Athlon 1.2GHz reaches 80° Celsius!

[Altec]

I currently am running 4 machines. Couple servers and couple gaming workstations. 3 have the exact same case. Highly recomend it. Fill it with fans and forget it. My two servers are on all the time and they are actually in a closet. Never had anything go wrong with them. Lots of room and easy to work with and in.

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[beet1e]

My mobo has only two unused power connectors for additional fans. How do I connect the other two fans? Should I just get a Y-splitter designed for that purpose, or is there a better way?

[blackfalcon4]

Don't connect the fans to the mobo. Get 3pin to 4pin adapters to connect the fans direct to psu.

[beet1e]

Originally posted by blackfalcon4
Don't connect the fans to the mobo. Get 3pin to 4pin adapters to connect the fans direct to psu.

Oh... When I was out, I got two splitters, so now I can run two fans directly off the 12 volt outputs. What's wrong with the mobo supplies? With the later mobos, the voltage is regulated by the mobo to control the fan speed according to demand, and the Asus Probe monitoring software is able to report their speeds. I won't get that if not using the mobo supplies.

[JB73]

Originally posted by beet1e
Oh... When I was out, I got two splitters, so now I can run two fans directly off the 12 volt outputs. What's wrong with the mobo supplies? With the later mobos, the voltage is regulated by the mobo to control the fan speed according to demand, and the Asus Probe monitoring software is able to report their speeds. I won't get that if not using the mobo supplies.

you will be using too many resources from the MB. basically pulling alot of power which in turn generates heat.
if the power comes from the power supply directly then the heat gets generated there (where it can be exhuasted properly).

this will be all the advise i can give for the next 3 days.... I'm moving and cable wont be hooked up till tues evening... so no internet till then

[beet1e]

JB73 - hope your move went OK.

The job is done. Hardware installed in new case. I couldn't get an extra two splitters for the 12 volt fan power supplies, so I've had to go ahead and plug two fans on the mobo. But it's not looking bad. The CPU is now cooler than ever at 44°, and the mobo is a steady 23°. Given that my room temperature is 22°, it's hard to imagine the mobo running any cooler, so do you still think I should get those splitters and use them for the fans currently plugged into the mobo?

I have to say I'm thrilled with the new case. It's much easier to work with than the old one. I have more room, and the fixed disk racks are secured by levers and can be removed in a trice.