This is a homebuilt but it started as a HP. The only thing left HP is the Case and mobo. I am getting a new mobo and case next month, but i am having some heat issues due to the small case and the close vacinity of all the components and all those damn cables.
specs: Asus p5lp-le, pentium D 920 2.8G, 4G(2x2G) patriot pc2-6400, 250G SATA150 Seagate, dvd burner and CD-ROM, 500W antec basiq, turtle beach sound card, Sapphire ATI HD3870, 1 case fan exhaust, 1 case fan supply. Iits all jammed in there.
My northbridge is right up against the back of the 3870 and is directly beneath the GPU. The NB gets to hot to touch. It does have a heat sink but no fan. I am having some graphic issues but the 3870 seems to be ok, it never gets over 85c at load. But the back of the card and the NB get so hot. I suspect the few small issues i am having are, ambient + NB + 3870 = heat, related. The CPU seems ok, but my mobo doesnt have any cpu temp sensors so neither everest nor speedfan can read the cpu temp. the NB runs 60c'ish at load.
As i said, 1 supply 80mm fan(front), 1 exhaust 120mm fan(rear), a stock pentium fan, psu fan(exhaust) and the 3870 2 slot fan(exhaust). I have ordered a NB fan and round IDE cables to help.
here are my questions:
Should i change the air flow from supply front, exhaust rear to exhaust front, supply rear? The CPU is just beneath the rear exhaust, switching it would put fresh air directly over my CPU fan inlet.
Will the NB fan dissipate the heat between the NB and 3870?
If i had both case fans supply, is the 3870 fan enough to exhaust the rest? or is that a bad idea because it would flow hot air over my 3870?
Would a fan controller be a good idea to ramp up my fans while gaming? Rivatuner doesn't like some of my drivers. So if use rivatuner, i have issues.
remember in about 8 weeks i should be have the new mobo and full tower case all together, so i dont want to do to much.
specs: Asus p5lp-le, pentium D 920 2.8G, 4G(2x2G) patriot pc2-6400, 250G SATA150 Seagate, dvd burner and CD-ROM, 500W antec basiq, turtle beach sound card, Sapphire ATI HD3870, 1 case fan exhaust, 1 case fan supply. Iits all jammed in there.
My northbridge is right up against the back of the 3870 and is directly beneath the GPU. The NB gets to hot to touch. It does have a heat sink but no fan. I am having some graphic issues but the 3870 seems to be ok, it never gets over 85c at load. But the back of the card and the NB get so hot. I suspect the few small issues i am having are, ambient + NB + 3870 = heat, related. The CPU seems ok, but my mobo doesnt have any cpu temp sensors so neither everest nor speedfan can read the cpu temp. the NB runs 60c'ish at load.
As i said, 1 supply 80mm fan(front), 1 exhaust 120mm fan(rear), a stock pentium fan, psu fan(exhaust) and the 3870 2 slot fan(exhaust). I have ordered a NB fan and round IDE cables to help.
here are my questions:
Should i change the air flow from supply front, exhaust rear to exhaust front, supply rear? The CPU is just beneath the rear exhaust, switching it would put fresh air directly over my CPU fan inlet.
Will the NB fan dissipate the heat between the NB and 3870?
If i had both case fans supply, is the 3870 fan enough to exhaust the rest? or is that a bad idea because it would flow hot air over my 3870?
Would a fan controller be a good idea to ramp up my fans while gaming? Rivatuner doesn't like some of my drivers. So if use rivatuner, i have issues.
remember in about 8 weeks i should be have the new mobo and full tower case all together, so i dont want to do to much.