Does this rig need cooling? Does a 10KrpmHD need cooling?

jack_eb

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This will my first PC i've actually had to worry about heat and cooling issues, so I'm looking to get some feedback in that area. I'm not trying to overclock anything, I just want to make sure my system stays healthy.

I recently ordered the following:

Antec P150 case
Antec SmartPower 2.0 500 Watt ATX12V v2.0 PSU
Asus A8N-SLi Premium Motherboard
AMD Athlon 64 3700+
eVGA 256-P2-N516 Geforce 7800GT 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16
Corsair 2GB DDR400 XMS3200 DIMM Memory w/ Black Heat Spreader
Western Digital Raptor WD740GD 74GB


So the default cooling hardware that comes with this setup would be:
-122mm TriCool(3speed) back panel case fan
-heat tube on the mobo (replaces cpu fan afaik)
-Powersupply has its own internal fan, of course
-graphics card has its built-on own fan, of course
-memory sticks have a heat spreader

Is all this default cooling enough? Somehow I don't think it will be.
The 10,000rpm hard drive is surely going to create alot of heat, does it need to be cooled?

I've tried researching this, but I have no way to judge what I should get for this kind of system. Is it the kind of thing where I just need to build it and see how hot it gets? -_-


My case has 2 slots for 92mm frontpanel intake fans. These would hit the hard drive and flow through to the back of the case.
Or do I need to get a hard drive cooler?

Furthermore, how will I know what temperature is "too hot."
For the cpu? for the HD? for the GPU?

Thanks in advance :)
 

kittle

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Case fans blowing over a HD should be enough cooling for you HD.
When a drive is hot to the touch its time to add cooling.

Based on the pic of the mobo you want, the heat pipe will NOT replace a HSF for the CPU. go download the mobo manual from asus and read about what exactly to do