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- Jul 13, 2004
Looking for a little advice on temps...
System is:
Gigabyte 7VAX MB
AMD 1700+ (1.4Ghz) - No OC
1GB PC2700 RAM
Radeon 9600XT 128MB
I play a lot of Battlefield: Vietnam and noticed this past weekend that after playing for a couple of hours straight my CPU temp was maxing at 145 F with a system temp of 115 F under load. Those temps are from MBM.
Went out yesterday and picked up a Thermaltake Silent Boost and it seems to be helping the CPU situation, as after an hour of gaming last night the CPU maxed at 115 F. However, the system temp is still hanging around 115 F. In fact, it seems the CPU temp is usually around 10 F less than the system temp when idle. For example, this morning the CPU was 96 F idle but the system was 109 F idle.
Currently, I have an intake fan in the side panel and 2 exhaust fans in the back, in addition to the 2 fans on my PSU (bottom & back). My case has room or 2 or 4 intake fans on the front but way back when I tried running 2 intake fans and it didn't seem to make a difference.
At this point I'm wondering if a blow hole with either an 80mm or a 120mm exhaust fan would be the most helpful?
Any advice you guys have is appreciated. Am I needlessly worrying about the system temp in the first place?
System is:
Gigabyte 7VAX MB
AMD 1700+ (1.4Ghz) - No OC
1GB PC2700 RAM
Radeon 9600XT 128MB
I play a lot of Battlefield: Vietnam and noticed this past weekend that after playing for a couple of hours straight my CPU temp was maxing at 145 F with a system temp of 115 F under load. Those temps are from MBM.
Went out yesterday and picked up a Thermaltake Silent Boost and it seems to be helping the CPU situation, as after an hour of gaming last night the CPU maxed at 115 F. However, the system temp is still hanging around 115 F. In fact, it seems the CPU temp is usually around 10 F less than the system temp when idle. For example, this morning the CPU was 96 F idle but the system was 109 F idle.
Currently, I have an intake fan in the side panel and 2 exhaust fans in the back, in addition to the 2 fans on my PSU (bottom & back). My case has room or 2 or 4 intake fans on the front but way back when I tried running 2 intake fans and it didn't seem to make a difference.
At this point I'm wondering if a blow hole with either an 80mm or a 120mm exhaust fan would be the most helpful?
Any advice you guys have is appreciated. Am I needlessly worrying about the system temp in the first place?