don't laugh
well, i will share what i have seen happen with temps and fans.
(and this isn't me stealing the thread)
i have an amd 450
it was running super hot, and i know better, so i added a fan to the bottom of the front panel, but this made little difference.
i checked the heatsink grease, and there was none, so i added some, and the temps came down alot.
but it was still too hot, so i carved a 4 inch hole in the side of my case and added a fan blowing right in at the CPU fan.
my temps went down a ton more.
i have since removed my front fan, and my temps stayed the same.
and i have read some things about keeping the temps down, and what was said was this:
"CPU temps are directly related to the ambient tempurature of the air blowing in and around the processor fan, and then wind chill factor is applied. holding this in mind, if we want our CPU fan to cool better, we need to offer it a source of colder air, or increase the speed at which the fan is moving to increase the wind chill factor."
maybe that will bring it to light for some of you that might still be confused like i was.
~BoB~