AMD Phenom II X2 720 BE, unlocked 4th core, OC'd to 3616.5, 1.456v
Xigmatek HDT-S1283, 1300RPM ~56CFM, 25dba
Dynex TIM spread with plastic card on cooler first
Idle: 30C Full Load: 51C (Prime95, 4 threads, Blended torture test)
Gigabyte GA-MA785GMT-UD2H
- IGX HD 4200 OC'd to 700MHz, 512MB
Crucial 2x2gb 7-7-7-21 DDR3-1666
OCZ Fatal1ty 550W PSU
Rosewill R102 mATX mid-tower with ARX FD1212-S3133E rear exhaust fan ~1400RPM
Sony Optiarc 24x DVDRW
Win7Pro 64-bit
So far I've received suggestions on changing out the Dynex to MX2 to further improve CPU cooling.
I'm open to any other advice on what else I can do to improve cooling via AIR and under $50.
Maybe:
- higher CFM CPU and/or rear exhaust fan
- moving the RAM to the outtermost slots
- Northbridge and/or Southbridge fan/heatsink solution
- close up vent holes in side panel of case
I don't want to install a front case fan since as it sits, the current fans do suck in air.
Any other critques and/or advice would be great!
Xigmatek HDT-S1283, 1300RPM ~56CFM, 25dba
Dynex TIM spread with plastic card on cooler first
Idle: 30C Full Load: 51C (Prime95, 4 threads, Blended torture test)
Gigabyte GA-MA785GMT-UD2H
- IGX HD 4200 OC'd to 700MHz, 512MB
Crucial 2x2gb 7-7-7-21 DDR3-1666
OCZ Fatal1ty 550W PSU
Rosewill R102 mATX mid-tower with ARX FD1212-S3133E rear exhaust fan ~1400RPM
Sony Optiarc 24x DVDRW
Win7Pro 64-bit
So far I've received suggestions on changing out the Dynex to MX2 to further improve CPU cooling.
I'm open to any other advice on what else I can do to improve cooling via AIR and under $50.
Maybe:
- higher CFM CPU and/or rear exhaust fan
- moving the RAM to the outtermost slots
- Northbridge and/or Southbridge fan/heatsink solution
- close up vent holes in side panel of case
I don't want to install a front case fan since as it sits, the current fans do suck in air.
Any other critques and/or advice would be great!