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jibstar
06-05-2004, 02:26 PM
The thermometer of my case starts at 25C but then rises to 43-45C. Should I get extra fans or is this temperature OK?

RJ
06-05-2004, 02:48 PM
That temperature is perfect. No need for extra noisy fans :)

RJ

Brown Hornet
06-06-2004, 02:07 AM
i have 7 case fan's so you know what i would say,but the choice is your's

Strider
06-06-2004, 04:10 AM
My other computer has 6 fans in it (A Cool Master Case) and it sounds like a jet engine, very annoying. This one that I'm on (Antec Desktop Case) has two fans in it and is reasonably quiet. As long as your computer is working great, I wouldn't install any more noisy fans. I find it especially annoying when doing video editing or listening to music with a noisy computer.
Although I do have a nice pair of noise reduction headphones for that computer.:D

Jaggannath
06-06-2004, 08:00 AM
How many fans do you have, jibstar?? And BH, what temps do you get??

jibstar
06-06-2004, 10:32 AM
Actually I don't have any case fans, just the CPU fan and the fan from the power supply unit.

RJ
06-06-2004, 10:37 AM
Wow. . cool . . .what are your PC specs ? Is it an older or a newer one ?

RJ

jibstar
06-06-2004, 11:21 AM
Case: Aluminium Skyhawk Motor-door, Athlon XP 2200+, Motherboard: DFI Lanparty NFII.

Brown Hornet
06-06-2004, 02:15 PM
Originally posted by Jaggannath
How many fans do you have, jibstar?? And BH, what temps do you get??

hey Jagg, cpu 36c idle case/system24c,and the noise doesnt bother me:D

raftero
06-06-2004, 04:19 PM
temp. is fine but i would get at least a good ballbearing exhaust fan,you can get one with rpm control so it doesn't run full speed if you don't need it.it has been my experience that AMD computers usually need some extra cooling and they don't cost much.

mb26
06-06-2004, 04:39 PM
'The thermometer of my case starts at 25C but then rises to 43-45C. Should I get extra fans or is this temperature OK?'

is this the temperature of inside your case or your CPU?

sounds a little high for inside the case. if it is case temp.. what is your CPU temp?. if that is the CPU temp thats fine no need for more fans.

bailey
06-06-2004, 05:07 PM
if your case temp is going up when you use the computer, then you definatly need more air circulation in your case.
the case temp should be the same as your room temp and should stay there.
put a front fan blowing in and a rear fan blowing out of the case.
with the summer heat on the rise, it is more important to keep the air flow as good as you can get.

you do not need to use high speed noisey fans to have good air flow

jibstar
06-06-2004, 06:10 PM
Thanks for the help, Yes 43C-45C is the temperature for the inside of the case. I'll connect up the case fan and see if the the temperature goes down. Thanks.

Eagle
06-06-2004, 07:20 PM
here is a fan for you if you really want one: http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=16247

Cricket
06-09-2004, 01:14 AM
Originally posted by Eagle
here is a fan for you if you really want one: http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=16247 Wow, that's some big heatsink fan units :D .

:) Cricket

Jaggannath
06-10-2004, 06:29 AM
Originally posted by Brown Hornet
hey Jagg, cpu 36c idle case/system24c,and the noise doesnt bother me:D

nice... I've got 2 case fans, and I get mine down to about 40 deg C running normally
But mine generates a little less heat than yours I'd say