cooling not having effect

MR_MU53NDO · 6 May 2013 at 20:35

i bought an akasa Viper fan for my heatsink, and the speeds are normally quite low (about 750RPM). it's PWM so i installed Speedfan to see if i could make it faster. Speedfan told me the fan was at 29% speed, so i brought that up to 75% (through advanced tab to about 1400RPM). however, processor temperatures are still at around 46 degrees, despite the increased fan speeds for prolonged amounts of time...

i have Core 2 Quad Q6600 overclocked to 3.2ghz and a pretty basic heatsink.

there are 3 fans in the case (if that helps), front, top and rear.

MR_MU53NDO · 8 May 2013 at 21:17

sorry for the delay... i forgot about this. anyway, here's the answers to near enough everybody's questions:

> It's a Corsiar A50 heatsink, but i replaced the fan because the original was too loud.

> Idle Temps are around 44-46 degrees, with load (gaming or 3d modelling) pushing it up to about 53-55 degrees.

> The case is a Thermaltake Element T.

> Ambient temps are around 27-29 degrees (when i use the machine most)

> the heatsink is mounted properly, with an average covering of thermal paste as well

The only problem is, if i get a new heatsink, i'll have to think about RAM clearance. the ram isn't particularly tall, but the current heatsink puts the fan almost touching the RAM...

MR_MU53NDO · 8 May 2013 at 21:18

also, any reason for core 3 being a much lower temp than the others? currently:

Core 1: 43
Core 2: 42
Core 3: 37
Core 4: 42

MR_MU53NDO · 9 May 2013 at 13:26

so would it make much of a difference to add another fan onto the heatsink, or would i just be wasting time and money? or maybe i should just buy a fan for my room instead...