CPU cooling adventures...

[Fulmar]

Installed 2 new 120mm higher RPM fans.  I know I said I didn't care about the noise...but my case is scheduled for lift off in T minus 10..9...8...

The new ones have chasis fan plugs so maybe I'll try turning on the Quiet Chasis Fan feature on my mobo.  I would guess that my old 120mm's were 1000 or so RPMs.  The new ones are 2000 and loud.  I took an old 120mm fan and replaced an 80mm with it.

On the good side, airflow is...how do I said, incredibly increased.  Temps dropped about 4-5C across the board.  My 8800 used to idle at 60C+, it does 52-53C now.

My cores are still hotter than I like, about 50C idle.  Next stop is to remount the HSF and reapply the Arctic Silver.

[Getback]

What ya got there is a Harrier Case! 

I haven't quite got my bios reading my temps or any other program for that matter. Wednesday I get my new Sound card and while I installing that I will reset the cmos. I updated the bios Saturday or Sunday.

[Fulmar]

I updated the bios Saturday or Sunday.

I don't recommend drinking and flashing (your bios!).

[Getback]

I don't recommend drinking and flashing (your bios!).

Not even wine?! Well, it is super simple with the abit board. You just One click and it does the job.

[falcon23]

I dont know that I have anything to read my Northbridge and southbridge temps,but would t help that much to put a fan over them to keep them cool???I am not sure of the temps.Would they be in the bios??
                                           Falcon

[Fulmar]

I dont know that I have anything to read my Northbridge and southbridge temps,but would t help that much to put a fan over them to keep them cool???I am not sure of the temps.Would they be in the bios??
                                           Falcon

My computer case has 3 temperature sensor wires that I can attach with tape to any component I want in the case.  I have 1 on top of a hard drive, one on top of my CPU HSF, and the other on the heatsink on my northbridge.  It's displayed on an LCD screen on the front of my case, so that is the only way I know the temp of my northbridge (an technically it's not even the chipset, its just the heatsink temp).

Keeping my northbridge cool helps keep my general case temperature down.

[BaldEagl]

My computer case has 3 temperature sensor wires that I can attach with tape to any component I want in the case. 

Would that be duct tape 

[Fulmar]

Well initially I was having problems not seeing a temperature drop with my new HSF and some Arctic Silver 5.  Mainly the Core readings were 20C+ over the CPU temp readings so I figured something wasn't right, either not seated or an even application of the Arctic Silver 5.

So I took it all a part, cleaned it off and reapplied and resat the HSF.  Prior to the reseating, I was getting up to 65C on the cores on a heavy load.  Now with 3 Prime95's running at both cores at 100% I'm getting 50-51C max.  CPU temps have dropped about 5-10C on the average.

So in hindsight, the new HSF and Arctic Silver did work, in addition to adding two very noisy 120mm fans.