Is a fan on the case mandatory for a Gaming PC?
When I built my PC I didnt order a new case, I just used the old one I had.
My Setup is the following:
CPU - AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition
GPU - Sapphire HD 7770 OC
Mobo - MSI 760GM-E51 (FX)
PSU - OCZ 500W CoreXSTream 2
RAM - 2x DDR3 4GB Kingston, 1333MHz
Heatsink - Arctic-Cooling Freezer 13
Now, as my setup is not up-to-date anymore, I've been thinking about what I should upgrade first, CPU or GPU, or maybe buy a new case?
Then I figured I don't have any fans on the case, only the PSU Fan. Inside I only have the CPU Heatsink and the GPU Fan.
Temperatures are ok, I only bought the Freezer 13 because the stock heatsink was too loud.
Currently, I have a game open, a few programs running in the background and a bunch of Chrome tabs open (my current Airflow research) and the temperatures are the following: (according to Aida64)
Motherboard - 39C (102F)
CPU - 36C (97F)
CPU Cores 1 to 4 - each at 50C (122F)
GPU - 41C (106F)
Would an 'upgrade' to a better case give a significant decrease in temperature and would it allow me to overclock my CPU (thats why I bought the 965 Black Edition) from 3400 Mhz to at least 3800 Mhz?
Which Cases would you recommend?
When I built my PC I didnt order a new case, I just used the old one I had.
My Setup is the following:
CPU - AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition
GPU - Sapphire HD 7770 OC
Mobo - MSI 760GM-E51 (FX)
PSU - OCZ 500W CoreXSTream 2
RAM - 2x DDR3 4GB Kingston, 1333MHz
Heatsink - Arctic-Cooling Freezer 13
Now, as my setup is not up-to-date anymore, I've been thinking about what I should upgrade first, CPU or GPU, or maybe buy a new case?
Then I figured I don't have any fans on the case, only the PSU Fan. Inside I only have the CPU Heatsink and the GPU Fan.
Temperatures are ok, I only bought the Freezer 13 because the stock heatsink was too loud.
Currently, I have a game open, a few programs running in the background and a bunch of Chrome tabs open (my current Airflow research) and the temperatures are the following: (according to Aida64)
Motherboard - 39C (102F)
CPU - 36C (97F)
CPU Cores 1 to 4 - each at 50C (122F)
GPU - 41C (106F)
Would an 'upgrade' to a better case give a significant decrease in temperature and would it allow me to overclock my CPU (thats why I bought the 965 Black Edition) from 3400 Mhz to at least 3800 Mhz?
Which Cases would you recommend?
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