I don't want to run hot.

akedm · 09-19-2008, 04:32 AM

I'm purchasing more or less the upgrades discussed in this thread. I changed my mind on two things though: the graphics card and the amount of RAM. I'm going to get this 4850 instead of the 8800, and 4 Gigs of RAM instead of 2 Gigs.

So my latest selection will be :

4850 graphics card
5400+ AMD processor
4 Gigs
Antec Trio 650w power supply (already installed)

Now the AMD 5400+ CPU and the ATI 4850 graphics card are both known to run hot. I dont want that - obviously. So I'm looking at newegg for fans, but I'm lost. Do I need a case fan or a CPU fan...or both? Please help. These fans look powerful but what do I need? What should I get? Thanks. Oh and budget-wise...say no more than $40. It's not a hard number, but I'd like to stick close to it.

videogamephreak · 09-20-2008, 03:15 AM

With the ATI 4850 there is a trick in the Catalyst Control Center to change the fan speed to the desired speed. Factory settings on it is around 30% I think and you can change it to higher and it stays way cooler although it does increase the noise a bit.

I have mine on 60% and it stays around 50C full load and around 42C idle.

akedm · 09-20-2008, 05:40 PM

Thanks. :)

09-19-2008, 04:32 AM	#1 (permalink)
akedm Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Anchorage, Alaska, USA Posts: 336 OS: Win XP Media Center SP2	I don't want to run hot. I'm purchasing more or less the upgrades discussed in this thread. I changed my mind on two things though: the graphics card and the amount of RAM. I'm going to get this 4850 instead of the 8800, and 4 Gigs of RAM instead of 2 Gigs. So my latest selection will be : 4850 graphics card 5400+ AMD processor 4 Gigs Antec Trio 650w power supply (already installed) Now the AMD 5400+ CPU and the ATI 4850 graphics card are both known to run hot. I dont want that - obviously. So I'm looking at newegg for fans, but I'm lost. Do I need a case fan or a CPU fan...or both? Please help. These fans look powerful but what do I need? What should I get? Thanks. Oh and budget-wise...say no more than $40. It's not a hard number, but I'd like to stick close to it. Last edited by akedm; 09-19-2008 at 04:37 AM.

09-20-2008, 03:15 AM	#2 (permalink)
videogamephreak Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 37 OS: XP Pro SP 2	Re: I don't want to run hot. With the ATI 4850 there is a trick in the Catalyst Control Center to change the fan speed to the desired speed. Factory settings on it is around 30% I think and you can change it to higher and it stays way cooler although it does increase the noise a bit. I have mine on 60% and it stays around 50C full load and around 42C idle.

09-20-2008, 05:40 PM	#3 (permalink)
akedm Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Anchorage, Alaska, USA Posts: 336 OS: Win XP Media Center SP2	Re: I don't want to run hot. Thanks. :)