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I just got a Thermaltake P4 Spark 7. At full speed (6,000) rpm it sounds like a have a Jet Fighter in my case! Still evaluating the temps. It's just a tad lower than the stock 3.0 Ghz cooler which had a center Copper core surrounded by Aluminum.Quote:
Originally Posted by FastGame
LOL @ Supa, if you have to wear the jet-pilot gear, than I guess it makes you an expert in DesertCombat flying the F15 :D
@Conan, My cousin got one of these fans a little while ago, and it works really well. It comes with a fan control, that can be temperature controlled or knob-control. He sets it to minimum speed and still cooler than stock HSF.
Saying that though, the stock HSF from Intel for 2.8 and over are very good design, and pretty efficient. Would be better off spending the extra dough on better quality ram and run on less voltage ;)
Recently i got myself a Zalman CNPS7000A-Cu fan. I took out all the other fans and let the Zalman run in silent mode. Surprisingly, the idle temperature is still 50C and max usage temp 64C. This means it truely is a damn good fan and my pc is absolutely silent now :D I could double the rotational speed of the fan to 2500 rpm, but what the heck that means only more noise and my computer seems to be doing fine.
Still im a bit uncertain about the case temperature sensor. Even when the case is open it says 40C! That just cant be right, because i put a themometer in there and its 30C tops. :confused: Then i came across a thread somewhere, where this guy said that the Albatron 865PE PRO mainboard has sensors that measure temperatures a bit too high. I wonder if this is true...
PS i have a prescott processor and perform well up to temps of 70C. I suppose that is correct.
I have my Zalman running at 2,700 rpm without the Fanmate and it's still almost totally silent. You need to run the fan at full for a Prescott. What thermal paste did you use?Quote:
Originally Posted by Rex Mundi
The manual of the fan didn't mention prescott specifically but did state that it would run in silent mode even for a 3GHz machine. As for the thermal paste, i used the stuff that came with it. It looks white. It is even so sticky, that when i accidentely put the fan on the p4 chip and i forgot about the fan header, that was still coiled around the fan, I took out the fan again, but ripped the processer with it. As a result some metallic pins were bend inderneath the processor chip. Luckily it was nothing serious, and i carefully placed the processor back into its socket. I correctly installed the fan afterwards and no damage was done. One thing is for sure. Im not going to try to remove that fan again :msneek:
Anyways, i'll see how quiet normal mode is, but extreme cooling isn't what im after anyhow. Thanks for the tip :)
Sorry guys that i keep rambling on about this, but i need to know something. Is it possible that the high cpu temps are caused by the excessive heat dissipation from the power supply? Unfortunately my processor is very close to my power supply. These days its been very hot here with ambient temperatures above 30 degrees C. When i touch my power supply, i almost burn my fingers! It's that focking hot. For a 350W max output, is this normal? Anyways it explains why mbm tells me that the case temp is always above 40C! I have max fan speed with my zalman and in idle its 58C! lol :D. Just shows how everything is relative on a hot day (33C). So anyways, are there 'cool' power supplys out there in the computer stores? Cause it sure would help keeping those temps down :)
Your power supply has only 1 fan I pressume? Most newer models have 2 fans, the one nearer the CPU sucks air in.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rex Mundi
http://www.enermax.com.tw/upload/ATX-12Vfc.jpg
yes i have only the bigger fan in it, not a second smaller one. What do you think? Should i get one like that? Or is the difference negligible?
Either that or get a case with better air flow.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rex Mundi
I'd trust Conan on this. He's rather knowledgeable about cooling.
Sweet, thanks guys :) I'll give it a thought, kinda depends on how cheap i can get either a new case or power supply. A better case sounds like a better idea imho.
That PSU that Conan posted is the same as I have. I was going to post yesterday that you should change your PSU to one of those :p
A new case would help too, but IMHO I think a good PSU is more important. When I changed my PSU I saw a reduction of 5º Celsius in temperature and a huge reduction on noise. A better PSU will also provide you with a more healthy electric source, and hence it could also reduce a lot of other problems derivate from unstable electricity (as crashes, data corruption) Here is a list of PSU at CompUsa (only Antec)
I have the TruePower 550 with the front bay, which allows me to regulate the speed of the fans (they are also heat controlled)
If you get a case, and you have space, get a tower case. Your hands will apreciate it if you work often inside the computer, plus you can do so much more. I am even thinking changing my tower case for a file server case for the 2 extra bays (from 10 to 12)
Cool info. I didn't know the difference is that pronounced, ie 5 deg C. I'm gonna hav to wait tho because im a bit short on money but thanks :) Luckily i have no probs with electricity, dataloss, whatever. My powersupply is a relatively cheap Aopen 350W ATX, but really quiet so it still is value for money. My case on the otherhand is a cheap miditower, i just got whatever was cheapest, cause i dont really care about the looks of a computer case. So now you know ;)
Lol I moved my computer 2 metres in my room closer to the "balcony" door which is pretty always open with this hot weather. I also decided to add a chassis fan again and using the programme 'fanspeed' i lowered the fan speed by 50% to reduce noise. Now my cpu is 3 degrees C lower than before (in idle)! :msncool: :D