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Just thought I'd share my experiences with adding more cooling. I have a CM590 case, didn't have any additional fans, it came with an intake by HDD cage and a exhaust in the top rear. I bought 2 140mm fans for the top as exhaust: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233036...

3. cant get 4th open

Stability seemed fine (didn't crash in the 25mins i ran prime), heat was the concern...more volts=more heat, right? keep note I'm on stock cooler also

Maxius, I have thought about the cpu cooler, but I'm affraid with this board most aftermarkets block the 4th ram slot if I ever decide to get 2 more sticks. L4d, 3.4 @1.392 65C max [email protected] 58C max load...both taken within 30mins of eachother... I am getting the voltage reading from...

if idle is starting the pc up, and letting it sit for an hour and then coming back and looking at the temp, then yes, 32C, this is after i bumped it up to 3.3ghz @1.344v I've been experimenting and have been priming for about 25mins now at 3.4ghz @1.392v...max temp 65C, might not be worth the...

I have no patience, so I just tried it, it dropped me 5C by going to 1.344V (next lowest option would be 1.319, below stock) according to the advice of the forum mod on that amd link above I'm safe to go to 62C? Makes me wan't to mess with this some more to see how much I can push it on stock...

It's auto and its 1.392...are you suggesting bring it down despite it being OC'ed to 3.2?

disassembled and cleaned the entire case & components, cleaned and reapplied thermal paste, nothing else (not even bios) 59.5C (down 8.5C) max on the cores, 38C(down 6C) "cpu" whatever that is, 67C(down 9C) mainboard. I'm not sure those temps are even good still, but the best part is the cpu...

So I went in and looked at the fan, took it off to clean it better and it almost appears the stock thermal paste disintegrated. Not sure if that's the main cause, but I'm ordering some new paste. I also moved recently so maybe that process rattled the heatsink and the remainder paste loose...

thing is, I've had it at that OC for 2-3years without trouble...does the jumping seem weird? and whats the difference between cpu temp and core temp? which should I be more concerned with?

My computer has been acting funny gaming lately, I can play great, but every 5-10seconds i get an fps strike. I downloaded prime 95 to run some stress testing and I have AMD OverDrive in the background. all cores are 100%, but the frequency(mhz) keeps jumping from 800 to 3200 every...

I have a GA-MA790GPT-UD3H Is there any hardware out there now? Is it worth waiting If my budget is $200 for upgrades? My current CPU is OC'ed so thats out of the question. Is my ram reusable if I upgrade cpu/mobo? and if so, to what extent? Will it be bottom barrel ram?

I feel like my computer is sluggish lately, I'm thinking about reformatting, but I figured I'd take some opinions on upgrades if any available. I don't play many intense games, but I did notice that after 6 months away from Tribes, I update and try to play again and it isnt as smooth with the...

I actually have a powercolor 6870x2 ( http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131446&nm_mc=OTC-Froogle&cm_mmc=OTC-Froogle-_-Video+Cards-_-PowerColor-_-14131446 ) I got for $250 on blackfriday, but haven't been able to flip it. Will my PSU handle this card if I just kept it? it...

thought I covered all the questions sorry... antec ea650 coolermaster centurion 590 I suppose around $150, willing to move if it's really worth it.