how i get temps of 8c to 30c under load

gavsta1981 · 15 Dec 2011 at 23:03

ok i start off with my h60 water cooler i then have two 3.5 fans feeding cool air through the rad then anougther drawing air from it see pics below

then i use a small fan to keep the north bridge and mem cool

and finaly i use 4x small fans to feed cool air into the gpu

then to top it all off it sits infront of an open window

TNGL · 15 Dec 2011 at 23:05

And how loud is this thing? But if it's getting them temps under load, good job.

gavsta1981 · 15 Dec 2011 at 23:07

lol its like living next door to manchester airport

Hyburnate · 15 Dec 2011 at 23:08

Im sorry, how cold is your room?

almighty15 · 15 Dec 2011 at 23:09

My CPU loads at -25c and is quieter then this..

gavsta1981 · 15 Dec 2011 at 23:11

im a big lad and cope well with the cold but its all good

Surveyor · 15 Dec 2011 at 23:36

@ almighty15

FYI your signature is too big.

4 lines of text only.

Threepwood · 16 Dec 2011 at 13:09

Is the case perma opened or do you close it?

I only ask because its unusual to see a rear rad set up sucking air into a case.

j.col · 16 Dec 2011 at 13:17

gavsta1981 said:
and finaly i use 4x small fans to feed cool air into the gpu

sometimes 1 or 2 large fans, eg. 140mm, will push more air a lot quieter

also great temps

HeX · 16 Dec 2011 at 13:22

Hyburnate said:
Im sorry, how cold is your room?

This.

There is no way you are getting 8C CPU temps at idle unless your PC is outside or you live inside a refrigerator :|

Martini1991 · 16 Dec 2011 at 13:35

Thuban owner I take it?

Orcvader · 16 Dec 2011 at 13:58

Two fans on the push side... Isn't that bad for fans? Doesn't it shorten the lifespan or something?

Sgt Tackleberry · 16 Dec 2011 at 14:13

Can you upload Screen shots of your temps plz to settle the row.

V F · 16 Dec 2011 at 14:22

HeX said:
This.

There is no way you are getting 8C CPU temps at idle unless your PC is outside or you live inside a refrigerator :|

Isn't this rather OCD? these aren't the days of Thunderbird.

HeX · 16 Dec 2011 at 14:36

V F said:
Isn't this rather OCD? these aren't the days of Thunderbird.

No... it's physics...

The CPU can't physically be cooler than the ambient room temp unless you have some kind of refrigeration going on to drop the temp below ambient. And if you did you'd be running the risk of getting condensation all over the inside of your case and wrecking your computer.

You'd have to have a chilled water loop, or the like to get down to 8C.

I've just noticed he's said he's got it next to an open window, which would help getting the temps down with the cold air atm, but if it is really at 8C then it's a terrible idea due to the high risk of condensation and shorting out the PC.

Unless his room is 8C... as I said

V F · 16 Dec 2011 at 14:44

I'm not talking bout that. I'm talking about all this extreme behaviour as if one is cooling a nuclear plant. It's a PC. It's not a 20 year old chip.

"its like living next door to manchester airport"

HeX · 16 Dec 2011 at 14:51

Ah, well in that case, yes I agree completely. It's complete overkill, and entirely unneeded.

Raikiri · 16 Dec 2011 at 18:06

3.5" fans? That's roughly 90mm, I was under the impression the H60 took 120mm fans.

Anyway it's silly, there's the risk of condensation, all the noise and for what? An extra 50mhz or so?

j.col · 16 Dec 2011 at 21:19

Raikiri said:
3.5" fans? That's roughly 90mm, I was under the impression the H60 took 120mm fans.

Anyway it's silly, there's the risk of condensation, all the noise and for what? An extra 50mhz or so?

He has a Q6600 at 3.0ghz with stock volts afaik (see his other thread)
it does seem very low though.
@3.0ghz even under IBT, it would only be around 50.C, so its still well under max temp.
it does seem to be overkill.
i would rather sit in a warm room and have it at idle of 30.C and at least i would be warm,

gavsta1981 · 16 Dec 2011 at 22:18