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legwon · 03-07-2006, 12:27 AM

hi guys.
ok quick form of 2 hr novel.. lol.
made this pc myself. was having problems to begin with, kept shutting itself down. figured out a solution. was running great.
just last month i decided to check the temps. was running at 120C.

so i checked every possible avenue as to what was happening. found i had no thermal grease on the heatsink/processor.
now running 49C idle - 70C load.
vid card is running about 60C idle, and 75C load.
hdd's sitting at 25 and 30 degrees respecfully.

ive got a total of 7 fans. 2 intake, 2 exhaust, processor, vid card and the PSU.
i know the wires are messy, im workin on it.the round IDE cables are not cheap here. $35 a pop. but this is what i got.
outside
guts

specs:
AMD Sempron 2400+ (1.66ghz)
ECS 741gx-m mobo
BFG 6600 gt
Linksys wireless lan
USB 2.0 (5 port)
Samsung HDD 80 gb (X2)
Okia 450watt PSU
768mb DDR ram

what im looking at doin is:
- changing exhast fan one for a 120mm fan, and mounting the 80mm from there to the side. below the exsisting one.
- making a port through the front for the intakes. as so they dont have to work so hard to pull in air from that dinky little hole in the bottom. but im not sure how to do this w/o destroying the case. (suggestions?)
- also want to find a vid card cooler for the empty space i have there.

the issue is, i believe its still running quite hot. my room is the warmest in the house. however when i have the pc off for a period of time, my room gets cold.. lol. so that should tell u something.

any suggestions on making this beast cooler?

03-07-2006, 12:27 AM	#1
legwon Member (4 bit) Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8	ideas on getting cooler? hi guys. ok quick form of 2 hr novel.. lol. made this pc myself. was having problems to begin with, kept shutting itself down. figured out a solution. was running great. just last month i decided to check the temps. was running at 120C. so i checked every possible avenue as to what was happening. found i had no thermal grease on the heatsink/processor. now running 49C idle - 70C load. vid card is running about 60C idle, and 75C load. hdd's sitting at 25 and 30 degrees respecfully. ive got a total of 7 fans. 2 intake, 2 exhaust, processor, vid card and the PSU. i know the wires are messy, im workin on it.the round IDE cables are not cheap here. $35 a pop. but this is what i got. outside guts specs: AMD Sempron 2400+ (1.66ghz) ECS 741gx-m mobo BFG 6600 gt Linksys wireless lan USB 2.0 (5 port) Samsung HDD 80 gb (X2) Okia 450watt PSU 768mb DDR ram what im looking at doin is: - changing exhast fan one for a 120mm fan, and mounting the 80mm from there to the side. below the exsisting one. - making a port through the front for the intakes. as so they dont have to work so hard to pull in air from that dinky little hole in the bottom. but im not sure how to do this w/o destroying the case. (suggestions?) - also want to find a vid card cooler for the empty space i have there. the issue is, i believe its still running quite hot. my room is the warmest in the house. however when i have the pc off for a period of time, my room gets cold.. lol. so that should tell u something. any suggestions on making this beast cooler? Last edited by legwon; 03-07-2006 at 12:30 AM.