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Cooling a Athlon XP 1600+

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bigempty

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Currently my setup consists of a Volcano 7 HSF with the temp sensor intact... 1 80cm fan on the sidepanel acting as a intake blowing air directly on the HSF and MB and 1 80cm fan on the rear acting as a exhaust.

The CPU averages 40*C and the overall sys temp is 34*C

Do you think I would benefit from adding a fan on the front of the case and cutting the temp sensor off the HSF so it is always running at full?

And what is the real benefit of keeping your HDs cooled?
 
Too many questions, so little time! 😉 OK, first off, your temps are fine. Yes, you might be able to get them a bit lower if you add a few fans here and there but you will not get them significantly lower. Possibly if you added a better HS, (that volcano isn't really a "favorite" of mine) AND a couple of fans, you might be able to reduce things by 3-5C. Only you can decide if that would be worth it.
As to keeping the HD's cool, the main benefit would be longevity. Electrical components HATE the heat. If you have HD's that are constantly running hot with no clear ventillation, then those drives would almost certainly fail before ones that are well ventillated would. Now, the question is......how much does the extra ventillation add to the life of a HDD. WHO KNOW?!?! If you are worried, it is cheap insurance to throw in an extra fan or two. If you rotate out or replace your system every couple of years or so, you might not ever see a problem. Anyway, YMMV and that is just !one of them thar' opinions
 
Bigempty,
if you have a side fan blowing directly on your HSF, you are probably interrupting the airflow. The HSF is trying to blow hot air away from the top of the CPU, yet the side fan is blowing air directly at the hot air. If the side fan were at the bottom of the case, it could intake cooler air which would be sucked up into the heatsink.

Just my 2 cents
 
I have a side panel fan and I've tried both ways. If its blowing in the cpu temp is lower. If its sucking air out, cpu temp increases and m/b temp goes down.
Fans: upper rear exhaust, side intake, front lower intake, 2 p/s fans, video card fan, TT ram fan, removable hdd rack fan, chipset fan--now that I think about, I've got a fan machine not a computer.
JF
 
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