Switch to water cooling?

[paco83]

Room temp in the room i keep my computer in is hot, about 80F. This makes keeping the case cool hard, which in turn makes it hard to keep my processor cool. When it gets real bad i have to drop the processor voltage .15 volts and back the overclock down 200mhz in order to keep the computer stable, otherwise it crashes about every 5-10 min. The case temp is usually in the 38-40 C range and my processor temp is in the 55-60C range. I do have pretty good airflow inside the case, 2 in the front, and 1 out the back. Are decent water cooling setups better at handling warm intake air? Should i try water cooling or is there another way to keep my processor cool even in a hot room.

 

[soja]

It doesn't seem like you have good airflow in your case if your room is 80F (27c) and your case is 100F (38c). With good airflow case temps should close in near your room temp and your proc temps will drop dramtically as well. With watercooling your temps will drop but again temps would drop even more if your case temps were lower. Maybe try 1 front intake and 2 in back exhausting (if you can) the hot air out.

 

[paco83]

I only have the one grille in the back. I thought that my case temps were a little high, but when i asked on the forums someone said that ~10C difference in room/case temp is pretty normal

 

[soja]

Originally posted by: paco83
when i asked on the forums someone said that ~10C difference in room/case temp is pretty normal

Don't think so... Take off your side panel and run it for a while. Your case temps should drop a good amount. If it does that'll show that you need more fresh/cooler air circulating into your case ~~> therefore better airflow.

BTW some mobo sensors used for "system" temp are not accurate whatsoever. On my KD7 its ridiculously off (50c+?) compared to my external temp probe measuring case temp.

 

[tweaker54321]

probably because its really reading the chipset temp?

your case temps are definitely too high, and in watercooling, its important to keep the water temps low and it will go as low as your case temp.

 

[paco83]

I think the mobo might be reporting the northbridge temp because the room temp right now is 75F and after running united devices for 2 hrs with the case closed, the "case" temp was reading 35C and after about 30 min with the side off it was reading 34C.

 

[Blain]

There are too many good air cooling options out there. Get your case flowing well and move on from there.
Show us some pics of your case... front (without cover)... side... rear.

 

[paco83]

Here are a couple pics.

Front
Back
Inside

Thanks for all your help.

 

[wetcat007]

Originally posted by: Drozdov
probably because its really reading the chipset temp?

your case temps are definitely too high, and in watercooling, its important to keep the water temps low and it will go as low as your case temp.

Yeah and with a passivly cooled chipset that can be rather far off from the case temp, case temp should idealy be about the same as the room it's in or a degree or 2 higher.

 

[soja]

Watercooling is only for those who love slk800 w/ tornado temps but dread the jet engine noise 🙂

 

[Richdog]

Originally posted by: soja
Watercooling is only for those who love slk800 w/ tornado temps but dread the jet engine noise 🙂

Thatll be just about everybody then. 😛 😀

 

[wasssup]

hmm i guess by improving airflow my system will be stable as well...

it's 72F today and my case is at 93F, cpu at 122F...got back from class this morning and found my system crashed, and turning my window fan OFF made it more stable (guess maybe it's the humidity from outside? dunno..)

anyway, this is an xp2000+ running stock for now, GC68 HSF and antec 1000AMG case (two fans up front, two in back, one on the window, and of course one on the cpu, all antec tri-light fans).

 

[soja]

Originally posted by: Richdog

Originally posted by: soja
Watercooling is only for those who love slk800 w/ tornado temps but dread the jet engine noise 🙂

Thatll be just about everybody then. 😛 😀

Yep, watercooling is your friend. But not everyone wants to be it's friend 🙁