These are my idle temps. Probably not healthy...

NeptuneUK · 15 Jan 2012 at 16:29

So these are my idle temps:

My system :
Phenom II 1090T @ 3.8ghz (with arctic cooler 7 rev2)
GTX 570 SLI 1280mb stock
2x4gb ripjawx stock

I have 2 large exhaust fans and 2 small intake fans, I'm using an Antec case:

I know that running an SLI system on air with incur higher operating tempatures, but from what I can tell, my temps seem to be too high for idling compare to other people.
I AM running my CPU overclocked, but at the stock speed, it idles 2C cooler. So it's still idling at 40C anyway. I had to reapply new thermal paste because the paste with the cooler was making it idle at 50C when I first got it!

What can I do? Is there a better case? Can I watercool the cpu on the cheap? Will reapplying thermal paste on the GPUs help too?

edit: I would like to add that I have my desktop on my desk, next to the window (which I leave open)

lomez · 15 Jan 2012 at 16:38

your temps on the core are about average for a overclock on air, mine hovers between 35-48 idling and never higher then 60 under full load. for the gpu you could reapply the paste or buy a aftermarket cooler both of which should decrease the heat. but again gpu's always run pretty hot compared to a cpu cooled.

ThePengu1n · 15 Jan 2012 at 16:39

Use RealTemp for your cpu and either GPU-Z of MSI Afterburner for your gfx cards, see if you get the same temps

NeptuneUK · 15 Jan 2012 at 16:42

Afterburner reports the same, and I get the same temps in the Gigabyte BIOS utility for the core.

wazza300 · 15 Jan 2012 at 17:04

i would buy a better cooler if i were you,maybe all in one watercooler like h50 or h70

NeptuneUK · 15 Jan 2012 at 18:02

The H70 looks promising, what about the other components, do they take up much space in the case?
I can't go on with these temps if I want my PC to live a long healthy life.

wazza300 · 15 Jan 2012 at 18:29

Havnt looked at h70 on phone,but if its same size rad as a 120mm fan then it won't take much room up inside your case,be like adding two 120mm fans on top of each other

NeptuneUK · 16 Jan 2012 at 17:52

"The raging fires of hell itself" doesn't seem to be as warm today. It may be a sensor near the CPU. I thought it might have be the soundcard (which is situated between my GPUs)
I decreased the Vcore and changed the CPU clock from 3.8 to 3.7, and everything looks happier. I will be looking at watercooling the CPU in the future, and seeing how much further I can overclock. I had it stable at 3.9 on air, but it got a little warm.