Motherboard temp quite high. What to do?

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My q6600 is 38C whereas the mobo is 51C.

Do i need to add the fans that Asus gave? Or add a larger fan in the P182 middle section?

Abit confused.
 
i have the p180 very simlar. what fans do you have in the top sectiopn at the moment do you have the 2 at back and top and the one at front ? that should be plnety if you do ? i asume they all blowing correct way ? front in back 2 out ? did you use the fans that came with the case i think they are adjustavble ?
 
I am using the 3 case fans as you are describing.

They can be moved around.

I am thinking of adding one fan to the mid bay for the graphics card. The graphics card expels hot air downwards (8800GTS). So i am guessing thats the reason?

Or should i move one of the fans?
 
i think the best place for the fans is one at front 2 at back at the top. if you are using the fans they supplied ar eyou running them at full speed ? as i think they are adjustable ?

what mobo do you have ?
 
Using fans as supplied as what you are saying.

Asus Blitz DDR2 mobo.

I am running fans at full now and temps have dropped slightly.

system temp is 45
CPU is 34


Its the high system temp that worries me. Maybe my wiring down there isnt as clear as the ones above?
 
that system temp doess seem a little high at 51 especially if that was at idle, the fact it has dropped is good with the fans on full. still you shouldnt need to run them on full all time i dont think. dont know if anyone else on here has that board and can check thers for comparison ?
 
I hope its not the board :P

I will try and add another fan to the graphics card area as that where most of the heat seems to be.
 
yeah guess them gfx cards can pump a lot heat into the area its worth a try anyway :)

what sort of cooler do you have ??? if its one were fan mounts on side not top. make sure fan is blowing towards the back of the case.
 
I can go to a shop and get a 120mm fan and use that to blow air on the gfx card and hopefully cool the mobo? Will that help?
 
fdxd said:
My q6600 is 38C whereas the mobo is 51C.

Do i need to add the fans that Asus gave? Or add a larger fan in the P182 middle section?

Abit confused.

Sounds like the motherboard and CPU temps have been mixed up, the same happened on my Dads 3GHZ PC. (e.g. motherboard could reach: 50-60 & CPU: 30-40 which isn't right for a Prescott with stock cooling :p).

Craig.
 
Here is a pic of the temperatures:

capturera4.jpg


45 is as cool as the system temp can get.

I am asuming the aux has weirded out.
 
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