Temps still aren't changing after new products

[beavereater]

Got a new case and a new HSF...

Case
http://www.thermaltake.com/XaserCase/soprano/sns/sns.htm

CPU Fan
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=178510

My system temp is low, but my CPU temp is still high. I don't know why!?? Or am I just over exaggerating??

[Faustus]

I assume your using some sort of heatsink grease or artic silver compond correct?

Also make sure its applied correctly instead of just caked on (especially if its the white stuff).

That being said whats your case fan setup like?

edit: looks like a 120mm in the front and another in the back. Is there a side case fan? if so what direction does it blow?

[beavereater]

I assume your using some sort of heatsink grease or artic silver compond correct?

Also make sure its applied correctly instead of just caked on (especially if its the white stuff).

That being said whats your case fan setup like?

edit: looks like a 120mm in the front and another in the back. Is there a side case fan? if so what direction does it blow?

I used the grease that came with is, and wasn't sure how to apply it "properly" so I kinda caked it on. Could this be the issue? As for the side fan, yes there is one and it's blowing out the same to the left of the case, in the same direction the HSF is blowing...

[budz]

if you can use a razor blade to scrape off the caked on heatsink grease....then apply and smooth out the grease with the razor blade......be careful not to slice your fingers......

[beavereater]

Just out of curiosty, how much does it really matter that the grease be smooth. I'm new to the HSF since this is the first I've bought that's not been the stock fan. Is it possible that there will be no change in temps?

[Marty2003]

Maybe I'm understanding you wrong, but when you blowing to the left of the case do you mean they're blowing out? both the side fan and HSF should be blowing air into the case and onto the CPU.

[beavereater]

Maybe I'm understanding you wrong, but when you blowing to the left of the case do you mean they're blowing out? both the side fan and HSF should be blowing air into the case and onto the CPU.

The side fan is blowing out...as for the HSF I'm assuming it's blowing in (Sorry for the mix up)

[Faustus]

Maybe I'm understanding you wrong, but when you blowing to the left of the case do you mean they're blowing out? both the side fan and HSF should be blowing air into the case and onto the CPU.

The side fan is blowing out...as for the HSF I'm assuming it's blowing in (Sorry for the mix up)

Change the side fan to blowing air IN.

You have 1 120mm fan blowing in, 120mm AND the Powersupply blowing out. So one more smaller fan blowing in shouldn't hurt, its what my Big Antec Knockoff does and I don't have any heat problems since I got rid of that first Gen 2200+.

Also this helps cool the video card with outside air.

[Soopafresh]

Nice looking heat sink, but I believe it was designed for quietness rather than heavy cooling. The RPM of the fan is rather low, which makes it close to silent. Also, it's lightweight.

Still, it is probably better than the stock heatsink. Unless you're seeing specific heat related errors, I wouldn't worry about it too much.

Nice case, BTW !

[redwudz]

If you don't mind the increased potential for dust in your PC, you can unscrew and turn that side fan over to reverse direction.

Also after you put on a new heatsink with thermal grease, it may take a couple of hours to 'seat', then you may see a couple of more degrees drop in temps. With some thermal grease like Arctic Silver you have to be careful not to get it on the CPU circuit board as it may be conductive. The white stuff that came with your heatsink is generally not. If you need to clean off the heatsink and CPU, I would use isopropyl alcohol and my fingernail or a plastic credit card. If you nick either one with a razor blade you may have a problem.

Some manufacturers of CPU coolers recommend an amount of grease equivalent to a grain of rice, spread evenly over the surface. Though that depends on the size of the CPU die. 1/2 that amount seems better. Too much of the 'white' stuff is more likely to make a mess than cause any serious problems. And make very sure the cooler is flatly contacting the CPU and not hung up on the ridge on one side of the CPU socket. Though in that case you would have higher temps than before.

[beavereater]

Maybe I'm understanding you wrong, but when you blowing to the left of the case do you mean they're blowing out? both the side fan and HSF should be blowing air into the case and onto the CPU.

The side fan is blowing out...as for the HSF I'm assuming it's blowing in (Sorry for the mix up)

Change the side fan to blowing air IN.

You have 1 120mm fan blowing in, 120mm AND the Powersupply blowing out. So one more smaller fan blowing in shouldn't hurt, its what my Big Antec Knockoff does and I don't have any heat problems since I got rid of that first Gen 2200+.

Also this helps cool the video card with outside air.

The site says that the fan should be blowing in...but it's not. If I want to change it to blowing in, what should I do.

[normcar]

The artic silver compound is the harder one to apply, and must very thin because it does not flow very well. The Artic silver compound is only supposed to fill the tiny voids between the flat cpu and the flat side of the heatsink.
The excess white gunk simply spurts out the side very easily.

I wish you would have asked the group before you purchased the new heatsink. I would have recomended the XP-90. It is considered the best non-liquid cooled heatsink, and for Intel chipsets, it does not require a backplate.

[beavereater]

The artic silver compound is the harder one to apply, and must very thin because it does not flow very well. The Artic silver compound is only supposed to fill the tiny voids between the flat cpu and the flat side of the heatsink.
The excess white gunk simply spurts out the side very easily.

I wish you would have asked the group before you purchased the new heatsink. I would have recomended the XP-90. It is considered the best non-liquid cooled heatsink, and for Intel chipsets, it does not require a backplate.

I wasn't sure it would've been that big a deal. However, I did ask if this particular HSF would help, he said yes...that's why I bought it.

[Soopafresh]

Another option is to try and mount an 80mm fan close to the side of the heat fins on the cooler to blow even more heat off of it.


Kind of like the following - not mounted to the heatsink, but mounted in a similar fashion.

http://www.coolermaster.com/index.php?LT=english&Language_s=2&url_place=product&ftype=...al=RR-UNH-P0U1

[normcar]

I wasn't sure it would've been that big a deal. However, I did ask if this particular HSF would help, he said yes...that's why I bought it.

Sorry, I must have missed that post.

Some of the cheaper Heatsinks don't do much better than the Intel HS. I tried a cheaper HS, but I had to get the XP-90. I did a lot of searching on google, and the sites I found indicated very little additional cooling occured with most cheaper/expensive heatsinks. The comparisons indicated that only the XP-90 significantly lowered the temp.

Look at it this way, do you want to burn out motherboards, and possibly your CPU and other components, or do you want to fix the problem permanently? If the answer is to fix the problem, then get the XP-90, the XP-90 copper version(requires backplate for weight), or the XP-120 (if it fits on your motherboard, and it requires a backplate for weight).

[Faustus]

The site says that the fan should be blowing in...but it's not. If I want to change it to blowing in, what should I do.

Just unmount it and spin it around the other way. Done and done.

[beavereater]

I wasn't sure it would've been that big a deal. However, I did ask if this particular HSF would help, he said yes...that's why I bought it.

Sorry, I must have missed that post.

There was no post. I meant I asked the clerks at the store. Besides...when it comes to adding stuff to your PC like HSF I'm not always in a position to get the same stuff as others. Japan can be slow in some areas of technology being available to the public