slk800 + Vantec Tornado = 24C under load

[dxkj]

My ambient room temperature is 16C
My system temperature (due to the massive amount of CFM air being moved) is also 16C
My CPU is 24C after 1, 2 3 4 and 5 hrs of Prime95


Is 24C extremely low?




16C is 60 degrees F, now that is a cool room, but it is by no means FRIGID

24C is 75 degrees F


Should I just switch out my tornado off of the top of this, stick a slower fan on it, and then use it for case cooling (hooked up a fanbus to control the speed?)

 

[amcdonald]

I believe it... Sounds like you got a ridiculous amount of airflow... I don't see why not.

 

[TheBDB]

Sometimes my case runs at 34 C, so yes it is very low.

 

[everman]

That's fine, but is the noise worth it? The same cpu should be fine at 40c and a lot less noise.

 

[Wintermute76]

I"ve got an slk-900 with a panaflo 92mm L1A and I'm running about 32-34C under prime95 torture test after 10hrs. ambient room temp is 70F.


I don't want to hijack this thread, but since it was about maybe too much cooling I was wondering if I don't have enough. I'd like to overclock it a bit, but I"m not sure how far I can push it. System spec are in my sig.

 

[amcdonald]

Originally posted by: Wintermute76
I"ve got an slk-900 with a panaflo 92mm L1A and I'm running about 32-34C under prime95 torture test after 10hrs. ambient room temp is 70F.


I don't want to hijack this thread, but since it was about maybe too much cooling I was wondering if I don't have enough. I'd like to overclock it a bit, but I"m not sure how far I can push it. System spec are in my sig.

Man, if you are at 34ºC now you should be able to overclock like crazy and keep it under 40ºC
I don't like to go above a 40ºC cpu temp, but thats nothing to pay any attention to... athlons should be able to function well into the 50's and 60's

 

[deerslayer]

Those seem like some really low temps for air cooling, but the Tornado moves a lot of air. If you don't mind the noise, great. But really, you don't need it to be that low. I don't like to see mine get much over 50. I have the SLK800 w/ a YS Tech 80mm on a 1600+ @ 1743 and it runs at about 41C full load.

What kind of processor are you running this combo with?