lets see your rig - Page 99

**nonamedsomebody** · 02-28-2009, 06:07 PM

that under the cpu censor is about worthless nowadays haha with the new socked types you almost have to go between the heat sink and cpu instead of the underside of the cpu.
another thing i recommend with pci-e video cards is removing the top cover and blowing out the heat sink they get clogged pretty fast especially the 8800gt it has no space between the heat sink fins

CLAY_JoE · 02-28-2009, 07:50 PM

Thats a good suggestion, my GPU seems to be heating up more than ever over the past couple of months.

Has anyone here got experience with the Thermalright HR03 PLUS?

http://www.thermalright.com/new_a_pa...r_hr03plus.htm

Was thinking of getting one of these soon along with a PCI exhaust fan to help bring temps down.

derek_jones_36 · 02-28-2009, 11:26 PM

Yeah I have no intentions of using the temp sensor anyway. I always had plans to use the manual speed control. I just want to get some good rpm's on my fans. As it stands right now I don't really get any high rpm's at all from the case fans that are controlled by the motherboard. They all run below 1000 rpm's. I need some control over them so I can manually move the speed up. Just enough anyway to move some better air than I have now. Eventuallually I'll change out the rooftop fan with another TT smartfan. I have a cheap LED Aftermarket fan in the front but it spins too slow. I was inside the case the other day and accidentally touched the fan and it almost stopped right away...not fast enough. Manual speed control fans for the front intake (120mm) and the top rear outtake (80mm) and then we'll be iceboxing in no time.

Jones

Mcninjaguy · 03-01-2009, 03:18 AM

Modded my side Case fan

its called using a bread knife and a bone knife!

My new OCZ CPU cooler is too big for it to fit before, now it fits like a charm

My GPU is 45C on idle
CPU is 34 to 36C on idle

and I'm back to 5 case fans

2x 120mm front fans sucking in air
1x 120mm side fan sucking air in
1x 120mm rrear fan blowing air out
1 x 200mm top blowing air out

My 120mm CPU fan blows air to the top
The grills are perpendicular to the rear fan so air can be sucked through easily
its not overclocked anymore since I don't trust my particular AMD CPU
fan stays around 1300 rpm

I found out my PSU fan sucks in air but its pretty cool and case can sort push the air out

and my GPU fan is at 60% on idle and goes up to around 70% on full load since I customized the bios for it

derek_jones_36 · 03-01-2009, 05:24 PM

Well It took me some serious time and a few curse words but I finally got the TT Smart Fans installed. I of course went with the Manual Mode and let me tell ya I went through some hectic times during installation. First the wiring just made it worse since I don't have a great big case I had to wind them all over the place. Second I finally got everythin installed and ready to go and when I turned the system back on HOLY....%^#$&*.....what a noise. I thought to myself "what the hell did I do now"? Well I accidentally had the jumpers on which automatically puts the fans at high speed all the time. I was freakin. Then I got the jumper caps taken off started her up and voila...instant fan control. Not only do i have an idle temp on my
CPU of 20 degrees with my motherboard at 36 down from 47 my GPU is at 39 idle temp simply because these fans are blowing sooo much air over my system that there's no way my system can get hot at this point. I have perfect temps right now......TIME TO OVERCLOCK.....LOL.

Mcninjaguy · 03-01-2009, 05:51 PM

I like those temps derek. what case are you using?

derek_jones_36 · 03-01-2009, 06:01 PM

Thanks. I have a Lian Li Case. This One below. It's all aluminum and there's pretty good airflow. Right now I'm at a 3.5 Ghz overclock and my CPU is at 24 degrees. GPU temp is 42 where it would otherwise be 54. Motherboard is at 38 where it might be close to 50.

This is the case.
http://www.canadacomputers.com/index...261&cid=CS.664

It's the same as it's pictured but it has a side window. I would have liked the same case perhaps a bit bigger but this one seems to do the trick for what I use it for.

Jones

derek_jones_36 · 03-01-2009, 06:08 PM

I would acredit the lower temps to the new fans more than the case. I have the new fans at 1577 & 2280 RPM's....I'd say that would do the trick in dropping some case temps. I have ais blowing out the rear of my case liker a little gust shooting out...

Jones

Mcninjaguy · 03-01-2009, 06:09 PM

its a midtower case most people have those, and your temps are verynice so whats to worry now right!

derek_jones_36 · 03-01-2009, 06:27 PM

Exactly. I just want to have nice temps when I game so I can keep good fps and performance should be right on par.

Jones

Mcninjaguy · 03-01-2009, 06:40 PM

well what do you think of my modded case fan?

its ghettoriffic eh!

derek_jones_36 · 03-01-2009, 06:45 PM

I really like how you modded it to attach to the side of the case. Is that attached through the holes? I've seen those cpu coolers...freakin huge those things. Not too sure if I could attache that to my E8400...don't know if I would have the case room. I have a pretty low profile cpu fan/heatsink which seems to do the trick. Whats the second pic ypu have there?

Jones

derek_jones_36 · 03-01-2009, 06:45 PM

We do what we can to keep those temps down...heat is the enemy.

Jones

derek_jones_36 · 03-01-2009, 06:52 PM

Temps with a 3.62 Ghz Overclock with my OCZ Memory at 980 Mhz are between 28-33 and the Motherboard temp is 39. GPU is still at 42 with the fan at 60%

Jones

Mcninjaguy · 03-01-2009, 07:06 PM

see my CPU is 90nm technology and your is I guess 65nm technology so mine will be hotter even with a better CPU cooler

the side fan is held in place by a prebuilt 4 little pins and two clips setup

and the cpu cooler is just held on by the regular AM2 clip

yea the CPU cooler is about a finger width from the side of the case

yea I count the fans at 8 in my case
5 case fans
1 PSU fan
1 PSU fans
1 GPU fan

I really want a Intel system later on. My next upgrade will be Core i7

derek_jones_36 · 03-01-2009, 08:23 PM

Actually the E8400 is the 45nm architechture. I have the overclock pretty steady at 3.62 Ghz and I have never went beyind that yet. I imagine I would really have to put the fans at a nice speed to keep that cool. I'm at 25 degrees right now for my CPU but mind you I have the two new fans at 3125 and 1704 whoch has made mt rig rather noisy. I could probably handle scaling back a bit and taking the overclock off and use it for games only. The GPU is still at 42 idle with no OC. All in all I would probably keep everything the way it is for now.

Jones

Mcninjaguy · 03-01-2009, 08:57 PM

my GTX 260 goes like this for auto clocking

on idle
Core Clock 300mhz
Shader Clock 600mhz
Memory Clock 100mhz

on full load
Core Clock: 720mhz
Shader Clock: 1520mhz
Memory Clock:1220mhz

yes I really like the coolness of 45nm technology but I've got the old 90nm so bleh :(

**nonamedsomebody** · 03-01-2009, 09:05 PM

45nm cooling is very nice thanks intel. That is a big jump from idle to full Mcninjaguy. bet it helps on keeping gpu temps down.

Mcninjaguy · 03-01-2009, 09:50 PM

yea my GTX 260 uses 25 watts on idle and 35 watts while watching movies

and then 190watts when playing games

fireboy2010 · 03-02-2009, 05:19 PM

well this is my first rig so far.

02-28-2009, 06:07 PM	#1961 (permalink)
nonamedsomebody Obama I's my father Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: USA Posts: 403 OS: Windows 7 Professional My System	Re: lets see your rig that under the cpu censor is about worthless nowadays haha with the new socked types you almost have to go between the heat sink and cpu instead of the underside of the cpu. another thing i recommend with pci-e video cards is removing the top cover and blowing out the heat sink they get clogged pretty fast especially the 8800gt it has no space between the heat sink fins __________________ Intel E8400 Evga 8800GT OC Edition 2GB G-skill DDR2

02-28-2009, 07:50 PM	#1962 (permalink)
CLAY_JoE Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 51 OS: Vista 32bit SP1 My System	Re: lets see your rig Thats a good suggestion, my GPU seems to be heating up more than ever over the past couple of months. Has anyone here got experience with the Thermalright HR03 PLUS? http://www.thermalright.com/new_a_pa...r_hr03plus.htm Was thinking of getting one of these soon along with a PCI exhaust fan to help bring temps down.

02-28-2009, 11:26 PM	#1963 (permalink)
derek_jones_36 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 491 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate 64 bit SP2 My System	Re: lets see your rig Yeah I have no intentions of using the temp sensor anyway. I always had plans to use the manual speed control. I just want to get some good rpm's on my fans. As it stands right now I don't really get any high rpm's at all from the case fans that are controlled by the motherboard. They all run below 1000 rpm's. I need some control over them so I can manually move the speed up. Just enough anyway to move some better air than I have now. Eventuallually I'll change out the rooftop fan with another TT smartfan. I have a cheap LED Aftermarket fan in the front but it spins too slow. I was inside the case the other day and accidentally touched the fan and it almost stopped right away...not fast enough. Manual speed control fans for the front intake (120mm) and the top rear outtake (80mm) and then we'll be iceboxing in no time. Jones __________________ "Look at it this way...If Everyone Lived Forever, where would you Park?"

03-01-2009, 05:24 PM	#1965 (permalink)
derek_jones_36 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 491 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate 64 bit SP2 My System	Re: lets see your rig Well It took me some serious time and a few curse words but I finally got the TT Smart Fans installed. I of course went with the Manual Mode and let me tell ya I went through some hectic times during installation. First the wiring just made it worse since I don't have a great big case I had to wind them all over the place. Second I finally got everythin installed and ready to go and when I turned the system back on HOLY....%^#$&*.....what a noise. I thought to myself "what the hell did I do now"? Well I accidentally had the jumpers on which automatically puts the fans at high speed all the time. I was freakin. Then I got the jumper caps taken off started her up and voila...instant fan control. Not only do i have an idle temp on my CPU of 20 degrees with my motherboard at 36 down from 47 my GPU is at 39 idle temp simply because these fans are blowing sooo much air over my system that there's no way my system can get hot at this point. I have perfect temps right now......TIME TO OVERCLOCK.....LOL. __________________ "Look at it this way...If Everyone Lived Forever, where would you Park?"

03-01-2009, 05:51 PM	#1966 (permalink)
Mcninjaguy Temporarily Banned Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 10,422 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: lets see your rig I like those temps derek. what case are you using?

03-01-2009, 06:01 PM	#1967 (permalink)
derek_jones_36 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 491 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate 64 bit SP2 My System	Re: lets see your rig Thanks. I have a Lian Li Case. This One below. It's all aluminum and there's pretty good airflow. Right now I'm at a 3.5 Ghz overclock and my CPU is at 24 degrees. GPU temp is 42 where it would otherwise be 54. Motherboard is at 38 where it might be close to 50. This is the case. http://www.canadacomputers.com/index...261&cid=CS.664 It's the same as it's pictured but it has a side window. I would have liked the same case perhaps a bit bigger but this one seems to do the trick for what I use it for. Jones __________________ "Look at it this way...If Everyone Lived Forever, where would you Park?"

03-01-2009, 06:08 PM	#1968 (permalink)
derek_jones_36 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 491 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate 64 bit SP2 My System	Re: lets see your rig I would acredit the lower temps to the new fans more than the case. I have the new fans at 1577 & 2280 RPM's....I'd say that would do the trick in dropping some case temps. I have ais blowing out the rear of my case liker a little gust shooting out... Jones __________________ "Look at it this way...If Everyone Lived Forever, where would you Park?"

03-01-2009, 06:09 PM	#1969 (permalink)
Mcninjaguy Temporarily Banned Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 10,422 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: lets see your rig its a midtower case most people have those, and your temps are verynice so whats to worry now right!

03-01-2009, 06:27 PM	#1970 (permalink)
derek_jones_36 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 491 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate 64 bit SP2 My System	Re: lets see your rig Exactly. I just want to have nice temps when I game so I can keep good fps and performance should be right on par. Jones __________________ "Look at it this way...If Everyone Lived Forever, where would you Park?"

03-01-2009, 06:40 PM	#1971 (permalink)
Mcninjaguy Temporarily Banned Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 10,422 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: lets see your rig well what do you think of my modded case fan? its ghettoriffic eh!

03-01-2009, 06:45 PM	#1972 (permalink)
derek_jones_36 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 491 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate 64 bit SP2 My System	Re: lets see your rig I really like how you modded it to attach to the side of the case. Is that attached through the holes? I've seen those cpu coolers...freakin huge those things. Not too sure if I could attache that to my E8400...don't know if I would have the case room. I have a pretty low profile cpu fan/heatsink which seems to do the trick. Whats the second pic ypu have there? Jones __________________ "Look at it this way...If Everyone Lived Forever, where would you Park?"

03-01-2009, 06:45 PM	#1973 (permalink)
derek_jones_36 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 491 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate 64 bit SP2 My System	Re: lets see your rig We do what we can to keep those temps down...heat is the enemy. Jones __________________ "Look at it this way...If Everyone Lived Forever, where would you Park?"

03-01-2009, 06:52 PM	#1974 (permalink)
derek_jones_36 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 491 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate 64 bit SP2 My System	Re: lets see your rig Temps with a 3.62 Ghz Overclock with my OCZ Memory at 980 Mhz are between 28-33 and the Motherboard temp is 39. GPU is still at 42 with the fan at 60% Jones __________________ "Look at it this way...If Everyone Lived Forever, where would you Park?"

03-01-2009, 07:06 PM	#1975 (permalink)
Mcninjaguy Temporarily Banned Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 10,422 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: lets see your rig see my CPU is 90nm technology and your is I guess 65nm technology so mine will be hotter even with a better CPU cooler the side fan is held in place by a prebuilt 4 little pins and two clips setup and the cpu cooler is just held on by the regular AM2 clip yea the CPU cooler is about a finger width from the side of the case yea I count the fans at 8 in my case 5 case fans 1 PSU fan 1 PSU fans 1 GPU fan I really want a Intel system later on. My next upgrade will be Core i7

03-01-2009, 08:23 PM	#1976 (permalink)
derek_jones_36 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 491 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate 64 bit SP2 My System	Re: lets see your rig Actually the E8400 is the 45nm architechture. I have the overclock pretty steady at 3.62 Ghz and I have never went beyind that yet. I imagine I would really have to put the fans at a nice speed to keep that cool. I'm at 25 degrees right now for my CPU but mind you I have the two new fans at 3125 and 1704 whoch has made mt rig rather noisy. I could probably handle scaling back a bit and taking the overclock off and use it for games only. The GPU is still at 42 idle with no OC. All in all I would probably keep everything the way it is for now. Jones __________________ "Look at it this way...If Everyone Lived Forever, where would you Park?"

03-01-2009, 08:57 PM	#1977 (permalink)
Mcninjaguy Temporarily Banned Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 10,422 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: lets see your rig my GTX 260 goes like this for auto clocking on idle Core Clock 300mhz Shader Clock 600mhz Memory Clock 100mhz on full load Core Clock: 720mhz Shader Clock: 1520mhz Memory Clock:1220mhz yes I really like the coolness of 45nm technology but I've got the old 90nm so bleh :(

03-01-2009, 09:05 PM	#1978 (permalink)
nonamedsomebody Obama I's my father Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: USA Posts: 403 OS: Windows 7 Professional My System	Re: lets see your rig 45nm cooling is very nice thanks intel. That is a big jump from idle to full Mcninjaguy. bet it helps on keeping gpu temps down. __________________ Intel E8400 Evga 8800GT OC Edition 2GB G-skill DDR2

03-01-2009, 09:50 PM	#1979 (permalink)
Mcninjaguy Temporarily Banned Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 10,422 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: lets see your rig yea my GTX 260 uses 25 watts on idle and 35 watts while watching movies and then 190watts when playing games