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Old 03-02-2004, 10:37 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Ok I have been working with this problem for about 2 weeks and I am finally stumped and thought I would come back here for some help. Here is my setup

Gigabyte ga7n400pro2
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Powmax 580 watt psu here is the link to the psu http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...=BROWSE&depa=1

My temps are as follows

Idle 48
Load 55
Ambient 34

First thing I done when I got the case and the psu was to take the cheap fan grills off as they were restricting my airflow. The fan in the bottom of the case and the one on the side are intakes. The one on the back and the psu are used for exhaust. Also this case has a grill in the top off it to let air in. I lapped my volcano 7+ starting with 220 grit and worked may way up to 2000 grit and am using artic silver ceramique thermal compound. The temp only varies about 2 degrees weither the side is on or off of the case. I have reset the hsf on the cpu 3 differents times thinking that maybe I had done it wrong but with the same results. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Also was thinking about going water cooled with this system and was wondering if the thermaltake aquarius 2 would be a good setup to use for a first timer.
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Old 03-02-2004, 10:41 AM   #2 (permalink)
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I had also tried the new cpu cooler by gigabyte: http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProduc...128-001&depa=1
This hsf just made my problem worse. I could not even load a game up with this hsf cause my processor would overheat and shut off the pc
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Old 03-02-2004, 01:08 PM   #3 (permalink)
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What method are you using to measure the temperatures?

Oh, and forget about the Aquarius unit. It sucks for an overclocked rig. I tested it out on a Barton core 2500+ overclocked to 2205 and the results were not that good. Quiet, but not really that cool. Here is the review of the Aquarius 3 cooler, which is supposed to be better than the v2 model you mentioned.
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Old 03-02-2004, 01:27 PM   #4 (permalink)
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I am going by the bios, gigabyte's easy tune 4, sisoft sandra, and motherboard monitor.
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I've used plenty of Gigabyte mobo's and I've found that they register temps around 5-7C higher than other brand mobo's with the same chipset so unless ya start hittin' the >60C I wouldn't be to worried about it especially with that sort of room temp.
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Ok gotcha thanks for the help . Would it make that big of a difference if I switched from ceramique to as5? Also can you recommend a good watercooled kit for newbies. I would prefer something that is not an external unit like the aquarius 3. Looking to spend no more than $300 us dollars for it.
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If ya switched from Ceramique to AS5 ya'll likely see a 1C drop but as to liquid coolin' I can't help ya there.
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Well, $300 is a very good budget for water cooling. Go to Danger Den , build your own kit, and purchase it. I built my first water cooling system for my neighbor using this kit and it was really easy :thumb: . But you really dont need water cooling unless you want to overclock more. THose temps are fine. Btw, 34C in your house? Very warm house :wow:. : peace2: Mista K6
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Btw, 34C in your house? Very warm house
Maybe think of an a/c unit, they are real cheap nowadays. You said you had a $300 cooling budget. An a/c like the one I use(5000btu maytag) cost me $139cdn new 9 months ago and shouldnt cost you more than $100us. Those high room temps are not suitable for modern computer hardware.
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It's not even summer here yet either, indeed and A/C Is in order. : peace2: Mista K6
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