The Official Cooling Thread!

Hi mate, thanks for the response.

No I havn't removed the fan to check yet.

Will get all those items mentioned above and give my processor and fan a good cleaning and some new thermal paste!

I'll use the exact brand names you've mentioned above too.

There should be plenty of air-flow space now as I've removed both sides from my PC lol

Is this okay?

Oh and I've also read somewhere else to clean the processor and bottom of the heatsink with a lint-free cloth!

Thanks in advance!

 

These are what I use, and I do the cleaning with q-tip type cotton buds.

ArctiClean Thermal Material Remover and Surface Purifier - 60ml Kit

Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g)

For bigger jobs
Akasa TIM Clean CPU & Heatsink Cleaner

 

Well I just bought this on eBay mate... let me know if you think it's any good or if I need anything else!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....earch.dll?from=R40&satitle=150053645791&fvi=1

So is that fine or will I need anything else to go with that?

Thanks again in advance!

 

That should be perfect.

Have fun.

 

Great, thanks mate!

Thank you very much for all your help!

Wish everyone out there was as helpful as you!

Cheers

 

You're welcome.
More than happy to help.
Let us know how you get on afterwards.

 

Will do mate!

Thanks again!

 

my new Antec Nine Hunderd gaming case seemed to do the trick . lowered the temps 10 degrees on the mobo/system.



http://www.antec.com/us/productDetails.php?ProdID=15900#

Lian Li cases just don't cool well!! never again ,live and learn

 

my cpu's normal temperature is 74 degrees celsius is that ok?

i have a p4 3.4 @ GHz
512 ram @ 533 MHz
ati radeon x600 pro
160 gb maxtor hdd
lian li case w/2 out take fans in front, one outtake fan the the back and one outtake fan on top.
also my 450w power supply has an out take fan as well.

everything runs cool except for my cpu. my HDD is at 22 degrees, internal temp is 47 and my remote temp is 45, but the problem is my cpu which is at 74 UNDER NORMAL OPERATION!Btw I used speed fan to get these temperature readings.

If u have any reccomendations please reply.
thx in advance for any help I receive.

 

my heatsink is clean and my rpm for the cpu fan is 2687 rpm

 

First thing I see is that all your fans seem to be pulling air outwards.
Although you'd think that pulling all the air out with the heat would work, it won't, you end up trying to cause a vaccum and pulllittle air and hardly any heat out.
You should turn you fans around at the front of the case and draw cool air in.
Make sure that this air is then pulled over the CPU by its cooler, not pushed back against the input of cool air, and then outwards through the exhaust fans.
I had friend with the same CPU and after he changed his cooler to an Arctic freezer the temps came down from 70+ to mid 30's.
He also had fans incorrectly fitted as well.

 

Two of the blades on my cpu fan broke and i replaced it, before it bloke the cpu temp was about 70c but i cleaned the heatsink and put more thermal compound.

(its running about 47c but im only on firefox but if i play a video or dvd or game it rises alot about 55 - 60c)

It runs at about 40c but after a month now its running at about 50-55c.

Is this too high, if so what should i do??

 

i'm looking to add a fan to my case. whats the best fan to get?

 

@yomumma

what is the cpu and what type of cooler are you using?
thats hot that for just idle, did you reinstall the heatsink correctly, is the new fan blowing air onto the heatsink or sucking it off?

@red ice

there are too many to pick from that question, it depends more on waht you want. low noise, flashing lights, high air flow and there are lots of different sizes too.

you need to give a bit more info on your needs.

 

redice, the Antec fans work great you can get them in neon colors with speed controls ,or just a nomal 120mm fan

http://www.antec.com/us/pro_cooling.html

 

@aabbccdd

antecs spotcool is one of the best ideas i have seen.

 

yes there great for videocards,ram etc.

 

@ aabbccdd

do you use any of the Antec fans? if so are they quiet?

i was looking at this one
http://www.antec.com/us/productDetails.php?ProdID=77097#

@ marsey99

i was looking for a red 120mm fan and one that is quiet.

 

redice, yes they run quite and this Antec Nine Hundred case i have is full of Antec fans four 120mm and one 200mm fan