any way to get cooler?

entropyentropy Yah-Der-Hey (Wisconsin)
edited April 2004 in Hardware
is there any way i can drop the temps of my cpu a few degrees, without spending a whole lot? water cooling is expensive, and i assume you can't build one, and a really good hsf is expensive and not good to move around a whole lot. mostly if there was some ... thing ... i could put by the cpu to keep it cooler. i really don't have the slightest idea so if anyone has any suggestions on what to do / how to do it, i'd appreciate it.

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  • MediaManMediaMan Powered by loose parts.
    edited April 2004
    PC airflow and heat - a cooling guide
  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited April 2004
    This in the same chieftec case that everyone (but me) and their brother uses? 4 cd bays, 4 hdd bays, 2 floppy bays, 2 80mm fan mounts in front, 2 in back?
  • JimboraeJimborae Newbury, Berks, UK New
    edited April 2004
    Cheapest, best way I know to drop the temps a few degrees ghetto style, is to remove the side cover and get a large desk fan and have it blow air directly into the case. The ressults can sometimes be amazing
  • MedlockMedlock Miramar, Florida Member
    edited April 2004
    I did that once. It works very well! :thumbsup:
  • entropyentropy Yah-Der-Hey (Wisconsin)
    edited April 2004
    yes geeky i think that's the one lol. i'll have to try putting a fan on just to see what happens lol...but mainly i was looking for a way to make it permanent, so i could haul it places and such. problem is, water cooling is so expensive! :wow2:
  • entropyentropy Yah-Der-Hey (Wisconsin)
    edited April 2004
    lol! believe it or not, sticking a big square window fan and taking off the side panel really didn't help...it might've lowered it one degree celsius. and even now, with the panel back, it's the same temp as with a big ol fan hehe. so i guess its either new hsf or water cooling...and water makes me nervous but if i could get one for cheap i'd take it. otherwise, (and i know i've asked this before, but still confused) what is a good hsf that is better than the stock p4, and that isn't dangerous to be moved around (lan party every month or so, and i don't wanna worry about snapping my mobo)
  • shwaipshwaip bluffin' with my muffin Icrontian
    edited April 2004
    what are your current idle/load temps?
  • entropyentropy Yah-Der-Hey (Wisconsin)
    edited April 2004
    right now, at idle, i'm at 20*C, when i run f@h (screensaver) immediately after it's at around 36*C. i think when i ran prime95 for a night, it hit around 44*C. now, i realize these aren't very high, but, i know i want to push it some more, and they'll go up. i can't have a cpu at 50 or 60*C when i'm playing a game (like ut04) and have it just crash on me. so i want a way to get it cooler, or else i'll just stick with 3.2
  • LeonardoLeonardo Wake up and smell the glaciers Eagle River, Alaska Icrontian
    edited April 2004
    If you only hit 44*C with Prime95, you've certainly got nothing to worry about with games. 44 is no big deal at all. It will draw a full of power through your CPU, stressing it about as much as it can be.
  • rykoryko new york
    edited April 2004
    There is no way those temps are correct----especially if you are using the stock intel hsf. 20*C at idle??? How are you measuring temps? Something has got to be off. I have a 2.8c @ 3.2 with an slk-948u and ttsf2 my temps are 34*C idle and 43*C load. Btw, as5 too.

    When i had my stock intel hsf my temps were 42*C idle and 53*C load. Which is fine for a p4 'c'. Someone correct me if i am wrong, but i think the internal cpu shutdown temp is around 70*C. Things start getting unstable around 65*C.

    Also, if you want something that is stable while going to LAN's, get a nice thermalright hs that you can bolt through your mobo. It will be super stable during transport. Plus i would be interested in seeing what your temps are after installing top-of-the-line air cooling instead of stock.
  • entropyentropy Yah-Der-Hey (Wisconsin)
    edited April 2004
    i'm measuring it with mbm5. right now, (and it's colder in here atm) it's at 18*C. in bios, when i watch it for a bit, it hovers around 27*C. so idk why urs are so hot...i've got 2 psu fans, 2 rear, 1 front and one side. big ol' case, and the video card generates no heat (it's a 2 meg pci yet lol). btw, we live in a bilevel and i'm downstairs, so, where the computer is, it's about 4 feet below ground. and i live in wisconsin lol. so, maybe my chip somehow handles it better, or, like you said, my temps are messed. i may think about getting a new hsf, but it depends on how far i can push the cpu.
  • TheBaronTheBaron Austin, TX
    edited April 2004
    these gigabyte boards seem to be reading low. i wouldn't worry about it, even if they were 10 degrees too low his load temps are still top notch for an oc'd p4c
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