Ventilation for elegance

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.

premrajeev · 13-06-2005, 12:43 PM

These are EXTREMELY good temperatures for your CPU. I am running my athlonxp 1600+ (OC'd) at around 68 degrees at full load, with LOAD's of fans and HEAVY heatsinks...

magnet · 13-06-2005, 01:30 PM

siri the temp is damp okk........we run athlon series at 60+ under load or no load(for me)....yours is fine......need not worry dude

Keith Sebastian · 13-06-2005, 03:35 PM

Those temps are pretty good for chennai. No need for concern.

I have 1 fan blowing out of my case and full load temps with a 10%(200Mhz) overclock are no more than 58C. But summer's out here, else they would've been over 60C for sure.

Keith

siriusb · 14-06-2005, 10:41 AM

Wow, thanks a bunch. I guess that's the difference between 130nm and a 90nm chip. I guess I will stop with 3 case fans for now.
Actually, now I am OC'ing only if I have to play or render something. For browsing and stuff, I bring down to standard freq. Asus's windows based OC rocks

super_i_man · 18-06-2005, 01:11 PM

Sorry for my ignorance: How to check the temperature of my laptop form windows XP. One of my friends suggested to go to the CMOS or BIOS at boot up, but I want to see the temperatue in windows.

siriusb · 18-06-2005, 02:42 PM

Almost all motherboards come with their own temp monitoring software in their driver cd. If yours didn't come with one, u can search for "motherboard monitor". I guess it's an ok software.

Keith Sebastian · 18-06-2005, 08:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by siriusb

Wow, thanks a bunch. I guess that's the difference between 130nm and a 90nm chip. I guess I will stop with 3 case fans for now.
Actually, now I am OC'ing only if I have to play or render something. For browsing and stuff, I bring down to standard freq. Asus's windows based OC rocks

Hey, try enabling Cool 'n Quiet. So, even if you've OC'ed the proc will run at 50% clock speed during browsing and other mudane ops. No need to worry about temps.

1. Install latest AMD processor driver.

2. Enable Cool 'n Quiet in BIOS

3. Change Windows power management to "Minimum power management"

Step 3 is very important in making AMD C&Q work.

Keith

siriusb · 18-06-2005, 09:30 PM

I am not sure if I can OC with cool and quiet enabled. The Asus Ai booster with which I OC says it won't start if C&Q is enabled. Are u sure you can OC and do C&Q at the same time. I would very much like to do that.

Keith Sebastian · 18-06-2005, 11:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by siriusb

I am not sure if I can OC with cool and quiet enabled. The Asus Ai booster with which I OC says it won't start if C&Q is enabled. Are u sure you can OC and do C&Q at the same time. I would very much like to do that.

OC via BIOS. ASUS has simple OC options in BIOS. For Eg: OC system by 1% - 10%. Manual OC is possible too, where you set different parameters individually.

This is w.r.t. my K8N board. Your's may differ. Check manual.

-Keith

siriusb · 18-06-2005, 11:20 PM

Thanks, but though my asus a8n-e has AI overclock and NOS, I OC manually (mainly because my stable clock is between those 8% and 10% options).

But I was confused why AI booster doesn't allow me to OC with C&Q on, in windows. I haven't considered OCing from the bios. Thanks for suggesting. I'll try this.

godzi_85 · 19-06-2005, 03:20 PM

ya to use AI booster you need to disable C & Q .... otherwise it wont start...

13-06-2005, 12:29 PM	#1 (permalink)
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.

13-06-2005, 12:43 PM	#2 (permalink)
premrajeev Broken In Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 178	These are EXTREMELY good temperatures for your CPU. I am running my athlonxp 1600+ (OC'd) at around 68 degrees at full load, with LOAD's of fans and HEAVY heatsinks... __________________ Rajeev V Nair

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Keith Sebastian Alpha Geek Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Doha, Qatar Posts: 942	Those temps are pretty good for chennai. No need for concern. I have 1 fan blowing out of my case and full load temps with a 10%(200Mhz) overclock are no more than 58C. But summer's out here, else they would've been over 60C for sure. Keith __________________ [ THIS SPACE HAS BEEN RESERVED FOR FUTURE USE IN CASE I WANT TO BOAST ABOUT MY PC'S, HOUSE, CAR, GIRLFRIENDS OR OTHER STUFF THAT I KNOW YOU DON'T REALLY CARE ABOUT ]

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super_i_man Apprentice Join Date: May 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 75	Sorry for my ignorance: How to check the temperature of my laptop form windows XP. One of my friends suggested to go to the CMOS or BIOS at boot up, but I want to see the temperatue in windows. __________________ IBM ThinkPad R51 2887 LQ3 [P M 715(1.5GHz), 256MB RAM, 40GB 4200rpm HDD, 15in 1024x768 LCD, Intel Extreme, 24x10x24x/8x CD-RW/DVD, Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG , Modem(CDC), 10/100 Ethernet(LOM), UltraNav, Secure Chip, 6 cell Li-Ion battery, WinXP Home.]

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13-06-2005, 01:30 PM	#3 (permalink)
magnet Alpha Geek Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 658	siri the temp is damp okk........we run athlon series at 60+ under load or no load(for me)....yours is fine......need not worry dude

14-06-2005, 10:41 AM	#5 (permalink)
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	Wow, thanks a bunch. I guess that's the difference between 130nm and a 90nm chip. I guess I will stop with 3 case fans for now. Actually, now I am OC'ing only if I have to play or render something. For browsing and stuff, I bring down to standard freq. Asus's windows based OC rocks

18-06-2005, 02:42 PM	#7 (permalink)
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	Almost all motherboards come with their own temp monitoring software in their driver cd. If yours didn't come with one, u can search for "motherboard monitor". I guess it's an ok software.

18-06-2005, 09:30 PM	#9 (permalink)
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	I am not sure if I can OC with cool and quiet enabled. The Asus Ai booster with which I OC says it won't start if C&Q is enabled. Are u sure you can OC and do C&Q at the same time. I would very much like to do that.

18-06-2005, 11:20 PM	#11 (permalink)
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	Thanks, but though my asus a8n-e has AI overclock and NOS, I OC manually (mainly because my stable clock is between those 8% and 10% options). But I was confused why AI booster doesn't allow me to OC with C&Q on, in windows. I haven't considered OCing from the bios. Thanks for suggesting. I'll try this.

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