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 Case cooling help, n00b needs some suggestions

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j05h
post May 10 2006, 02:23 PM

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Get a iCage, or stick a fan in the 5 1/4" bay like I did.

The 5 1/4" bay intake 120mm fan, the 9500 and the extraction 120mm fan all line up nicely, so there's cool air going straight through the case. Most of the cables are hidden behind the mobo tray, so airflow is not impeded. All fans running at 80% of max, though, according to the BIOS. Noise is not an issue, cos my old aircon drowns out anything else...

My room's usually airconditioned to around 24C, my CPU's idling at about 24ish degrees, the case interior about 32C. That's what the Abit motherboard diagnostic tool's telling me.

The nVidia properties page said my 7900gt was idling at 45C on stock cooling, but now it's 35ish with the VF700CU.

I'll get some new pics later when I get home.

 

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