Cooling Questions

[Jame]

I've just slightly improved the cooling in my PC by adding an 80mm x 80mm
exhaust fan to the rear of the case, so I've got a few questions...

- Is 60*C too hot for an Athlon XP 2000+? It's sitting at that constantly.

- Is 42*C too hot for a 7200RPM 60 Gig HD?

- I understand that the best solution for Athlon XPs is to have a fans that
sucks air in on the lower front of the case and a fan that blows it out on
the rear. My case has the screw holes and vent on the rear (so I've fitted a
fan), but no such vent on the front. Can anyone suggest a solution as to how
I can get a fan to suck cool air into the machine in order to improve the
air flow?

- Do the 5.25" drive bay coolers that you can buy suck air in or blow it
out?

- Any other suggestion as to how I can cool my PC down without too much cost
or fan noise?

TIA

 

[Brian H¹©]

Jame said:

I've just slightly improved the cooling in my PC by adding an 80mm x 80mm
exhaust fan to the rear of the case, so I've got a few questions...

- Is 60*C too hot for an Athlon XP 2000+? It's sitting at that constantly.

- Is 42*C too hot for a 7200RPM 60 Gig HD?

- I understand that the best solution for Athlon XPs is to have a fans that
sucks air in on the lower front of the case and a fan that blows it out on
the rear. My case has the screw holes and vent on the rear (so I've fitted a
fan), but no such vent on the front. Can anyone suggest a solution as to how
I can get a fan to suck cool air into the machine in order to improve the
air flow?

Fix a fan "back to front", then instead of blowing out of the case, it will suck
in.

 

[HamMan]

I've just slightly improved the cooling in my PC by adding an 80mm x 80mm
exhaust fan to the rear of the case, so I've got a few questions...

- Is 60*C too hot for an Athlon XP 2000+? It's sitting at that constantly.

60 degrees is WAY too hot, mines at about 42 while encoding some video at
the moment. Drops to about 38 on idle.

- Is 42*C too hot for a 7200RPM 60 Gig HD?

Thats about right


Hamman

 

[Harrison]

I've just slightly improved the cooling in my PC by adding an 80mm x 80mm
exhaust fan to the rear of the case, so I've got a few questions...

- Is 60*C too hot for an Athlon XP 2000+? It's sitting at that constantly.

- Is 42*C too hot for a 7200RPM 60 Gig HD?

These temps are OK, but you should try to bring them down a bit if you
can.

- I understand that the best solution for Athlon XPs is to have a fans that
sucks air in on the lower front of the case and a fan that blows it out on
the rear. My case has the screw holes and vent on the rear (so I've fitted a
fan), but no such vent on the front. Can anyone suggest a solution as to how
I can get a fan to suck cool air into the machine in order to improve the
air flow?

- Do the 5.25" drive bay coolers that you can buy suck air in or blow it
out?

They draw air into the case and it would be beneficial for you to
have one.

- Any other suggestion as to how I can cool my PC down without too much cost
or fan noise?

The better quality fans run very quietly while still moving a good
amount of air.

Tips:
1. A small (very small) amount of thermal grease between the cpu and
the heat sink will assist in the transfer of heat away from the chip.

2. Using cable ties, neatly arrange the cables and wiring on the
inside of the case to improve airflow through the case and around the
components.

3. Advanced - Some builders, including myself, will open the power
supply and carefully trim out unused power cables in order to reduce
the clutter inside the case. Obviously, you'll want to leave some
connectors for possible additional drives, but many of these wires
will never be used and can be removed.

4. Make sure your fans aren't working against each other. Front fans
should draw air in near the bottom of the case and rear fans should
expel the air near the top.

5. Make sure household heating vents are not blowing on or towards the
computer case. It sounds simple, but I've had more than one customer
who had overheating problems because their case was sitting right next
to heating vent.

6. Make sure there is good airflow and clearance around the outside of
the case, especially in front and back.

 

[kony]

Jame said:


Fix a fan "back to front", then instead of blowing out of the case, it will suck
in.

Bad idea, that will further reduce airflow past the hard drives.

 

[Spajky®]

60 degrees is WAY too hot, mines at about 42 while encoding some video at
the moment. Drops to about 38 on idle.

thats because his MoBo measures from onDie diode & yours not ...

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