cooling from a different perspective

waynejkruse10 · 09-17-2004, 04:46 PM

i am new to mega hard core cooling and weighing up between super cool and super quiet but i have stumbled a different approach. no this is not buying expensive water cooling or have a gazillion slow fans (also expensive if u buy reliable ball bearing ones) but this:
on my computeri have athlon xp with a 20 buck (aussie dollar) coolermaster cpu cooler with a large fan running at 2200rpm. also i bought a thermaltake silent purepower supply (with dual fans) and set up the second fan as its case fan.
my temps are as follows:
cpu temp = between 26 and 31
mobo temp = 21- 26
cpu fan = 2200rpm
power supply fan = 1400rpm

if u look there and my case being a generic steel one (10 bucks)
its pretty good temperatures, please tell me if im wrong in any way or if i am totally talking nonsense but it worked for me
wayne

Win2kpatcher · 09-17-2004, 08:52 PM

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Originally posted by waynejkruse10
i am new to mega hard core cooling and weighing up between super cool and super quiet but i have stumbled a different approach. no this is not buying expensive water cooling or have a gazillion slow fans (also expensive if u buy reliable ball bearing ones) but this:
on my computeri have athlon xp with a 20 buck (aussie dollar) coolermaster cpu cooler with a large fan running at 2200rpm. also i bought a thermaltake silent purepower supply (with dual fans) and set up the second fan as its case fan.
my temps are as follows:
cpu temp = between 26 and 31
mobo temp = 21- 26
cpu fan = 2200rpm
power supply fan = 1400rpm

if u look there and my case being a generic steel one (10 bucks)
its pretty good temperatures, please tell me if im wrong in any way or if i am totally talking nonsense but it worked for me
wayne

those are nice temps! What processor and specs is the pc?

waynejkruse10 · 09-17-2004, 11:28 PM

2200+ amd athlon xp
a crap coolermaster cpu cooler
asus a7n8x
thermaltake dual fan psu

ekÆsine · 09-18-2004, 03:40 PM

That's very nice, I've heard those coolermasters are noisy though. When it comes to noise versus temperature I will always opt for low noise as long as it doesn't get too hot.

waynejkruse10 · 09-18-2004, 04:03 PM

yeah, but i love the psu, its so quiet but so good, and DUAL fans, i recomend one. now i can get up in the morning and use the computer without waking people up. before i had three case fans + a crap noisy psu
now i have my psu as case fans and my cpu temp is 29 right now

waynejkruse10 · 09-18-2004, 04:05 PM

well when i bought the coolermaster, i just wanted my cpu 5 - 8 degrees cooler and didnt care about noise. I cound go and buy a 8cm to 12cm fan converter and buy a 12cm ball bearing fan and replace the coolermasters one and run it at 1500 rpm

09-17-2004, 04:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
waynejkruse10 Wizard Techie Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,786	cooling from a different perspective i am new to mega hard core cooling and weighing up between super cool and super quiet but i have stumbled a different approach. no this is not buying expensive water cooling or have a gazillion slow fans (also expensive if u buy reliable ball bearing ones) but this: on my computeri have athlon xp with a 20 buck (aussie dollar) coolermaster cpu cooler with a large fan running at 2200rpm. also i bought a thermaltake silent purepower supply (with dual fans) and set up the second fan as its case fan. my temps are as follows: cpu temp = between 26 and 31 mobo temp = 21- 26 cpu fan = 2200rpm power supply fan = 1400rpm if u look there and my case being a generic steel one (10 bucks) its pretty good temperatures, please tell me if im wrong in any way or if i am totally talking nonsense but it worked for me wayne __________________ Core 2 Duo E6400, DFI Infinity 975X/G, 2x 512mb DDR2 667mhz, Albatron 7900gt, WD 200gb SATA, Samsung DVD-RW, Silverstone ST-50EF 500w PSU.

09-17-2004, 11:28 PM	#3 (permalink)
waynejkruse10 Wizard Techie Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,786	2200+ amd athlon xp a crap coolermaster cpu cooler asus a7n8x thermaltake dual fan psu __________________ Core 2 Duo E6400, DFI Infinity 975X/G, 2x 512mb DDR2 667mhz, Albatron 7900gt, WD 200gb SATA, Samsung DVD-RW, Silverstone ST-50EF 500w PSU.

09-18-2004, 04:03 PM	#5 (permalink)
waynejkruse10 Wizard Techie Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,786	yeah, but i love the psu, its so quiet but so good, and DUAL fans, i recomend one. now i can get up in the morning and use the computer without waking people up. before i had three case fans + a crap noisy psu now i have my psu as case fans and my cpu temp is 29 right now __________________ Core 2 Duo E6400, DFI Infinity 975X/G, 2x 512mb DDR2 667mhz, Albatron 7900gt, WD 200gb SATA, Samsung DVD-RW, Silverstone ST-50EF 500w PSU.

09-18-2004, 04:05 PM	#6 (permalink)
waynejkruse10 Wizard Techie Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,786	well when i bought the coolermaster, i just wanted my cpu 5 - 8 degrees cooler and didnt care about noise. I cound go and buy a 8cm to 12cm fan converter and buy a 12cm ball bearing fan and replace the coolermasters one and run it at 1500 rpm __________________ Core 2 Duo E6400, DFI Infinity 975X/G, 2x 512mb DDR2 667mhz, Albatron 7900gt, WD 200gb SATA, Samsung DVD-RW, Silverstone ST-50EF 500w PSU.

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09-18-2004, 03:40 PM	#4 (permalink)
ekÆsine Wizard Techie Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,940	That's very nice, I've heard those coolermasters are noisy though. When it comes to noise versus temperature I will always opt for low noise as long as it doesn't get too hot.