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With the latest update to HWMonitor, my CPU temps are finally reading correctly. They used to be about 20C which was wrong and I knew it. Now it reads about 40C idle which is about the same as what the Bios says so I'm fairly certain that is more accurate.
Now, my CPU is an Athlon X2 5400+ Black Edition overclocked to 3.2GHz from 2.8GHz. All I did was up the multiplier. I didn't change the FSB or any voltages. I am using a Sunbeam Core Contact Cooler with the included fan that is supposed to move about 90CFM of air.
I even re-applied the thermal compound (TX-2) to see if that was my issue with temps. That lowered idle temps by about 2-3C but overall I'm still at 38-40C idle. As for the rest of my fans, I have 2 120mm 75CFM fans (one intake front and one exhaust rear). I noticed when checking my case that the air being pushed by the CPU cooling fan goes out the 2 sides of the Sunbeam CC and hardly any of it passes all the way through to the other side. I also have a massive HD 4890 putting a lot of heat into the system. So in total I have one intake fan at 75CFM, one CPU fan at 90CFM and one exhaust at 75CFM. Is my case pressure not right? Is the air flowing out the sides and not making it all the way through the Sunbeam CC a problem?
I am considering 2 things at this point. I want to purchase 2 Scythe Ultra Kaze 133CFM fans and use one as the Exhaust to see if that lowers temps, and one as the CPU cooling fan to see if that helps. The other thing I have considered is replacing the Sunbeam CC with the Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 which is shorter and would allow me to install a 120mm side intake fan.
Any ideas or help on temps? Is my case air flow not balanced? My GPU stays at 50C idle, the HDD's are at 30C constant. It's just the rest of the system temps that are 40-60C and the CPU ranges from 40C idle to 60C max load (which occasionally when it gets to 60C it crashes).
Now, my CPU is an Athlon X2 5400+ Black Edition overclocked to 3.2GHz from 2.8GHz. All I did was up the multiplier. I didn't change the FSB or any voltages. I am using a Sunbeam Core Contact Cooler with the included fan that is supposed to move about 90CFM of air.
I even re-applied the thermal compound (TX-2) to see if that was my issue with temps. That lowered idle temps by about 2-3C but overall I'm still at 38-40C idle. As for the rest of my fans, I have 2 120mm 75CFM fans (one intake front and one exhaust rear). I noticed when checking my case that the air being pushed by the CPU cooling fan goes out the 2 sides of the Sunbeam CC and hardly any of it passes all the way through to the other side. I also have a massive HD 4890 putting a lot of heat into the system. So in total I have one intake fan at 75CFM, one CPU fan at 90CFM and one exhaust at 75CFM. Is my case pressure not right? Is the air flowing out the sides and not making it all the way through the Sunbeam CC a problem?
I am considering 2 things at this point. I want to purchase 2 Scythe Ultra Kaze 133CFM fans and use one as the Exhaust to see if that lowers temps, and one as the CPU cooling fan to see if that helps. The other thing I have considered is replacing the Sunbeam CC with the Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 which is shorter and would allow me to install a 120mm side intake fan.
Any ideas or help on temps? Is my case air flow not balanced? My GPU stays at 50C idle, the HDD's are at 30C constant. It's just the rest of the system temps that are 40-60C and the CPU ranges from 40C idle to 60C max load (which occasionally when it gets to 60C it crashes).
