Temps Question

Good Day

I am running into some temp issues right now.
My Temps are kinda screwy and I am looking for a solution on how to get them in the 35-45C range on air.

Currently my temps are 44C Lowest Idle
57C at load.

I am running 3 120mm Scythe Fans 1 intake, 1 output, 1 CPU.


This is what I am running in my rig:

Mainboard: Asus M2N SLI Delux
Proc: AMD Athlon XP 6000+ 3.03GHZ
Cooler: Sythe Ninja 120mm Fan
Ram: Cosair XMS 2 DDR2 800 5-5-5-18 2T (4GB) 830MHZ
Video: PNY 8500GT 512
Case: Cheiftech Mesh series
PSU: 650w Bargain Band (will be upgrading to a Cosair 620 Modular)
Liteon DVD Burner
Sythe Fan Controller (7 Fans)
HDD: WD Caviar 250 (System)
WD Caviar 750
(3x Segate 250)


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unspokenzero said:

I am running into some temp issues right now.

I am running 3 120mm Scythe Fans 1 intake, 1 output, 1 CPU.

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1.) Clean out the dust bunnies.
2.) Re-seat the heatsink.
3.) Use higher CFM fans.

ok I have cleaned out the bunnies already that is a check.

I am waiting until the weekend to clean, reapply and reseat the heatsink

The fans that I am using now bring through 50CFM Per fan. Is that sufficient or should I go with something higher?

CnQ is enabled in BIOS and OS?
For a stove like X2 6000+ your temps are fine. What's your ambient temperature?

BTW Ninja is made for fanless operation not for high CFM fans.

burebista said:

CnQ is enabled in BIOS and OS?
For a stove like X2 6000+ your temps are fine. What's your ambient temperature?

BTW Ninja is made for fanless operation not for high CFM fans.

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It is enabled int he bios but I haven't figured out how to enable it in Vista.

The Ambient Temp stays near 21C.

I will try it without the fan running.

In Vista is enabled by default.
Hmm, 21°C... You should have somehow smaller temperatures. In idle at least.
I have a Ninja rev.B. Fanless. It served me well on my ex-X2 3800+ and now it serves me very well on E8400 stock and @3.5GHz.

But IMO 57°C in full-load is perfect fine for a hot X2 6000+.

50 CFM is crap for your main exaust fans. Get 80 CFM + AND realize that grills/filters greatly reduce your CFM. Your fans may be rated at 50, but are only pushing 30 which leaves huge "hot pockets" of air in your case.

well it looks like I am off to the shops this weekend getting new fans, a dremel and some artic silver 5.

Your gonna be happy with your results. Good luck

unspokenzero said:

well it looks like I am off to the shops this weekend getting new fans, a dremel and some artic silver 5.

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Look at this for an idea of which fans to get.
>>> http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=170224
>>> http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=547174

For thermal paste try MX-2, IC Diamond 7, or Ceramique. They are all better than AS5.IMHO>

thanks for the stickies looks like I have alot of reading to do in the mean time.

unspokenzero said:

thanks for the stickies looks like I have alot of reading to do in the mean time.

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No problem.
Enjoy them, I did, they are very informative.