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I current believe that I'm having a temperature problem with my system.

I have a generic ATX case with an Asus A8N-SLI Premium MB and Opteron 165 installed, and a X1600XT.

I have a Zalman CU7700-CU for a cpu cooler, a Zalman cooler for the video card.

I have just one 80mm fan on the rear to suck air out, and the PSU fan on an antec smartpower 350w.

My system/CPU temps at Idle are 43/44 with an ambient temp of 27.

At load this changes to 51/56.

I am starting to think I do not have enough air flow in the case to properly cool the system and CPU. I was considering upgrading my case to an antec p180 to see if this addresses this issue. What do you think?

Thanks

JT

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yah, P180 is good. its expensive tho. If u dont wanna spend that much money, Coolermaster Centirum 532, 541, 534.

Reply to pengwin

Any case with a 120mm intake in the front and 120mm exhaust out the back would work well... for even better performance look for a case with a top exhaust and side intake too.

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Any case with a 120mm intake in the front and 120mm exhaust out the back would work well... for even better performance look for a case with a top exhaust and side intake too.

check the Antec NSK 6500 and the NZXT Lexa.

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i have a NXZT lexa and as soon as i put my comp in it my temps plumeted the airflow is great

3x12cm fans (front, side, rear)
1x8cm fan on top
1xpassive grill on bottom of case

superb case and cooling

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>>I have just one 80mm fan on the rear to suck air out, and the PSU fan on an antec smartpower 350w.<<

Try putting your hand behind the exhaust fan of the Antec 350w PSU. You PSU could be causing a lot of heat running hot and causing heat inside the case. Try a PSU with three fans, exhaust, intake and bottom. Let your computer heat up and remove the side panel quickly and feel where the heat is accumilating inside the case. A video card can omit a lot of heat. You may be getting air drawn in from the front of you case, have no circulation in the center, and an exhaust fan pulling air only from the back of the case, not from the center wher the air should be flowing from out the back.

My Antec 550w sli had one fan and that fan was SLOW. The PSU was breathing fire creating heat inside the case. A lot of it. I replaced that with a 3 fan PSU and it helped A LOT. managed to get a 120mm exhaust fan in there and my problem is solved for now. Prior CPU/SYS(MB) temps before I did all this were 47/46. At 43/43 as i type. And I'm running dual core and SLI.

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wait a sec... my PC idles at around 51 celsius i think.. and under loadit goes to around 63 celsius... thats bad?? uh ohhh! lmfao

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wait a sec... my PC idles at around 51 celsius i think.. and under loadit goes to around 63 celsius... thats bad?? uh ohhh! lmfao

Bake some cookies! LOL!

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