Cooling

New case fan smell

GinQ19 — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:53:18 GMT

Ok. I've replaced the case fan as you guys said. Now what is this very strong smell coming from my computer now? Is it glue or something?

Expansion slot fan controller

billyfromhill — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:59:26 GMT

Does anybody know of a expansion slot fan controller or something similar that can handle at least 1.74 amps? I have a fan that pulls 1.74 amps but it's too loud to run at 100% all the time.

Which 120mm fan flows the most with least dBA

bahnstormer — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:27:03 GMT

According to newegg,

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010090573%201372726538%201373026503%201373126554&name=15-20%20dBA

this fan is the highest flowing 120mm with the least dBA.

Trick is, are the numbers shown here accurate? in the REAL world, which fan flows the most, but is quietest?

For ex, the cooler master says 19 but reviewers agree its louder than that.

A General Question About Case Fans

LordDarkStar — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:09:38 GMT

Greetings. New to the forum. I have a general question about case fans. I currently own an IntelliStation Z Pro model 6221. It has two case fans and when they startup, the computer sounds like a 747 beginning its takeoff roll! Once everything gets going, the fans settle down to a reasonable sound level, but given the age of the computer and that these are original OEM fans, I'm planning to replace them fairly soon.

Now to my question: The diagram in the maintenance manual represents the fans as square in shape. The parts list, on the other hand, lists the fans as 80mm x 38mm. What I believe is they mean it is 80mm on each side and 38mm thick so replacing them with any 80mm case should be OK. On the other hand, I've been burned too many times trying to use logic and assumption not to seek out the wisdom of other who have more experience than I do.

So what do you think folks: Am I on the right track, or should I got back to the drawing board?

Thanks!

LDS

Any suggestions?

r3aL — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:47:15 GMT

Hey, so I noticed my system has been running rather hot lately. I custom built my computer, had it for about 2 years. I have a side fan (360mm), and the CPU fan isn't the stock one, I don't have the case/know the name off the top of my head but it seemed to be decent when I bought it. I am going to apply new thermal paste ASAP but I don't think that's the only problem. Here's some screenshots that might help you guys out. I'm open to any suggestions from watercooling to new fans. The room temperature in here is fairly warm, guessing I'd say around 75-80 degrees Fahrenheit. Oh, and I looked in the case and the CPU heatsink/fan had a good deal of dust on them so i cleared that out and then booted it up again. I have a screenshot of it pre/post-cleaning idle, and post-cleaning after ~30 minutes of playing TF2.

Idle pre-cleaning: http://i36.tinypic.com/2mxqx4h.jpg
Idle post-cleaning: http://i47.tinypic.com/28aj38z.jpg
After playing TF2 for ~30 minutes: http://i50.tinypic.com/nvwcb6.jpg

i7 920 cpu cooling???

Craig111 — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:37:19 GMT

I am having a new pc built with the following components : i7 920 lga1366, 6gb Ocz gold, Asrock x58 extreme, Corsair 850w power supply, WD caviar black 640gb, gtx 260 video card. Will I need a cpu cooler??? If so, what are the quality ones out there? Thanks.

Case Fan Clicking?

GinQ19 — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:08:12 GMT

Hello my good friends. I have a thermaltake spedo case that I bought around 7 months ago and it's worked without a hitch. A few days back I noticed a very loud clicking noise coming from my case and I originally thought it was my hard drive but it was actually my front case fan. Whenever I start it up I get a clicking noise that increases in loudness (because of the speed I presume lol) and then after about ten minutes the noise dies down. Can anyone give me some advice? Why would the noise go away after a little while?

Liquid Cooling Questions

Jedo — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:09:31 GMT

Forgive my ignorance butI have been reading posts from other users which state that liquid cooling is expensive.

But what about the corsair hydro series?

Is this product considered liquid cooling?

Can the price range for this product be considered expensive?

If not, what's the catch?

Looking forward to some enlightenment.

Overclocking need help on cooling options

Roberts91 — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 01:07:32 GMT

Well let me start off by saying that I am fairly new to this(Not overclocking but cooling oh the irony, anyways). I was looking at this website http://www.xigmatek.com and not really sure what's the best bang for your buck. To help you help me here are my specs:

650watt PSU

Intel Quad-Core Q6600 @ 2.4Ghz

8800GTS(640MB) ... (I have no idea why double spacing is on)

4GB of ram

EVGA NFORCE 680i sli 775MB

And here is the temps of my CPU with just regular stock cooling:

A little high aye?

Anyways I plan on overclocking my CPU to about 3GHz I don't wanna push it too much. Someone pointed me to this website http://www.xigmatek.com and not really sure what to look for I honestly don't care what the pricing is as long as it does it's job great and it doesn't involve any water cooling and it's not too terribly complicated to install. I was looking at this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233032&cm_re=Thor%27s_Hammer_S126384-_-35-233-032-_-Product but honestly I just clicked the first product I saw on that website. Thanks in advance for any suggestions!

cooling advice

gzus2441 — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:41:33 GMT

Hello everyone,

My PC has been running slow recently and I have been looking at what may be causing it, I ran my speed fan and came across some results that I needed advice on.

core 1 - 50 C

core 2 - 53 C

Everything else seemed ok(they were the only 2 with fire symbols next to them). I also have 2 additional fans in my system( a total of 3)

fan 1 - 804 rpm

fan 2 - 1663 rpm

fan 3 - 1101 rpm

So I look into buying something else to keep my system cool? Please let me know if you have any advice! Thanks so much!

Also, is there a guide on how to read and understand what the psu measurements mean on speedfan? Thanks so much!!

Is this heatsink/ bracket combination compatible?

Swoogie — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:51:20 GMT

I bought todays Shell Shocker deal today but I need a bracket/clip/adapter for it. Its a Intel Core i5 socket LGA1156

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813121387 My MoBo

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118221 The heatsink

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233038&cm_re=bracket-_-35-233-038-_-Product This is a possible bracket I found.

Liquid Cooling or Fan/Heatsink Cooling?

bralston9 — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:01:14 GMT

Hey everyone, first time posting, so I hope first question is a good one, well I think it is anyway, so meh :)

I'm currently building the following rig for gaming:

1 - Antec P193 Gunmetal Gray Aluminum Case
1 - Antec TruePower Quattro TPQ-1000 PSU
1 - ASUS P6T Deluxe V2 LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX
2 - SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 5870 (Cross-Fire)
6 - CORSAIR DOMINATOR 12GB (6 x 2GB)
1 - Intel X25-M 160GB SATA II MLC
1 - Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty

Yes, all items are from Newegg :)

Now, my question is, should I go with Liquid Cooling or the norm which is Heatsink and Fan combo?

Which is better and why.

What are the dangers with Liquid Cooling, cuz I've heard some doozies :)

What would you recommend for my rig? Links would be appreciated.

Thanks for your reply and help,

Rob

Which HDD fan fits?

johnlmartin3 — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:20:54 GMT

I am currently runnig this setup, and i plan on buying a couple more 1tb hard drives and would like a fan to keep them cool. however, i have no idea what hdd fans would fit in my case. i just want to extend the longevity of them. thanks for the help!

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does an am2 cooler work on an am3 socket

mrniceguy12288 — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:58:18 GMT

i have an am3 socket 955 be and im looking to liquid cool it the cooler i want is compatible with am2will it work on an am3 socket and also does anyone have any suggestions on a liquid cooling system for a bugdget of 120 dollars

best cpu fan and heatsink for LGA1156?

ominaex25 — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:40:15 GMT

Like the title say, I was wondering if anyone knew what is the best cpu fan and heatsink that will give you the most bang for you buck =]

Odd CPU heatsink problem

macmanes — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:15:09 GMT

Hello,

I am having trouble finding a heatsink that will fit on CPU2 on this board. (ASUS Z8PE-D18) I have tried both the Zalman CNPS10X extreme, as well as Artic Cooling Freezer 7 revision 2.

Both of these are for the correct socket (1366), and the holes do line up, but there are capacitors on the board that get in the way of the mounting plate.

Note that both of those heatsinks work fine for CPU1..

ASUS has not been helpful so far...

Anybody have a rec. for a heatsink?

Cooling delema for my new 955 BE

Lykes2Ski90 — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:28:29 GMT

Alrighty folks heres the deal: Right now i am running an 6000+ X2 at 3.4ghz with a Coolermaster Aquagate mini r90 (old closed loop water cooler). Temps are at 32c idle and reach 50c during a few hours of gaming. Soon i am planning on upgrading from this to a Phenom II X4 955 BE. My question is what would the performance change be (if any) if i decided to purchase something along the lines of a Prolimatech Megahalems Cooler since the water cooler would fit on the Phenom also.

Adding a case fan to be controlled by Mobo...

dbe425 — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:00:35 GMT

I haven't actually started this build yet but UPS tracking says "out for delivery" so I will be very soon. I know this is kind of trivial but when you're doing a new build you want everything right. The Antec 902 case allows two additional fans. I want to add one to the side panel. Antec says use the Tri Cool 120mm fan, but I want to connect it to the Asus mobo where it will increase or decrease in speed according to temp. Since the Tri Cool fan has three settings (low, medium, and high) would I set it to high and let the mobo do the rest or do I need a different type of fan.

Also, I would have gotten an after market cooler but $$$ was tight and something had to give. I will be getting one in the near future for overclocking. Just wondering what folks with similar CPUs are using.

Antec Max CPU Cooler 92mm

dbe425 — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:45:22 GMT

Has anyone tried this cooler or found a review about it? I like Antec products but I think they are pretty new to CPU coolers. This might be trivial but the Zalman cooler (9700 NT) I want has a green LED (what the heck!!!) which isn't gonna work with the whole blue thing I have going. While I want to keep the blue thing going, I'm not going to put appearance over performance. I know Zalman has some new coolers with blue LEDs but they are just way too big!

Watercooling in Antec 1200

Deriggs007 — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:03:28 GMT

Thinking about adding watercooling to the Antec 1200 but I'm not wanting to mount the radiator on the outside.

Anyone mount theirs inside the antec 1200's HDD/drive bays? I've seen TJharlow do it, but I figured their was some other way then by drilling holes everywhere.

I've heard their are a few special radiators that can be mounted to the top/front of the Antec 1200 but I have yet to find any.

Let me know!

High Temps...

LordV — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:24:31 GMT

My Intel Q9450 is running too high for the HSF I have attached I think...

I have my processor OC'd to 3.2GHz (stock 2.6) and I hit temps as high as 62 C

I am currently using Arctic silver 5 and the Xigamatek HDT found here:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233003

I am currently re-applying the HSF and thermal paste to see if that is the problem, but if that doesn't help then I might go ahead and buy the Zalman 9900.

Any suggestions on a sure fire way to apply thermal paste? and does anyone have any other ideas as to what could be causing this?

IKONIK RA x10 Liquid case support

GEOD998 — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:10:41 GMT

I'm sorry if this post is in the wrong place but I have real concerns and you guys seem to be "on the ball" so here we go....I purchased an Ikonik Ra x10 liquid case from newegg on the 14th of October,and I had it here on the 20th-kudos to the 'egg.I've been trying to get in touch with Ikonik support since the 21st, I was first concerned about their back plate for the 1366 water cooler,but have since resolved that issue. My worry now is the total lack of response from Ikonik.They have a support page on their website that you can fill out and submit and a long phone number for their office in Taipei,but no e-mail address.I'm not sure if my request for support even went thru from their web page.The case is beautiful and well constructed but I havent got around to firing it up yet,but it also has a "SIM" that manages the fans and pump for the liquid cooling that I would like to have support for in the future.Has anyone out there ever had any experience with this company?An "real" e-mail address perhaps?To be honest,I've never called a asian phone number-never needed to,how crazy are the prices on such calls?Thanks in advance for any help.

An I5-750 & Freezer 7 pro rev. 2

Tallguynb — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:48:34 GMT

Guys whats the general temp on a motherboard that i should be getting for this combo for just sitting on idle?

I put together a system last night, it booted at around 40, jumped up to 50, then settled down into around 45

is this normal for an aftermarket heat sink/fan combo?

Whats the max temp i should let my cpu get to, its an asus maximus gene III board

thanks!

Zalman CPU cooler work on EVGA Mobo?

analog414 — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:36:57 GMT

Looking to buy the EVGA E758-A1 3-Way SLI (x16/x16/x8) LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

Will the ZALMAN CNPS9700 LED 110mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler - Retail with ZALMAN ZM-CS4A Socket 1366 Clip Support Kit for CNPS9500/9700 - Retail

fit?? Worried the aftermarket cooler will not work with this mobo. Anyone try this combination before?

Thanks in advance, Rick

Quieting super loud 2001 Mac G4 desktop

spiggy — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:22:05 GMT

Can anyone advise if simply swapping the fan for a quiet 3rd party one helps? I've Googled a bit but can't find a definitive outline of things to do to cure it.

Thanks!

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