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siriusb · 13-06-2005, 12:29 PM

Hi,
I just assembled a amd64 3200+ (@2150GHz) system on a asus a8ne motherbord onto a zebronics elegance cabinet. The cabinet came with two side panel exhaust fans and a grill at the back side of the cabinet (no fan).
I checked the cpu temperature with asus's Ai booster software. The temperature dropped a few degrees when I installed a exhaust new fan (salvaged from my old system) at the back.
I noticed further drop in temperature when I made the lower side fan as intake and kept the upper side fan as exhaust (since I thought hot air rises). But still my cpu simmers at 39 to 44C while idling and 49 to 54C when at 100% (depending upon the time of the day.) (For 100% load, i used superPI @ http://files.extremeoverclocking.com/file.php?f=36)

Are the temperatures normal? Do i need to use some new thermal paste? Coz I accidentally touched the paste when I was installing the cpu

If anyone has an elegance case and has a good case fan arrangement, do reply. This stuff is extremely noisy and my room is HOT.

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siriusb Wise Old Owl Join Date: May 2005 Location: Chennai, India, Asia, the Earth, the Solar system, the Milky Way, the Local group, this Universe. Posts: 1,171	Ventilation for elegance Hi, I just assembled a amd64 3200+ (@2150GHz) system on a asus a8ne motherbord onto a zebronics elegance cabinet. The cabinet came with two side panel exhaust fans and a grill at the back side of the cabinet (no fan). I checked the cpu temperature with asus's Ai booster software. The temperature dropped a few degrees when I installed a exhaust new fan (salvaged from my old system) at the back. I noticed further drop in temperature when I made the lower side fan as intake and kept the upper side fan as exhaust (since I thought hot air rises). But still my cpu simmers at 39 to 44C while idling and 49 to 54C when at 100% (depending upon the time of the day.) (For 100% load, i used superPI @ http://files.extremeoverclocking.com/file.php?f=36) Are the temperatures normal? Do i need to use some new thermal paste? Coz I accidentally touched the paste when I was installing the cpu If anyone has an elegance case and has a good case fan arrangement, do reply. This stuff is extremely noisy and my room is HOT.