- Joined
- May 10, 2004
- Location
- Boston
I know there are guides posted here about cooling and whatnot but my current situation has got me way too overwhelmed to know where to begin. To start off, here are my specs. And all temps are read from the bios.
Asus A7N8X
AMD 2700+ thoroughbred
512 mb PC-2700 ddr333 Kingston
256 mb PC-3200 ddr400 Kingston
Antec SX1040BII SOHO SVR w/ 400 Watt Antec PS
ATI 9600XT AIW
2 fans blowing out back (came with case)
1 fan blowing in front (snagged off old case)
Now my problem is that with my case closed properly my mobo temp is running at around 120F and my CPU temp is at about 175F-185F. I have just recently upgraded the cpu from a 1800+ and was having the same system instability problem but though it was due to a very small chip in the cache on top. I have an aerocool cpu heatsync/fan that I don't know the model of but they don't make it anymore and I purchased it max 1 year ago. It's contact area with the cpu itself is very small and has this wierd connection to the board, has sort of a latch of some sort and doesn't stay snug very well. I did put the thermal grease/compound between the sync and the chip. When I remove the side panel the temperature differences are nominal. With the side panel off and a window fan blowing directly on my mobo the mobo temp is a bit more normal at about 80F but the cpu temp is still up at 150F. And obviously I shouldn't need to do this to try to get my temps down. Now when I had first purchased the aerocool it came with a fan controller that stayed inside the case and worked fine. But this was obviously a pain so I bought a fan controller at compusa, http://www.pctoys.com/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=201. Once I tried to set this up, I was getting a very annoying high pitch beeping noise. So I tried setting it back to the controller that came with the fan and now that doesn't work either. So now the fan is just directly to the header and is constantly on high, which is a bit loud when I'm trying to sleep. And all those temperatures were when I underclocked the cpu to equivalent to a 2400+. I was planning on getting a thermaltake volcano +11 but I afraid this will probably not be enough. Would it be more worth cutting the case for more fans or should I start a new with a smaller case such as the Coolmaster Centurion 2, http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=171094. Also is likely that there has been damage to my mobo/ram/cpu? Basically I'd like to know what I should do first to remedy this situation. I'd rather not have to keep going back to the store nor do I want to buy more than I need to. My current case is also in rough shape i.e. the door for the external bays is broken and the front usb port got pushed in and won't stay anymore, so a new case wouldn't be a horrible thing but as a college student I should be saving money not spending it.
Asus A7N8X
AMD 2700+ thoroughbred
512 mb PC-2700 ddr333 Kingston
256 mb PC-3200 ddr400 Kingston
Antec SX1040BII SOHO SVR w/ 400 Watt Antec PS
ATI 9600XT AIW
2 fans blowing out back (came with case)
1 fan blowing in front (snagged off old case)
Now my problem is that with my case closed properly my mobo temp is running at around 120F and my CPU temp is at about 175F-185F. I have just recently upgraded the cpu from a 1800+ and was having the same system instability problem but though it was due to a very small chip in the cache on top. I have an aerocool cpu heatsync/fan that I don't know the model of but they don't make it anymore and I purchased it max 1 year ago. It's contact area with the cpu itself is very small and has this wierd connection to the board, has sort of a latch of some sort and doesn't stay snug very well. I did put the thermal grease/compound between the sync and the chip. When I remove the side panel the temperature differences are nominal. With the side panel off and a window fan blowing directly on my mobo the mobo temp is a bit more normal at about 80F but the cpu temp is still up at 150F. And obviously I shouldn't need to do this to try to get my temps down. Now when I had first purchased the aerocool it came with a fan controller that stayed inside the case and worked fine. But this was obviously a pain so I bought a fan controller at compusa, http://www.pctoys.com/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=201. Once I tried to set this up, I was getting a very annoying high pitch beeping noise. So I tried setting it back to the controller that came with the fan and now that doesn't work either. So now the fan is just directly to the header and is constantly on high, which is a bit loud when I'm trying to sleep. And all those temperatures were when I underclocked the cpu to equivalent to a 2400+. I was planning on getting a thermaltake volcano +11 but I afraid this will probably not be enough. Would it be more worth cutting the case for more fans or should I start a new with a smaller case such as the Coolmaster Centurion 2, http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=171094. Also is likely that there has been damage to my mobo/ram/cpu? Basically I'd like to know what I should do first to remedy this situation. I'd rather not have to keep going back to the store nor do I want to buy more than I need to. My current case is also in rough shape i.e. the door for the external bays is broken and the front usb port got pushed in and won't stay anymore, so a new case wouldn't be a horrible thing but as a college student I should be saving money not spending it.
