- Joined
- Jan 8, 2002
- Location
- Boulder CO
ok earlier today, i took out everything on my new computer to do the +5 and +12 v mod on my PSU, antec 400w. I had been using a 3 to 4 pin adapter to plug my CPU fan into the mobo. I have a ax7 w/ a 50cfm sunon. Ok, so i power up my pc and everything seems to be fine. I then switch the voltage to 1.85 and ddr voltage to 2.75. I then check temps just for the hell of it and they are steadily INCREASING from 49C. WTF? i rip open my case and relize that the fan on my AX7 is not going! i dash for the power switch and hit the surge protector and turn the thing off. i touch the heatsink and get my finger burned. i wait one hour till the thing finally cools off and plug the fan into my mobo header.
luckily it works now and i am getting 41 C at 1.85 vcore which is pretty damn good if i must say. Moral of the story, always use a gigantic heatsink cause if you use a little one and forget to plug your fan in, you got big trouble!
anyways, i wonder why it did this? the fan was plugged into the 3 to 4 pin adapter all the way... whatever as long as it works. i dont think i should have any trouble w/ the fan in the mobo because it is only 2900 rpm... i have occasionally seen it above 3000 but nothing much more.
edit: btw, the psu mod worked. right now my 5v line is at 5.08 and my 12 is at 12.11
luckily it works now and i am getting 41 C at 1.85 vcore which is pretty damn good if i must say. Moral of the story, always use a gigantic heatsink cause if you use a little one and forget to plug your fan in, you got big trouble!
anyways, i wonder why it did this? the fan was plugged into the 3 to 4 pin adapter all the way... whatever as long as it works. i dont think i should have any trouble w/ the fan in the mobo because it is only 2900 rpm... i have occasionally seen it above 3000 but nothing much more.
edit: btw, the psu mod worked. right now my 5v line is at 5.08 and my 12 is at 12.11