Heating Query.

seanos

Few questions in this ...
Have chieftec case [mini-tower].
Current Fan Configuration
2 x 80mm, Front, in-take
2 x 80mm, Back, out-take
Presume this is usual/ok ?
Inside case, I've Hercules 9800pro, antec 480 TruePower psu, and using CoolerMaster Aero 7 to cool, 2600XP.
The bottom fan [internal] of the antec, I believe is blowing air out, which would either be blowing the hot air into the Aero7, or going against the Aero7 air.

I had codegen 350W PSU till today, and after upgrading to Antec, cpu temp rose by 10C, to ~45C.
So presume it's something to do with new PSU ... I would have thought PSU with higher capacity, using lower %, wouldn't be as hot as a PSU with lower capacity using higher % ?

Wondering if I should change 2 front fans to out-take also ? ... or better to have them as in-take, to facilitate all the outake's ?

p.s. Mobo Temp has not changed after upgrade, is still ~23C.

BloodBath

Case fans have little effect on cpu temp. Ideally you should have 2 intake and 2 exhaust. The intakes should be near the bottom and the exhausts at the top.

Your cpu temps are still well within safe limits so why worry.


BloodBath

seanos

Well, thats the config I have.

I'm used to cpu temp of ~30, don't like to see a rise of 10+oC

btw, no OverClocked components.

Lump

Heat rises TBH!