Quick air cooling question

[ugly ferret]

If my cpu temps are the same with the case open as with the top of the case off, will adding more powerful exhaust fans still lower my cpu temps by a couple of degrees? My cpu fan is very close my two exhausts, and my cpu temps are a bit too high for my liking.

So would it help, or does the fact that the temp doesn't change with the top off suggest that the current exhausts are doing a good enough job.

A bit weird, I know, but I'll appreciate it if anyone could help me out. Thanks.

 

[SiriusB]

It would seem you have bad airflow in your case if it is cooler with the side off. You could try putting an extra intake fan in the front or side. Or an exhaust in the top of the case.

SiriusB

 

[ugly ferret]

No sorry, I wasn't clear. The temps are the same with the top off (media pc case) as with it all closed up. I was just wondering if adding more powerful exhausts would still help my cpu temps, or does the fact that the temps are the same with case open and closed indicate that the exhaust fans are good enough and that more powerful ones won't help.

I already have the full compliment of case fans, two powerful 92mm intakes and two silent but fairly weak 80mm outakes, so I can't add any more. My 1.1ghz cpu overclock in a media pc case means things get a little toasty and I'm looking for ways to reduce my load temp on both cores of 57 degrees !! My gigabyte g cooler is supposed to be the best a64 cooler I can get and I can't fit a scythe ninja with a powerful 120mm fan in my small case. So is there anything else I can do to reduce my cpu temps? No watercooling!!

Sorry if it's a little confusing, I've never been good at expressing myself.

 

[Day03]

If your cpu temps at idle are similar to your case temps then your cooler is working well in exchanging the heat. If there is a big difference in temps then the cooler might not be seated correctly.

What's your case temp? try blowing some air with a cold hairdryier and see if it makes any difference, if yes then your case cooling is not good enough.

 

[ugly ferret]

What's your case temp?

Haven't got a clue mate . In speedfan I've got at idle:

temp 1: 37
temp 2: 42
temp 3: 38
temp: 2
HD0: 31
temp1 again: 40
core: 34

Load on both cores:

temp 1: 53
temp 2: 57 (Think this one is cpu)
temp 3: Can't remember
temp: 2
HD0: 31
temp1 again: can't remember
core: 65

The fact that I can't remember those two means that they weren't too bad, otherwise I would have remembered them, probly around 45 degrees. It all looks a bit toasty though.

Basically I want to reduce the cpu temp and the core temp (whatever that is). I don't know of an a64 cpu cooler that's better than the gigabyte g cooler (scythe ninja won't fit), so I was wondering if more powerful 80mm exhausts would help? Or would that only affect the case temp, which probably isn't too bad.

Thanks.

 

[Chris Beard]

I think your question is:

"The temps I get are the same with the case cover on as with the case cover off. Will better case fans lower the temperature?"

The answer is yes. Better case fans will always lower temperatures until the temperature inside your case is the same as that outside your case. To start with (the addition of the first fan) the difference will be quite marked, and the difference will become lesser as you add more fans.

For measuring temps I think Motherboard Moniter will probably give you some more meaningful readings (if it's supported by your motherboard).

If you have an ASUS board, you can use the pc probe software utility available from their website.

Hope this helps,
Chris.

 

[ugly ferret]

Thanks, yes that was exactly my question.

I just popped out today and got a couple of the zalman F1's. They shift about 40 cfm as opposed to the 20 cfm of my old ones. They're a bit louder but not enough to bother me. And my cpu temp for load on both cores has gone down to 54 degrees.

I'm very pleased with that, 3 degrees is quite a lot. And cus it's so cheap, I might give the acrtic freezer 64 a spin to see if it's better than the gigabyte.

 

[Chris Beard]

Good to hear you're happy. Thanks for posting results.