Fans and Temperatures.

[mastervodo]

OK.. I found some 1/4 inch air conditioner foam based on a user's recommendation. Here are pictures of what I have done with the case: Also, I have some pictures of my completed cable management.

Left Side Panel 230mm fan with fan filter. (This is looking from the inside)

http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/6536/sidefanfilter.jpg

Front Grill taken out and filter put in.

http://img166.imageshack.us/i/frontgrillfanfilter.jpg/

I have four empty (currently) 5.25 bays with grills.

http://img166.imageshack.us/i/frontgrillfanfilter.jpg/



Now some cable management pictures:

Side panel fan connector.

http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/73/sidecasecabling.jpg

Closeup back panel cable management. A little crowded, but everything is organized and tied down tight.

http://img148.imageshack.us/i/closeupbackcagecabling.jpg/

Full view of back cable management.

http://img166.imageshack.us/i/fullbackcasecabling.jpg/

Full view of front. I don't have the best camera and lighting. But, I think the main area looks pretty clean.

http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/6393/frontcasecabling.jpg


OK... so some questions.

Should I be putting these fan filters in the front or the back of the intake fans?

Is putting the filter on these going to restrict airflow?



Second, I got myself a fan controller/temperature monitor deal for one of my 5.25 bays.

I have the probes near these areas, but they are not touching anything. They're just hanging in mid-air in between the components.

I have 1 temperature probe by the CPU under the heatsink. (1) I have 1 in between my 2 260's. (2) I have 1 between the bottom 260 and the power supply. (3) and I have one hovering over my hard drive. (4)

My question is: The temperature probe things came with little plastic tubes over the ends. I took those off. Should I have kept those on? That may be a dumb question.

I've been running my computer (mainly internet - nothing really stressful on the system - maybe a few movies or something) for about 8 hours now. My temps are currently (according to the probe card)

1) 35.5 C / 95.5 F
2) 43.2 C / 109.6 F
3) 26.5 C / 79.7 F
4) 40.3 C / 104 F

So, I'm wondering if that's good/bad temps and what else I can do to cool it down more. Also, I'm wondering if the whole temperature probe thing is kinda worthless or if it's a good thing.

I have found the evga precision program to monitor the temps on my video cards. That's good. I also have Real Temp 3.0 running too. Is there anything else I should worry about as far as temps go?

I'm going to be putting an intake fan mounted somewhere in my empty 5.25 drive bays in the front, with a filter. I figure it wouldn't hurt to get more air into the case from the top.

I was going to put another fan at the bottom of the case, near the power supply, but the new power supply I have is a bit long, and is covering up the holes to mount the fan at the bottom now.

I'm also planning on switching the side 230mm fan to four 120mm fans. My thought is that it will bring in more airflow that way. Plus, I think it looks nicer.

I'm mainly wondering what kind of top temperatures should I be worried about with my CPU and video cards. I haven't started to work on overclocking the system yet, but when I get back from vacation next week, that's what I will be working on next. I'm sure I'll have lots more questions then.


Thanks in advance for your comments. I've learned a lot here the last few weeks, and you've been a great help to me building this thing.

 

[mastervodo]

Pictures are fixed now, I think.