Airflow/Cooling advice

[ASM1]

Hi

I have an Asus Rampage Formula With a QX6850 Extreme CPU @ stock (3.0GHz)
4GB PC8500 Crucial Ballistix DDR 2
2x WD Raptor 150 in Raid 0
HIS Radeon 3870x2

Coretemp @ Idle (i.e. as I'm writing this, PC has been on an hour or two) shows 49 47 46 46 for each of the four cores respectively. The CPU cooler is a Tuniq tower, and my Case fans are 4 (space for a 5th but drive cage not fitted atm) 80mm Vantec Thermoflow fans and a 120MM Vantec above the PSU. Now I know the 3870X2 is a heat monster and from having the side off, the CPU temps are a few degrees lower, is there anything I can do to improve things slightly (not that I'm having problems at all... just wondering.

Fan air Directios are in/up (Front) and Out/Down (Rear)

thoughts ?

Andrew

 

[ASM1]

I'm stuck with the 80 mm fans as 120's wont fit in an 80MM space. I suppose I could try and find a windowed side panel for my case, however it sounds like a new case might be an easier option in the longer term.

 

[ASM1]

Case is a Chieftec MA01- WD Full tower

Fan layout is as follows:

1)120MM
2)PSU
3)80MM 5) 80MM
4)80MM 6) 80MM - disconnected ATM

1-4 being at the back of the case blowing air out (12OMM at top)
5 and 6 Pulling air in at the front.

 

[ASM1]

will try unplugging various combos and see what happens
Cabling and wiring is erm... going to be tidied up when my mate visits next week At the moment its just "plugged in to get everything working", so isnt great, and I've notriced that with the tuniq installed my 2 12v (4 pin adapters) are a bit of a squeeze around it to get them plugged in. Power Supply is an OCZ GameXStream 850w, but mahy have to change as it only has 2x 6pin PCIE connectors, if I ever want to put a sxecond 3870x2 in I'd swap it for one with 2x6 and 2x8, but thats in future.

PS Telford, Shropshire ? Know it well, was born in Shrewsbury and lived near Bridgnorth (Highley) for 8 1/2 years till family came back to Scotland