Air flow in case is decreasing...

[DodoFingers]

I have a mid-tower case and currently have a total of 5 fans operating in it. I have a rear-exhaust fan(80mm; below the psu and next to cpu), one window fan(80mm; exhaust), 2 low front fans(80mm's; hard drive coolers) and a pci slot fan at the bottom of case. My average sys temp is 34C and my cpu is 36C. I was expecting my sys temp to be lower than it is with all the fans i have in it. Is there anyway i can rearrange the fans for better cooling?

 

[onrdbandit]

Howdy,

I have 4 fans (not including PSU and CPU) in my midtower case. My temps were inproved by reversing my window fan. Because I have 2 80mm exhaust fans, and 1 120mm fan in the psu, my case had negative pressure, and I could not get adequate airflow.

Reversing that fan gave me an 8 degree CPU temp difference.

You can try reversing the window fan if you like, to see how it affects your airflow and thus temps, but if I were you, I wouldn't worry about it. Those are great temps already. They say "if it isn't broke, don't fix it."

Good luck,
onrdbandit

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[Lemon13]

why do you bother, your temps are perfectly fine ;-)

 

[dakota81]

Yeah, I'm thinking along the lines with Lemon13 here, processors can easily handle 60C for extended times with no problems at all. I'm just commenting that with 36C for a cpu temperature there is no concern whatsoever of heat damage.

 

[paparazi]

DodoFingers
Not just low but amasingly low figures!!
Last time I saw a CPU under 40C was in the dead of winter in our cold workshop checking a 700 Duron.
Most of our new builds (usually XP's 2.2 to 3.2) idle from 45 to 50C
Just to give you a general feel for what is the norm.
These are mostly with Arctic Cooler, copper silent 2's fitted and generally one extra case fan but even with more fans I wouldn't expect to see much less 2/4 degrees C perhaps.
When you consider most CPU's don't become unstable untill they reach the mid 60's C then you are well safe.
Martin

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