Air flow problem?

[ronweasley7]

Hello everyone,

I have a newly built computer and the only time the fans are quite is at idle. Whenever I run a game the fan noise goes way up. Is there a way to get my computer quiter? Ive listed my comp specs below. I even have all the internal casing fans set at low. Any help is appreciated. Thanks!

case = Antec Three Hundred Illusion
mobo = GIGABYTE GA-870A-UD3
vidoeo card = SAPPHIRE 100315L Radeon HD 6850 1GB
pcu = AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2GHz
ram = G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) (PC3 10666)

using CPUID hardware monitor I found these temps:

mobo temp:
tmpin0 = 36 C
tmpin1 = 43 C
tmpin2 = 80 C (northbridge - from my understanding this is normal with the GA-870A-UD3?)

cpu temp:
core0 = 45 C
core1 = 45 C
core2 = 45 C
core3 = 45 C

harddrive temp = 28 C

video card temp = 52 C

These are the temps when playing a game. Idle is pretty much the same temperatures though (within about 3 degrees C). I looked into manually setting the fans through MSI Afterburner/EVGA Precision but I don't want to create a possible instability. Side note - I'm also using the stock heatsink.

 

[EarthDog]

Are the fans plugged in to your mobo I assume? If so, adjust them in the bios.

 

[ronweasley7]

would this cause an instability?

 

[EarthDog]

It depends on your temperatures. You should keep that CPU under 55C on load. Hopefully what you listed are load temperatures...

I would also use Coretemp for temps.

 

[ronweasley7]

Sorry those were just normal temps. Just did a 5 min stress test and my core temps went up to 59C... what should I do?

I'm also using coretemps now, thanks =)