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Need Cooling Help for Cooler Master Case

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Ok, I've just got myself a new AMD x4 955 and I'm having some temperature issues that I've never had before with previous cpus. I'm already trying to understand/solve the cpu heat issue in the Hot & Loud thread.

Here I'd like to address the issue that when I put the cover back on the cpu temp increases by up to +17c despite having installed a fan at the front to suck air in and a fan at the back to blow it out (admittedly the akasa fan at the rear is doing a very poor job, but the faster spinning akasa fan at the front blows strong). I've gone with 80mm fan due to size limitations in my case, although I might be able to install a 92mm at the rear if that makes a difference...

Below is a picture of my case. I'm thinking of getting a more powerful fan to blow the air out the back of the case, but other than that can't really think of much else. I'm not about to change case, but any other suggestions are very welcome.

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what model of case is that so i can try and find some better pics of it's layout to try and help ?

is it this one ? - http://www.hardwarereview.net/Reviews/Coolermaster ATC-710/coolermaster ATC-710.htm

if it is this one perhaps you could get 5.25 to 3.5 bay adaptors and try to get the two drives in the bottom drive caddy into the dvd bays at the top and then add another intake above your current intake fan and add another 80mm exhuast above the one you have just now, this should let the air flow more easily.
 
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chipps101 said:
what model of case is that so i can try and find some better pics of it's layout to try and help ?

is it this one ? - http://www.hardwarereview.net/Reviews/Coolermaster ATC-710/coolermaster ATC-710.htm
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That's appreciated, but despite lots of googling I can't find just the right one. All it says on the case is Cooler Master ATCS, but searching for that I find similar but not identical. It is around eight years old and I don't remember what model it is.

I'll try taking some better pictures tomorrow if time allows.

Cheers
 
chipps101 said:
is it this one ? - http://www.hardwarereview.net/Reviews/Coolermaster ATC-710/coolermaster ATC-710.htm

if it is this one perhaps you could get 5.25 to 3.5 bay adaptors and try to get the two drives in the bottom drive caddy into the dvd bays at the top and then add another intake above your current intake fan and add another 80mm exhuast above the one you have just now, this should let the air flow more easily.
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Yes, that is the correct case! Did you just edit that post, cause didn't see that. :)

I'm probably just tired. In any case that is an interesting idea. Will give it some thought. Thanks again.
 
yeah i edited it after reading the review and thinking a while instead of double posting :)
it looks to me that the lowest hard drives and the graphics card are very close and may be blocking the airflow :(

edit - maybe taping up the unused exhaust fan slot may help as it may stop your exhaust fan and psu fan pulling air through there instead of from the case itself, as that hole may be affecting the pressure in the case and closing it would help in that case.
 
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Yep, it looks like it's based on the old Chieftec Dragon design, which makes it very difficult to install larger fans to get some decent airflow going quietly. I'm running into the same issue with my case and it's looking much more simple to spend a bit of money on a new one, I don't have even close to the metalworking skills to mod it successfully :(.
 
Well without modding it theres not much you can really do apart from buying a new case,
Just make sure it takes plenty of 120mms or bigger & you will be fine
 
chipps101 said:
yeah i edited it after reading the review and thinking a while instead of double posting :)
it looks to me that the lowest hard drives and the graphics card are very close and may be blocking the airflow :(

edit - maybe taping up the unused exhaust fan slot may help as it may stop your exhaust fan and psu fan pulling air through there instead of from the case itself, as that hole may be affecting the pressure in the case and closing it would help in that case.
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Your advise has given me some ideas. :) I have a floppy drive I'm not using in the 3.5 that I can get rid off and I don't really need the CD drive in the 5.25. So that gives me more space, but to take advantage of it I would need to fit the 3.5 HD in the 5.25 drive somehow. Ideas? If that cannot be done then I might just have to get rid of one HD.

To combat hot air being pulled in I'll move the rear fan to the upper exhaust, although ideally I should just replace it as it seems quite useless as shifting air but I'm reluctant to keep throwing cash at fans. I'm also considering hanging another 120mm fan on the other side of the cpu heatsink since I have a spare. Worth it?
 
to mount the drives in the 5.25 bays you could either use the screw on adaptors like these - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-051-AK&groupid=701&catid=14&subcat=72
or you could buy something like a mobile rack which you could then carry into any future builds as a sata hot swap bay - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-037-BT&groupid=701&catid=14&subcat=72

another fan on the cpu cooler in a push pull configuration should help the temps a little so if you have a fan there anyway go for it :)
 
You should definitely have two exhaust fans.
Using PSU as exhaust has been bad idea for over half dozen years and those FSP PSUs have low quality Chinese capacitors which don't like heat at all.

Also looks like you have there non-exhausting electric heater lower in the case which is another mistake with that little case cooling.
 
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