Unexpected System Temperatures!

[DJ Tucker]

Hi everyone, in this summer heat here in the uk my rig has been getting hotter both idle and load. I have been trying to find a way to keep it cooler without breaking the bank (infact not spending a penny as i dont have any) and have found for me a great solution If you have a look at the pictures of my rig http://forums.legitreviews.com/about15415-140.html you will see what i have anyway to cool down my rig all i did was turn the 80mm side fan off and OMG the temp drop was amazing

So here are my temps with 80mm side fan on:

IDLE: CPU 46c - CORE 0 and 1 39c - GPU 1 60c - GPU 2 52c - HDD 37c - SYSTEM 47c
LOAD: CPU 58c - CORE 0 and 1 52c - GPU 1 85c - GPU 2 69c - HDD 47c - SYSTEM 55c

And now with the 80mm side fan off:

IDLE: CPU 47c - CORE 0 and 1 41c - GPU 1 57c - GPU 2 49c - HDD 34c - SYSTEM 43c
LOAD: CPU 60c - CORE 0 and 1 55c - GPU 1 82c - GPU 2 66c - HDD 45c - SYSTEM 51c

What do you think off that?

[Major_A]

Maybe the side fan is messing with the convection of the case?.?.?.? Does your case have an front intake fan installed?

[DJ Tucker]

no front intake at all! just confused but want to get my cpu a little cooler lol

[Major_A]

That's a good reason, you have more exhaust pressure than intake pressure. Basically imbalancing the convection system and getting the hot air to pool, so to speak. Add a front intake fan and plug back in your side fan. All should be right in the universe then.

[TexasScott]

That's a good reason, you have more exhaust pressure than intake pressure. Basically imbalancing the convection system and getting the hot air to pool, so to speak. Add a front intake fan and plug back in your side fan. All should be right in the universe then.

+1---You need a front intake fan for good positive airflow through your case...Once you get something installed(hopefully at least a 120mm fan) and turn your

Side panel fan back on you should see your temps drop....


Scott

[DJ Tucker]

ok i will give it a go but my trouble is that i have a vent at the front for a fan 120mm but this case design on the front covers most of the vent so it wont do much good!

[Major_A]

It will pull more air in than you think. Look at the Antec Sonata cases and from what I've read they have good airflow.

[DJ Tucker]

UPDATE

2x Akasa AK-170CB-4BLS 8cm Blue LED case fan that has 34.6 CFM and seeing as i have room for 4x 80mm fans on the front 2 in-line with the hadr drive that is also in-line with my GPU's should hopefully cool my system down a lil more! By the way many of you have seen pictures of my case on page 8 of the post you rig post and you can see the cables badly all over the place well soon new pics of the case with proper cable managemnet will be up!

[Major_A]

So... Did you order fans or are you telling us the options you have?

[DJ Tucker]

sorry i ordered the fans and should get them tomorrow and will let you know of the temps monday evening or tuesday morning!

[DJ Tucker]

Here are the previous temps:

80mm side fan on:

IDLE: CPU 46c - CORE 0 and 1 39c - GPU 1 60c - GPU 2 52c - HDD 37c - SYSTEM 47c
LOAD: CPU 58c - CORE 0 and 1 52c - GPU 1 85c - GPU 2 69c - HDD 47c - SYSTEM 55c

80mm side fan off:

IDLE: CPU 47c - CORE 0 and 1 41c - GPU 1 57c - GPU 2 49c - HDD 34c - SYSTEM 43c
LOAD: CPU 60c - CORE 0 and 1 55c - GPU 1 82c - GPU 2 66c - HDD 45c - SYSTEM 51c

80mm side fan on with 2x 80mm front panel fans on:

IDLE: CPU 43c - CORE 0 and 1 36c - GPU 1 56c - GPU 2 48c - HDD 25c - SYSTEM 41c
LOAD: CPU 50c - CORE 0 and 1 46c - GPU 1 80c - GPU 2 64c - HDD 35c - SYSTEM 48c

Now thats a nice lump of cooling!

[Major_A]

Got some air moving now. Glad to see it knocked the temps down a bit.

[TexasScott]

Wow 2 80mm intake fans makes a nice difference in your temps...Good job..

Now you just need to get the cables uncluttered and it should improve your temps a little more....Unless you cleaned it up already...


Scott

[DJ Tucker]

cables are all done too and ok it doesn't look to great but should hopefully have some pictures up within the next 2 days to show you the previous cable management and fans compared to the current cable management and fans