Ok guys im not a happy bunny,
This dam antec case has really pee'd me off and because its our htpc.sky/freeview recorder I have to get it sorted.
Here's the original specs up until last night:
P4 D820 2.8ghz dual-core
Stock intel fan (push pin type)
Ati 9600 All in wonder
Audigy 1
2 x 512m ocz premium pc3200
Pci slot blower fan (rubbish thing from antec that burnt out too quick)
Asrock 775i65G matx motherboard
Seagate 160gb sata
Putting a dual-core cpu into such a small case was asking for trouble. The system has slowly started to mess up whilst recording video and needs resetting a few times from coldboot or the ati card wont start correctly. The cpu temps were hitting 80c and above with the cooler fan going into overdrive. When I first built this thing the temps never rose above 55c and the fan noise was at acceptable levels.
So last night I decided to tear this pc apart and fit a new cooler and a second hand 520J sourced off the mm. Sods law said the cooler wouldnt fit with the fan clipped on, even tho I double checked all the dam measurements beforehand
So I had to resort to messing around with that antec fan bracket thing which attaches to the psu. The fan is now hanging above the heatsink, the northbridge chip and the ram sockets. Imho this isnt ideal but it seems to blow air nicely around everything so im hoping it will work out.
The temps are now hovering around 55 to 68c underload, the noise isnt like it was thank god (imagine of a hoover on 24/7 and you will get the idea)
I long for silent pc lol.
Do these athlon 64's produce less heat then? because if thats correct im swapping it all out and selling the antec so I can fund a better case.
