[Zorlok]

I have the two front fans on mine functioning as intake fans. The side vent is open and the rest are exhaust fans.

[Dantai]

Zorlok posted:

I have the two front fans on mine functioning as intake fans. The side vent is open and the rest are exhaust fans.

Isn't that default anyway..

[shadow_oap]

I know this is a little off-topic but i'd rather ask here than start a new thread. Is the Phenom II 955 worth the extra money over the 940?

[Zorlok]

Dantai posted:

Isn't that default anyway..

Yes it is.

[Smoot]

Well I just came back from watching an hour of TV to find it had crashed at some point so I'm going to go fix my fans now.

[Moton]

Smoot posted:

Well I just came back from watching an hour of TV to find it had crashed at some point so I'm going to go fix my fans now.

Why would you change them in the first place?

[Smoot]

Moton posted:

Why would you change them in the first place?

They were loud :P

And I really wonder what the blue is on this:



Note it is in Celsius.

[Yumyumbublegum]

Use hwmonitor.

[Smoot]

Yumyumbublegum posted:

Use hwmonitor.

And do what with it?

[Yumyumbublegum]

Monitor temperatures.

[PrismatexV3]

Measure temperatures.
I may not be right, but is Temp 3 the Northbridge?

Edited:

Ninja'd.

[Smoot]

Well I like SpeedFan because it has graphs, so thanks but no thanks.

[PrismatexV3]

Well I like HWMonitor because it's more accurate.

[reapaninja]

HWMonitor could do with being a bit more informative though

Is there even a way to minimise it to the tray like speedfan? I never found one, but then again I didn't really look that hard

[PyroCF]

TheDestroyerOfall posted:

try the sunbeamtech core-contact freezer.

I 2nd this. Works wonders on my E8500 @ 4GHz, keeps 1.35 volts cool....god damn old stepping.

Edited:

Core temp is one of the best temperature monitoring programs. HWMonitor is good too, mainly use it for GPU and voltages.

[PrismatexV3]

Yeah, CCF is nice.

[TheDestroyerOfall]

prisma I'm not sure but didn't you say you had one?

[PrismatexV3]

Yeah.
Nice cooler, just a little annoying to get on.

[TheDestroyerOfall]

i used it on my old 9950 build, it almost snapped the mobo. at first i though it was low quality, since it looked cheap. but then i tried it i went from 54 c idle, to 20c (in the winter).

[Prismatex]

I've heard that installation aon AM2 mobos is really a bitch.

[JohnEdwards]

nah, they are easy

[Prismatex]

I mean for the CCF.

bit-tech.net revew posted:

We attempted to mount the Core-Contact on AM2 socket motherboards but the mounting problems went from annoying to disastrous.

The cooler’s mount clips are identical for both socket LGA 775 and AM2, but on AM2 there was just no way the clip was going to reach the motherboard’s mounting bracket without unacceptable levels of force being applied. We tried every conceivable way we could think of to mount the cooler onto the AM2 bracket safely, but there just doesn’t seem to any way to do so without potentially damaging the heatsink, or the motherboard itself.

[TheDestroyerOfall]

the bottom of my heatsink bent in from the pressure of the cpu on the tubes

[Smoot]

Alright I read around and I don't want the CFF, too many problems to deal with.

Any other recommendations? I want a GOOD cooler!

Edited:

Holy shit! http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835192019

Edited:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835103055

So far my choice.

[cryticfarm]

Xigmatek HDT-S1283.

[DOG X9282]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...33032&Tpk=thor

[Smoot]

DOG X9282 posted:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...33032&Tpk=thor

Uh no thanks XD

[Smoot]

Hey I am looking at this Corsair H50 and I was wondering if anyone knew where I could buy it? I can't find it on Tigerdirect or Newegg as of yet.

[Swarm]

Hey dude, I have the same processor over-clocked to 3.6 with a cool-it liquid cooling system. No crashes and temps are always low. The one I have cost around $100 on another site because it wasn't available, but it's $80 now on their site: http://shopping.coolitsystems.com/s.nl/it.A/id.1786/.f. I know I could probably go much higher, but I like the stability so far. Hope this helps ;).

[Smoot]

Swarm posted:

Hey dude, I have the same processor over-clocked to 3.6 with a cool-it liquid cooling system. No crashes and temps are always low. The one I have cost around $100 on another site because it wasn't available, but it's $80 now on their site: http://shopping.coolitsystems.com/s.nl/it.A/id.1786/.f. I know I could probably go much higher, but I like the stability so far. Hope this helps ;).

I don't mean to be a buzzkill but I have mine at 3.6 on the stock cooler.

Maybe I have a newer revision?

[Prismatex]

Probably a newer stepping.
What are your temps like?