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Dalboz
Hello everyone,
I have question regarding proper cooling. I just constructed a new
system with the following specs for those you didn't see the previous
posts when I was trying to get it to work:
Pentium 4 3.0GHz (Prescott) 800MHz FSB
Asus P4P800 motherboard
1 GB of Kingston PC3200 RAM (I'm pretty sure it PC3200, but I'll check
on that)
Foxcon CPU heatsink and fan.
Leadtek WinFast A380 Ultra TDH GeForce FX 5950 video card
Creative Labs Soundblaster Audigy Gamer
120 GB Western Digital Caviar IDE HDD
20 GB Western Digital Caviar IDE HDD
Generic IDE DVD-ROM
Yamaha 3200EZ CD-RW IDE
Sony Floppy Drive
400 Watt PSU
This is what is in the box, not including outside peripherals, of
which the only thing out of the ordinary would be my Aiptek Hyperpen
12000U Drawing Tablet.
In any case, I noticed the room getting warmer (and the CDs I put in
drive came out pretty hot). I jumped into the BIOS to check the
internal temp, and the CPU is running at around 60 C, while the mother
board is running at about 45 C. How bad is this? I know it's not
great, but it doesn't quite seem to be in the danger zone.
Another thought on proper cooling: In the past, I've usually tried to
create an airflow going through the computer. Have the fans on the
back blowing out the hot air, but seal up all vents except the ones
over the fans so that the hot air doesn't get drawn back in, but
instead cooler air is taken in through the front. Since the rear
chasis fan seems to be specifically designed to pull air in, I've
considered removing it and putting it on backwards so that it too push
air out rather than draws it in. Aside from dust, is this a good
method to follow to control heat in the system?
I have question regarding proper cooling. I just constructed a new
system with the following specs for those you didn't see the previous
posts when I was trying to get it to work:
Pentium 4 3.0GHz (Prescott) 800MHz FSB
Asus P4P800 motherboard
1 GB of Kingston PC3200 RAM (I'm pretty sure it PC3200, but I'll check
on that)
Foxcon CPU heatsink and fan.
Leadtek WinFast A380 Ultra TDH GeForce FX 5950 video card
Creative Labs Soundblaster Audigy Gamer
120 GB Western Digital Caviar IDE HDD
20 GB Western Digital Caviar IDE HDD
Generic IDE DVD-ROM
Yamaha 3200EZ CD-RW IDE
Sony Floppy Drive
400 Watt PSU
This is what is in the box, not including outside peripherals, of
which the only thing out of the ordinary would be my Aiptek Hyperpen
12000U Drawing Tablet.
In any case, I noticed the room getting warmer (and the CDs I put in
drive came out pretty hot). I jumped into the BIOS to check the
internal temp, and the CPU is running at around 60 C, while the mother
board is running at about 45 C. How bad is this? I know it's not
great, but it doesn't quite seem to be in the danger zone.
Another thought on proper cooling: In the past, I've usually tried to
create an airflow going through the computer. Have the fans on the
back blowing out the hot air, but seal up all vents except the ones
over the fans so that the hot air doesn't get drawn back in, but
instead cooler air is taken in through the front. Since the rear
chasis fan seems to be specifically designed to pull air in, I've
considered removing it and putting it on backwards so that it too push
air out rather than draws it in. Aside from dust, is this a good
method to follow to control heat in the system?