According to Noctua website, then 1200rpm Noctua fan is 1.44W whic is using 0.12A...

If you use AS5 or Arctic Silver Ceramique, use the rice grain method is better, but you can apply it the whole IHS too...as for normal ceramique thermal paste, apply it to the whole IHS will be better...as for the thermal paste given by Noctua, I am not sure...

Sure irangan will still be around...  what proc you using? I am using Pentium D 820, the Idle temp is around 44C to 48C depend on weather... so your below 44C should be ok de...

Actually you measure yourself already can know it will crash with the GC and Ram for sure if wanna put as push to rear...    your mobo...even with HR-01, TT BTVX also will have problem with your GC...   as for the Ram slot, the total ram high + Ram slot should be more than 30mm isn't it...the height from the HSF base to the bottom of fan is about 27.5mm according to Noctua box description...so adding in the socket height also is just around 30mm+ only, so it is true that the ram slot will unuseable...

from the photo you show, it is impossible to put the fan as push, but pull also will do about the same lor I think...not much different as your is put as 90 degree... may I know what fan is that at the rear? how much is the CFM? If high CFM, then don't need to worry as the rear fan will be have enough power to suck out all the hot air, if low CFM, then maybe will have a little bit problem, where there might have some hot air trap between HSF and PSU... the PSU fan normally is low rpm isn't it (correct me if I am wrong...), so it can't help much in suck out the hot air...

Besides, try arrange a bit your cable there, abit messy, which might disturb a bit your air flow...

The rear fan do not have enough power to suck out the hot air... get something higher, maybe a 60+CFM or 80+CFM or if can get something more than 100CFM will be better, but the noise level will be higher for high CFM... just choose something your can bear with... if you want some suggestion, I would say buy the Silverstone FM-121...have 110CFM+ at full speed, have fan controller which you can adjust the fan speed to meet your noise level...

even thought it is not cheaper than TT and SS fans, but for sure it is quite than TT and SS fans while maintaining the CFM and performance...   for me, RM65 is worth it...

Errrr.... My idle is at 27'C. I am in air cond room. without aircond, at least 31'C
Yes... very true... depends how hot is your room

do you mind to post your rig picture? there is alot of factor that will affect your cpu temp. e.g. airflow, mobo bend and so on
UPDATE

Regards,
Jeffery

But oopsss.... I'm running cool & quiet also.....

Oh, I don't use core center. Like you describe, I had similar problems.

I use speedfan to control my HSF. Try speedfan. It allows you to set your own customized speed for the fan depending on the CPU temperature.

The other app to control the HSF is MBM (motherboard monitor). I haven't use that before so dunno whether it is better.....

From what I see, i think there is some air flow problem with your chasis. Probably re adjust your wires and change your intake fan to more powerful one. Probably ur current intake fan not strong to push enough cool air into your chasis.

UPDATE

I just recieved an email from my supplier saying that they will ship out the goods in 2 days time and in order to compensate back the time, they will use a faster method to send it. If they really do that for me, I am quite sure that the goods will reach Malaysia by next week for sure.

That is the good news.

Here come the bad news, I been told that NC-U6 is out of stock for now and they only can supply me on my next order. So to ppl that purchase U6, please pm your banking details and I will arrange a refund.

The second bad news is my supplier for AS5 is out of stock too. So I cant sell you guys the cheap AS5 as promised. But I will honour my words when my supplier restock its AS5 in near future.

The third bad news is I just recieved a memo from my company (I have a day job ) that they will need me to go to Sabah next week to settle something over there. I will be leaving around 11 May 2007, morning and only will be back around 15 May 2007, evening.

Dont worry. If my supplier is doing the stuff he promised, I can COD and send out the goods before I leave for my business trip.

Really sorry for the trouble but probably I am kind of in those bad luck zone. Everything dont works as planned and a lot of suprises lurking at the corner.

Sorry sorry again.

Really sorry for the trouble.

I dont get it. Sry.

UPDATE

Guys, you guys can start bank in the full payment already.

The goods already in Malaysia. Just got detained in custom. Will try to solve it tomorrow and start delivery by Wednesday.

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Added on May 7, 2007, 6:01 pm
Bro, sorry.. I kind of busy to handle your case. Can you post in Cooling and Modding thread? I will ask some of my friend to assist you.

Really sry.. Recently veyr busy with my day job stuff.

Of course u still entitled to buy the as5 from me at discounted price. But the problem is I dont have any as5 on hand. My supplier dont have the stock to supply now and I not sure when is his stock coming.