I'm running:
CM Storm Scout 2 Advanced
Gigabyte 7ZZX-D3H Mobo
Corsair GS 700W PSU
Sapphire Radeon 7950 HD
8GB (4x2) Corsair Vengeance Memory
Cooler Master 212 Evo Fan
Intel i5 3570k Processory (3.4 GHz)
Windows 7 Home Premium (64 bit)
Seagate Barracuda 500GB HDD
My case comes with 2 Intake fans in the bottom front panel of the case and 1 Exhaust fan in the top back of the case.
However, the case comes with a rather large open vent in the top (space for 2 Fans) and large 'grill/wide mesh' on the side for another two fans.
I was wondering if installing a second exhaust fan on the top (to create a balanced intake/exhaust) would be beneficial?
My Idle Temps, in a room around 13C are roughly CPU 30/GPU 24 C. Which is a bit more/less (respectively) than twice the ambient temperatures.
I've also noted that under load, Core 1 runs a good 4-8C hotter than Core 0. Is this an issue of thermal paste not spreading properly? A bubble? Too much thermal paste? Perfectly normal?
Finally, if slightly off-topic, speedfan is listing my "GPU Vddc" as 0.95V. Is this what it's supposed to be?
(This is my first build, and I had a faulty PSU, so I know very little about fluid dynamics (air flow), voltage, etc. I'm sure I'm being silly somewhere)
CM Storm Scout 2 Advanced
Gigabyte 7ZZX-D3H Mobo
Corsair GS 700W PSU
Sapphire Radeon 7950 HD
8GB (4x2) Corsair Vengeance Memory
Cooler Master 212 Evo Fan
Intel i5 3570k Processory (3.4 GHz)
Windows 7 Home Premium (64 bit)
Seagate Barracuda 500GB HDD
My case comes with 2 Intake fans in the bottom front panel of the case and 1 Exhaust fan in the top back of the case.
However, the case comes with a rather large open vent in the top (space for 2 Fans) and large 'grill/wide mesh' on the side for another two fans.
I was wondering if installing a second exhaust fan on the top (to create a balanced intake/exhaust) would be beneficial?
My Idle Temps, in a room around 13C are roughly CPU 30/GPU 24 C. Which is a bit more/less (respectively) than twice the ambient temperatures.
I've also noted that under load, Core 1 runs a good 4-8C hotter than Core 0. Is this an issue of thermal paste not spreading properly? A bubble? Too much thermal paste? Perfectly normal?
Finally, if slightly off-topic, speedfan is listing my "GPU Vddc" as 0.95V. Is this what it's supposed to be?
(This is my first build, and I had a faulty PSU, so I know very little about fluid dynamics (air flow), voltage, etc. I'm sure I'm being silly somewhere)