Case fan advice + high idle temp

Dylzan · Oct 10, 2013

I am thinking of buying this fan http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fractal-Design-Silent-Series-92... for my PC case, and would like to know whether it is compatible with this motherboard http://uk.msi.com/product/mb/H61M-P31--G3-.html, and if not which fan is?

Also, my PC PC is idling at 45-50c (60-65c under load) even though I have a CoolerMaster Hyper TX3 Evo CPU fan, why would this be?

06yfz450ridr · Oct 10, 2013

Dylzan :

Stock heatsink? what cpu do you have? If you replaced your heatsink try cleaning and reseating it with arctic silver

Also how many case fans do you have as well?

JOHNN93 · Oct 10, 2013

you can put whatever fan you want.if there are no pins for the case fan on the motherboard a molex connector should come with it.if not you can easily find them .
as for your temperatures sound perfectly fine.
what possessor do you have?

JOHNN93 · Oct 10, 2013

06yfz450ridr :

Dylzan :

Stock heatsink? what cpu do you have? If you replaced your heatsink try cleaning and reseating it with arctic silver

Also how many case fans do you have as well?

CoolerMaster Hyper TX3 Evo CPU fan
he clearly says it

Dylzan · Oct 10, 2013

I have the fan I have mentioned, an i5 3470, 1 case fan at the front and my case is Fractal Design Core 1000

Dylzan · Oct 10, 2013

Would the thermal paste that came with the fan be OK? Or do my temps sound OK for a mATX case?

JOHNN93 · Oct 10, 2013

your temperatures are fine no need for another fan.below 70 is ok 50-60 is recommended operating temperature .stock thermal grease will do if you have better put a pea size might give you 3-5 degrees lower

Dylzan · Oct 10, 2013

I understand that a micro ATX case has not got the best airflow, so I am guessing my temperatures are OK. One last question, should I put the case fan on the side or on the back, and which way should it blow?

06yfz450ridr · Oct 10, 2013

JOHNN93 :

he said cpu fan not heatsink so I was thinking it was just the fan haha

also I would say if you want get the hyper 212 and youll have a cooler and quieter computer since you will have a 120mm fan vs the 92 mm

also adding an intake and exhaust fan in your case will help if there are not any

Dylzan · Oct 10, 2013

06yfz450ridr :

JOHNN93 :

he said cpu fan not heatsink so I was thinking it was just the fan haha

also I would say if you want get the hyper 212 and youll have a cooler and quieter computer since you will have a 120mm fan vs the 92 mm

also adding an intake and exhaust fan in your case will help if there are not any

My motherboard looks to be able to only support 1 more fan, so do I buy one for the back or for the side?

JOHNN93 · Oct 11, 2013

having a fan blowing directly on a other fan is not a good idea.best is to put it a the back and use it as a exaughst to remove hot air from within the case. if you have more exausts than intakes air will nsert the case from the side panell.always intake from in the front low and exaughst from the back top.hot air rises cold air fals down

Search

Case fan advice + high idle temp

Dylzan

Honorable

06yfz450ridr

Honorable

JOHNN93

Honorable

JOHNN93

Honorable

Dylzan

Honorable

Dylzan

Honorable

JOHNN93

Honorable

Dylzan

Honorable

06yfz450ridr

Honorable

Dylzan

Honorable

JOHNN93

Honorable

TRENDING THREADS

Latest posts

Moderators online

Share this page