Soldato
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Hi all, i'm experiencing some trouble with my temps. Basically, with the case side on the CPU temps when idle are a good 10-15 c higher than with it off, and so under load the temps are frankly a bit too high for my liking.
Here is a picture of the direction of the airflow inside my case:
some points to make:
- i can't rotate the hsf because the chipset heatsink blocks it. Should the fan be sucking air away from the hsf though?
- i have 4 sata disks in the 3.5" bays, with only the middle bay open. I also have a sata disk in the lowest of the 5.25" bay. Should i try moving some more disks up there? I'm concerned though that because it's only possible to screw the disks in on one side, that this may lead to rattles and vibrations which i really can't stand at all! I don't really want to spend a fortune on internal caddies and the like either.
Any comments certainly welcome. Thanks!
Here is a picture of the direction of the airflow inside my case:
some points to make:
- i can't rotate the hsf because the chipset heatsink blocks it. Should the fan be sucking air away from the hsf though?
- i have 4 sata disks in the 3.5" bays, with only the middle bay open. I also have a sata disk in the lowest of the 5.25" bay. Should i try moving some more disks up there? I'm concerned though that because it's only possible to screw the disks in on one side, that this may lead to rattles and vibrations which i really can't stand at all! I don't really want to spend a fortune on internal caddies and the like either.
Any comments certainly welcome. Thanks!