Help, my temps have shot way up!

[Quad]

1ghz tbird, asus a7v133, alpha pal6035 with ystech fan, artic silver applied.

when i built this comp in march, my idle temp was 42c with case off, 45c with case on. now that summer has come by, and i don't have air conditioning, it has gotten really got and humid. and my idle temp is now 54C! why has it shot up so much? should i be worried?

btw, i have 1 exhaust fan

 

[AMDPwred]

FANS FANS and more FANS

I didn't know that going to summer would change the temps that much. Just try and add more fans. See if that would help.

 

[Quad]

ok

but how come the weather outside has affected my temps so much?

 

[OCnMan]

<< how come the weather outside has affected my temps so much? >>



Uh, Dude, doesn't the hot weather make you feel hotter too? If your computer starts out with hotter air to cool it, it will run hotter.

OCnMan

 

[The_Lurker]

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<< how come the weather outside has affected my temps so much? >>



Uh, Dude, doesn't the hot weather make you feel hotter too? If your computer starts out with hotter air to cool it, it will run hotter.

OCnMan >>



he's right yano? My temps for my mobo shot from 25 - 28 degrees, no way to get it back down cause the air temp is much higher. Just an example.

 

[fastman]

Check your thermal compound, it may have dried out?

 

[bjc112]

if you don;t have A/C that has to be the answer.. that keeps the house temp about 10-15 warmer than in the winter! (well somewhere around there)

 

[AMDPwred]

<< Check your thermal compound, it may have dried out? >>



Good point. Wouldn't hurt to check that real quick.

 

[LASHER555ZX]

Quad put a DELTA on that ALPHA if u can stand the whine and if not get A/C. More fans too. Summer is only going to bring &quot;HEAT&quot;.

 

[DollarBill]

Sounds like you need a good &quot;COOL&quot; case (Antec SX 830) with a minimum of 4 fans running. Two in, &amp; 2 out. It comes with 2 fans installed.

 

[MCS]

A Delta 37CFM fan will get you back under 50C I am sure, it's just a question of noise. The fan actually sounds louder on some heatsinks than others. When I tried one on my Taisol it was UNBARABLE but now I have it on a Thermalright SK6 and its not even half as loud - no joke. The SK6 must stop it vibrating as much.