Also.. I had to change GPU.. had an old AGP (Nvidia 7600) now I am on a Radeon x700... can't really tell if it's causing problems though.... this new setup, with 3GB RAM (6 seen anyway) and the i7 chip and all that... seems to run the same as my old P3 rig... perhaps something is bogging down that I forgot? I re-formatted... and on xp pro (32 bit sadly, for now)
Also.. I had to change GPU.. had an old AGP (Nvidia 7600) now I am on a Radeon x700... can't really tell if it's causing problems though.... this new setup, with 3GB RAM (6 seen anyway) and the i7 chip and all that... seems to run the same as my old P3 rig... perhaps something is bogging down that I forgot? I re-formatted... and on xp pro (32 bit sadly, for now)
well theres not many fans actually. there is no front intake, no exhaust units at all (back or top) and the side fan is set to intake, which seemed to work better since I believe the CPU is set to pull air down on the CPU through the heatsink to keep it cooled, which means the side fan is pullin air in, and the cpu fan is pulling it directly to the cpu.
The back mesh for exhaust on this unit is very tiny, it blocks more airflow then anything (very old case)
it is about 22C in my room right now, and snow is outside, so I am worried for this summer's temps (we easily go into 35+C range)
The micro fan on the GPu is set to blow toward the side door.. which .. is odd..