB chipset were BURNING... I'm not exaggerating.
So... I crank up my fan controller and run my 2x120x38mm Deltas at full blast. I grab a high-cfm 92mm fan and crank it full blast... that 92mm is laying on the 8800gtx and blasting air onto the NB chipset and RAM.
My temps are not 37C one core and 41C on the other core. Smart Guardian CPU temp was showing about 50C before, and now shows 26-28C. PWM temp was really high (forget what it was), but now shows 38C. I wish I checked the Chipset temp before, man... it was definitely scorching... but now shows up as 36C. 8800gtx is now at 37-38C core, and 29-30C ambient.
I'm sure I can get my temps to drop a bit more of I remount everything, but that will take me a lot of time.
What could be causing this? I feel compelled to say it's the motherboard... I didn't think the case airflow was that bad in my case... the 2x deltas are INTAKE, and I have a 120mm exhaust, 92mm exhaust, OPEN VENT on top of case, and the PSU for exhaust.
Sry for long post, but I like to be descriptive.
P.S. My transpiper doesn't sit completely FLUSH... I have it at the back of my case and if you know the TT Armor case design, the PSU is not where the transpiper can meet up with its exhaust fan. I had to mount the transpiper on an angle in order to reach the PSU's exhaust fan. Here's a pic (I wonder if the transpiper not being flush with the MOSFET heatsink is the reason?):