- Feb 9, 2009
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Hello, I need advice on cooling in general for this build. I can't decide between more fans, or going liquid cooling, or maybe other options. This rig is not for gaming, or serious gaming, the most use I give is heavy load under multiple virtual machines in vmware workstation for testing using it everyday.
I plan to add a ge-force 9800 GTX + I have laying around.
My main concern is noise, and wether or not is worth it using a 3rd party heatsink, as well as budget (I can maybe go as far as 100 U$D if it's worth it on the long run).
That old GeForce 9800 GTX will make enough noise by itself, so I wish to help it as little as possible.
These are my temps on normal use (just Firefox browsing):
The rig has:
Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000 with stock heatsink
SeaSonic M12II 620 Bronze 620W ATX12V V2.3 / EPS 12V V2.91 SLI Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE
ASRock Z75 Pro3 LGA 1155 Intel Z75 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0
COOLER MASTER RC-692A-KKN5 Black Steel body / Plastic + Mesh bezel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
I plan to add a ge-force 9800 GTX + I have laying around.
My main concern is noise, and wether or not is worth it using a 3rd party heatsink, as well as budget (I can maybe go as far as 100 U$D if it's worth it on the long run).
That old GeForce 9800 GTX will make enough noise by itself, so I wish to help it as little as possible.
These are my temps on normal use (just Firefox browsing):
The rig has:
Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000 with stock heatsink
SeaSonic M12II 620 Bronze 620W ATX12V V2.3 / EPS 12V V2.91 SLI Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE
ASRock Z75 Pro3 LGA 1155 Intel Z75 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0
COOLER MASTER RC-692A-KKN5 Black Steel body / Plastic + Mesh bezel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
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