took 7 degrees off CPU temp ...

k1llah3rtz · 2 Nov 2009 at 12:02

by switching the fan to pull air through the heatsink rather than push....

droyden · 2 Nov 2009 at 12:25

Do you have other fans pulling air into the case?

JonJ678 · 2 Nov 2009 at 12:29

Suggests the airflow in your case isn't so great. A good thing to try out though.
The other options are shrouds (as far as I know untested on heatsinks) and using a fan either side.

k1llah3rtz · 2 Nov 2009 at 12:31

200mm Front In
200mm Side In
120mm Bottom In
200mm Top Out
2x60mm RAM Down

PWM Sync'd:
120mm Back Out
120mm CPU Out

Chris Beard · 2 Nov 2009 at 12:32

Did you blow any dust off the cooler whilst you were in there?

k1llah3rtz · 2 Nov 2009 at 12:33

everything is brand new

JonJ678 · 2 Nov 2009 at 12:45

Turn off the side fan and tape a piece of card over it, see what happens to the temperatures then. Should be a fair bit better.

The fans pointing downwards on the ram probably explain why pulling worked better, you may find that turning the ram ones off and putting the fan pushing through the cooler works better again.

PistolPete · 2 Nov 2009 at 12:45

Could it be the paste curing??

k1llah3rtz · 2 Nov 2009 at 13:17

hmm... running my ram at the spec'd of 1867 without cooling might cause other heat dispersal issues