Need faster fan?

Vertigo · 5 Jul 2006 at 22:22

Ok well after doing some testing with my Opty I've settled at 2.8Ghz @ 1.36v.

Now temp wise this is idling at 38C right now, rising to around 55C with both cores under full load. Heatsink is an XP-120 with AS5 (yes it's seated correctly) and a very quiet, slow-ish Panaflo fan on it.

Question is, considering the general heat atm, are those temps reasonable or should I be looking to get a faster, noisier fan on it?

james.miller · 5 Jul 2006 at 22:25

i would try to kept it <55c if you can, but it should be a problem

Vertigo · 5 Jul 2006 at 22:26

It's right on the cusp of 55/56C when under full load (i.e. Prime95 on both cores) and considering the heat right now this should be the highest it ever gets. It's sposed to cool down to around 20/21 in a few days, if the load temps stay under 50C at that point then I think I'll be happy.

p4radox · 5 Jul 2006 at 22:59

I'd be perfectly happy with those temps, nothing to worry about.