running core i7 passive

[muppet]

hi

i received my order of

bloodrage x58 mobo

core i7 2.66

6 gig corsair ram

arctic cooling frezzer pro

i started the pc for the first time with the side panel off and noticed the cpu fan wasnt running ( it briefly flickers into life when you first start up )

could the fan be borked or am i missing something . the wierd thing is im playing fallout 3 and running the heaven benchmark and it seems fine temps never went over 71 according to coretemp . id like it sorting so i can see how far it will o/clock with this little cooler .

cheers

cheers

 

[muppet]

hi

ive got another fan on my old machine , ill give it a try

cheers

 

[muppet]

yep tried another fan and presto now idling at 34 c

cheers

 

[muppet]

hi

yes i thought a fan was essential but remember the heatsink was attatched

cheers

 

[muppet]

hi

i was playing fallout 3 for about 3 hours and every thing was fine . i think with a bigger cooler it would be even cooler ( clever i am )

cheers