- Sep 23, 2009
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Here's the deal. Right now my ambient temp is about 23c. My PSU (OCZ ModXStream Pro 600w) gets fairly warm when playing games and I have a nice 120mm server fan blowing that warm air right out the back of the case. Unfortunately, my MOBO temps reach as high as 45c now. When I had my old Xclio 500w, my mobo temps never went above 40c. Also, my 4890 reaches fairly high temps as well. After 1 hour of crysis, the core temp was 75c and the "MEMIO" temp was 85c (My xfx 4890 doesn't report vrm temps, but I'd imagine they're fairly high as well.) The only part of my system I'm not really concerned about is my C2D e6750 and my harddrive. Ironically, even though the warm air from the PSU exits the case right near the cpu, my CPU never goes above 50c (OC'd @ 3.2GHz/1.22500 vcore, cooled by AC Freezer 7 Pro)
In the summer, ambient temps are bound to increase (No AC in my room
) Should I be worried about the effect this will have on my system temps? My case is the NZXT Apollo. I have 3 120mm fans. A front and side intake and a rear exhaust. I'd say it's average in terms of airflow. The rear 120mm can go as high as ~2100rpm but it gets loud past 1600rpm.
What can I do to ensure I won't have cooling issues int the hot months? Better case fans? after market cooling for 4890?
In the summer, ambient temps are bound to increase (No AC in my room
What can I do to ensure I won't have cooling issues int the hot months? Better case fans? after market cooling for 4890?