I took my heater core out of my case so it could get better air flow, i didnt change anything else, i just moved it 6 inches to the left so it sits right outside the case. I did this because the front of the case's plastic is restricing air flow (you can hear it), but now my temps are like 4Ch higher...WTF?
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Took my heater core out the case and cpu temps rose
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Make sure there are no kinks..
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Do you have a shroud, i.e. is the air flow through the heatercore right?
Why did you assume that removing the core from the case would change the "airflow" at all?
Isn't the airflow a product of the attached fan ( which presumably you did not change)?
I can see how such a move might lower your case ambient temps ( that's why I did it), but I'm not sure it would automatically result in lower CPU temps.
I have no idea why your temps went up...something about your new setup has altered the flowrate of your system, but I can't say what.
Isn't the airflow a product of the attached fan ( which presumably you did not change)?
I can see how such a move might lower your case ambient temps ( that's why I did it), but I'm not sure it would automatically result in lower CPU temps.
I have no idea why your temps went up...something about your new setup has altered the flowrate of your system, but I can't say what.
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weird...it just put it back in and now the temps are back to normal. here are some pictures of it inside my case....now just imagine it 6 inches to the left of the case, thats all i did when i moved it.
http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v284/dj_netboy/DSC00716.jpg
http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v284/dj_netboy/DSC00717.jpg
if need be ill post some up of it outside, but its pretty much the same thing
http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v284/dj_netboy/DSC00716.jpg
http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v284/dj_netboy/DSC00717.jpg
if need be ill post some up of it outside, but its pretty much the same thing
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clocker2 said:
I just figured if it took it out, the front of the case would not be restricing air flow...i cut the metal part of the case to fit the HC, but i left teh actual front of the case alone so it would still look normal when i put it all together. and im using a fan shroud from dtek
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Humm, I think this is a long shot but can you take the grill out of your case and place it over the front of the heatercore? I wonder if this is triggering turbulence earlier than the smooth flow that might occur external to the case. 
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Airflow.
The fan was previously blowing air over the GPU block and pump. With that airflow removed those two components could be running hotter, resulting in the rise in temps you observed.
The fan was previously blowing air over the GPU block and pump. With that airflow removed those two components could be running hotter, resulting in the rise in temps you observed.
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That looks like a Chieftec/Antec case. Lots of air is able to move through the front bezel on those cases so I don't see the bezel as an issue.
The only thing that makes since in this case is that the fan sucking air through the heatercore is then blowing that air on the waterblock's and aiding in the cooling. However, one would think that the air that has just pased through the heater core would be prertty warm.
The only other thing that could be causing a rise in your temp is unseen hose restriction or pump stress.
The only thing that makes since in this case is that the fan sucking air through the heatercore is then blowing that air on the waterblock's and aiding in the cooling. However, one would think that the air that has just pased through the heater core would be prertty warm.
The only other thing that could be causing a rise in your temp is unseen hose restriction or pump stress.
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could it also be that when u moved the core out of the case that you were pulling the waterblock off the cpu chip? just an idea
