Quick clean and temps have improved by 8-9 degrees but..

[philstanbridge]

Just goes to show how a quick ten minute clean and application of AS5 goes some way to improving temps.

I've got a 5850 with stock cooler @ at 850/1100 and my idle temps were in the region of 60 degrees, now it is reading 51. Still seems high maybe? It is quite warm in here though.

I've got a small funky case (reasonable airflow however) and I did have about half the fan blocked by the nearest pci card - but I couldn't see a huge difference by removing this. I think it's more the application of AS5 and a quick dust. What do you think?

 

[philstanbridge]

Ah that makes sense. I've also ditched the 10.7's in favour of the 10.4's which are better for me. So maybe it wasn't my clean that helped as much after all. I'm still contemplating getting one of these however : http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-048-ZA

 

[philstanbridge]

I've got a Silverstonetek matx case with exhaust vents on the side, and an intake and exhaust 80mm fan combination above the cards on a support. There's reasonable airflow all things considered. However, I think part of my original problem was the fact I had covered over almost half of the 5850 fan shroud with a pci x-fi. Stupid design! So I'm going to sell the x-fi and purchase a Xonar pcie I think (fancy a change). Then I would have killed two birds with one stone.

I'm not sure what 5850 cooler to go for though. I fancy that Zalman, but i really want something that offers me near silence (well, best of both worlds really) - so maybe the AC is the way to go?

 

[philstanbridge]

This morninig is better - 49 idle at the mo, but the system has not been on that long. Either way, I ordered another cooler for it, so things will improve. I just hope it isn't any louder!