Fan Speed

[throdgrain]

(See my other thread!)

Anyone know what the cpu fan speed for a Sandy 2600k should be? With regards to my pc running hot, my fan speed is between 1085 and 1150 rpm, that seems a bit low to me, or am I wrong?

Anyone more knowledgable than me care to make a suggestion? Thank you!

 

[pastymuncher]

It depends on a lot of things such as ambient temp, type of cooler, make/size/type of fan, case airflow, decent mounting of the cooler, load on the cpu (all presuming you are using a PWM fan). Nobody can give you a accurate answer as there are so many variables.

 

[throdgrain]

ok sorry

It's the standard cooler, the room is quite hot really. The speed is recorded at idle.

 

[pastymuncher]

What are your idle/load temps?

 

[throdgrain]

Maybe 40-45 idle, and 60 to 70 under load. I think thats a bit high, but I'm comparing it to my Conroe, so I dont really know.

 

[Yurihyuga]

temps look normal for the stock cooler.

 

[pastymuncher]

Your idle temps are not far off my load temps. Is the cooler clipped down properly? Seems a tad high even for the stock cooler. You may have to just bite the bullet and buy a decent cooler.

 

[throdgrain]

I've just ordered an Arctic cooler. I have one off my Conroe I thought fitted, but on looking at it again I'm not 100% sure.

The stock cooler seems to be installed right to me,, but I think I might take out the mobo and have a closer look tomorow.

 

[proxy10]

temps look normal for the stock cooler.