My CM Elite 310 casing is HOT
3 X 12cm fans installed on front, left side and back 1 on each side...
I need suggestion on how to cool it down.........
u can find my computer picture or tech spec in hardware Q&A show pic of workstation area @ page 89 (if im not wrong)


Can i know the difference (performance and price) between normal casing fan and high performance fan? (12 cm one)

performance fan pushes more cooler air in than normal once
usually u could find 1 around RM30-60
best choice is cm 90cfm fan =D great fan push lots of air around RM30+

anyway whats ur spec?

Proc - amd athlon 64 X2 7750
mobo - asus m4a78-e
ram - kingston kvr d2 800 1GB X 2
gc - asus eah 4770
hdd - wd cg 500Gb
odd- lg dvd-ram

same thing happens on my elite 330
maybe the air flow isnt that goood
normally i just open the side panel

bro, are u using all intake or all exhaust??

if u duno anything right...
this spoiler will help u..


This post has been edited by AlexLee277: Jul 5 2009, 10:29 AM

Front and side is intake, back is out + psu also out
psu also CM ep 500w

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update:

There is an arrow show the airflow lar bro...

This post has been edited by johnsonwps: Jul 5 2009, 10:49 AM

LOL
we know la
i hardly can feel any heat when i touch my sniper
but then my elite 330 is like...wowo

how much difference between normal and high performance fan in RPM?

changing to higher cfm fans wont make any significant difference

the case aldy got bad air flow design in the 1st place

how much temps reduce if u were to let the side panel open?

looking at your rig itself.. u need to do cable management..all your cacaing flowing freely around at the centre

agree with above, do u do cable management?
what is the temp? 40C?

are u using normal stock cm fan?



This post has been edited by AlexLee277: Jul 6 2009, 01:29 PM

your psu got any hole at the back(cable area),if got close it up

go for delta fan for exhaust (confirm luka jari if touch the fan blade when running )price around rm30~35

the noise

This post has been edited by Kaellis: Jul 6 2009, 05:52 PM

Cable management.... tied them with cable tie.. just haven't know where to hide them...
About the temp... I later restart go BIOS see....

Yes... Normal stock fans...

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Added on July 6, 2009, 8:29 pmCover the holes of the psu?!?!?!?!?! I think that's maybe not a good idea...
Delta fan - OMG... You mean sharp or spin fast? I want a more quite computer lar..........

This post has been edited by johnsonwps: Jul 6 2009, 08:29 PM

my motherboard become more hotter after i open the side panel

btw how hot u mean, 50C, 70C or 80C????

just the hole at the back(cable area),if your psu have one(not the fan intake air )

i suggest this bcoz my old psu got hole at the back and the hot air trap inside the case making it hotter

OIC.... U mean the wire to the mobo isit???? I tot you mean at the casing back there

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Added on July 6, 2009, 9:19 pmThis is the reading i got from BIOS

Open case
CPU temp - 59*C
Mobo temp - 51*C

Closed case
CPU temp - 61*C
Mobo temp - 51*C

If you wonder why the temperature difference between closed and open was because the cpu fan speed increase from 1-2k (open) rpm to 4-5k rpm(closed)..

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Can anyone recommend me software for monitoring system temperature????

This post has been edited by johnsonwps: Jul 6 2009, 09:54 PM

u can use CPUID HWmonitor..

i m using CM Elite 333.. my casing very cool no prob.. proc temp now is 38, mobo onli 35~37°C.. onli got 2 120mm fans inside..

normal stock CM 120mm fan have CFM around 40+ if i m not mistaken.. performance fan can hav CFM from 60 up to 120CFM.. RPM of 1.5k~2k+.. noise level of 19dB or more.. usually higher rpm = noisier..

Monitoring software - SpeedFan
system idle

active software
-Firefox
-deluge
-messenger
-norton AV

casing open
cpu - 48*C
fan - 3500+- RPM

casing closed
cpu - 53*C
fan - 4800+- RPM

This post has been edited by johnsonwps: Jul 6 2009, 11:22 PM

Change casing see wheter can help or nt...mayb is malaysia wheter hot hehe...wat cpu fan u using?

Change casing - Hell no.......... I'm not a rich guy....
Weather hot - Yalor... The police station near my workplace still burning stuff...
CPU fan - Stock fan and stock heat sink since I don't OC.... EPU always set to power saving mode...

I've got 1 idea in mind.. Which is Water cooling... But a bit expensive... The casing ventilation not so good btw... Don't buy CM Elite 310 Advice from me.. xD
Who can recommend me software to monitor Northbridge temperature??? I touch the heatsink and it's damn HOT...
CPU and GC warm only...

This post has been edited by johnsonwps: Jul 26 2009, 02:08 PM