- Dec 23, 2006
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Hey AT
I've gotten sick of hearing my PC (sig) over my speakers, so I got to fiddling around with my fan setup.
Old Setup:
Antec 300
140mm Antec Tri-cool on hi
120mm Tri-cool on hi
3x Hiper 120mm fans ~50cfm ~20dB ea
Stock Intel cooler, fixed at 2k with speedstep disabled
8800GT fan fixed at 100%
PSU - http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16817256037
Current fiddled setup
all 5 case fans unplugged (but still installed, probably blocking some natural air flow)
CPU cooler with whatever it is called that reduces fan speed and speedstep both enabled
GPU fan fixed at 50%
CPUID HWmonitor is reading 38-40C load temps for the cpu, and ~60c for GPU. pretty nice eh? HDD is good, in the low 30s, as is NB sensor. However, the SB heatsink is hot to the touch
My PSU is so quiet, I'm not worried about replacing it or anything
The Questions:
CPU cooler - I'm thinking about replacing it with one of those handy dandy xigmatek 120mm tower coolers running without the fan. What can I expect temp wise compared to the Intel cooler? (remember, passive here)
Southbridge - Do SB's normally run pretty hot? I never really felt one til just now, so I'm not sure if its out of the ordinary. If so, are there any good aftermarket passive coolers out there for SB? I remember a handful for NB replacement, but I don't recall if anyone made a SB HS
Any input welcome
I've gotten sick of hearing my PC (sig) over my speakers, so I got to fiddling around with my fan setup.
Old Setup:
Antec 300
140mm Antec Tri-cool on hi
120mm Tri-cool on hi
3x Hiper 120mm fans ~50cfm ~20dB ea
Stock Intel cooler, fixed at 2k with speedstep disabled
8800GT fan fixed at 100%
PSU - http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16817256037
Current fiddled setup
all 5 case fans unplugged (but still installed, probably blocking some natural air flow)
CPU cooler with whatever it is called that reduces fan speed and speedstep both enabled
GPU fan fixed at 50%
CPUID HWmonitor is reading 38-40C load temps for the cpu, and ~60c for GPU. pretty nice eh? HDD is good, in the low 30s, as is NB sensor. However, the SB heatsink is hot to the touch
My PSU is so quiet, I'm not worried about replacing it or anything
The Questions:
CPU cooler - I'm thinking about replacing it with one of those handy dandy xigmatek 120mm tower coolers running without the fan. What can I expect temp wise compared to the Intel cooler? (remember, passive here)
Southbridge - Do SB's normally run pretty hot? I never really felt one til just now, so I'm not sure if its out of the ordinary. If so, are there any good aftermarket passive coolers out there for SB? I remember a handful for NB replacement, but I don't recall if anyone made a SB HS
Any input welcome