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I am currently upgrading my PC to make it more of a HTPC and have it running almost 24hrs/day so I would like it as quiet as possible. Also I quite fancy doing a bit of overclocking to get a bit more out of it and so I want to keep the thing cool.
I have a P4 2.53Ghz Northwood originally in a Packard Bell computer that I changed the motherboard on to allow me to have a play around with overclocking. The motherboard I bought was a ASRock P4VM800. During the change over I obviously broke the thermal compound seal between the CPU and the HSF, I didnt have any more thermal compound so I just left it because I had a Freezer 4 coming. I turned the computer back on to test that everything was working properly and to start rebuilding the system. I noticed that the HSF (still the original P4 one) was running constantly because the temp was so high because there wasnt a decent heat transfer.
I wasnt that bothered by this because I kept an eye on the temp and turned the computer off when I wasnt using it. Like i said before I had a Freezer 4 on the way and when it arrived yesterday I fitted it and used the supplied MX-1 and the temperature dropped almost immediately from 40°C to around 30°C. I know that the thermal paste will take a while to settle in and the temperatures should drop a bit more, but still at this temperature the fan (the new Freezer 4) is running at full blast. It is not as loud as the original fan but at least the old one used to change speed depending on the temperature and so if I left the computer doing nothing then the fan speed would decrease.
Is there any way of setting the speed of the fan depending on the temperature? and also what kind of temperatures will it drop to and do you think this might stop the fan running constantly?
Thanx in advance
I have a P4 2.53Ghz Northwood originally in a Packard Bell computer that I changed the motherboard on to allow me to have a play around with overclocking. The motherboard I bought was a ASRock P4VM800. During the change over I obviously broke the thermal compound seal between the CPU and the HSF, I didnt have any more thermal compound so I just left it because I had a Freezer 4 coming. I turned the computer back on to test that everything was working properly and to start rebuilding the system. I noticed that the HSF (still the original P4 one) was running constantly because the temp was so high because there wasnt a decent heat transfer.
I wasnt that bothered by this because I kept an eye on the temp and turned the computer off when I wasnt using it. Like i said before I had a Freezer 4 on the way and when it arrived yesterday I fitted it and used the supplied MX-1 and the temperature dropped almost immediately from 40°C to around 30°C. I know that the thermal paste will take a while to settle in and the temperatures should drop a bit more, but still at this temperature the fan (the new Freezer 4) is running at full blast. It is not as loud as the original fan but at least the old one used to change speed depending on the temperature and so if I left the computer doing nothing then the fan speed would decrease.
Is there any way of setting the speed of the fan depending on the temperature? and also what kind of temperatures will it drop to and do you think this might stop the fan running constantly?
Thanx in advance