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Recent content by DaveofTn

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    Things are running hot...

    I would prefer keeping the SG01 (a combination of laziness and being on a budget, whatever I buy I will have to offset by selling something). I could be wrong (and you guys are certainly more of the experts than I am), but I don't think ambient temps are causing much of a problem. The MB temp...
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    Things are running hot...

    Well, I'm 99.9% sure it is the heatsink/fan causing the probs. I popped in the Athlon and it's fine. I've also noticed that my mobo temp stays pretty steady even when the CPU temp is going up. I also tried playing with bios settings and setting the default on turbo for the fan instead of...
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    Things are running hot...

    So what's a good low profile fan/heatsink that you'd recommend? With such a low clearance, I'm leaning towards this which I can get for $43ish after mail-in rebate? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181015 I'd have to mod the side of the case to hold the...
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    Things are running hot...

    Well, one other problem I kinda have is I upgraded the cpu (from a Athlon II 65w to a 125w), video (integrated to 6870), and ram (probably not a culprit). So I'm not sure if the 6870 is changing ambient temps, or if the heatsink simply can't handle a high wattage cpu. I just woke up, but I'll...
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    Things are running hot...

    Well, I flipped the fan so that it now blows up into the PSU. No change in temps, but it does appear that I can put the case cover back on. Running Prime95 shot the temps up past 62 within a minute though :(
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    Things are running hot...

    I have a Corsair HX520w PSU. From the calcs I've did, my system should be using 480w of it which is why I'm wondering if I'm pushing it too far into the highend? The case removal did improve things under load, but shouldn't I be idling much lower?!? Ok, I'm gonna try flipping the fan...
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    Things are running hot...

    Well, I reapplied thermal grease to the CPU using a bit less this time and it's still idling in the same range. However, with the case cover off, I ran it in a game again and it held steady at 58-59. So, I think the problem is I am pushing the 520w power supply to the max causing lots of heat...
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    Things are running hot...

    So at what temp should I stop it at? It's really weird that my 125W is rated by AMD for 62 degrees while the 95W version is rated for 72 degrees. In addition to the 6870, I do have onboard video, I guess I could try running the onboard and see what the CPU does? That would rule out whether...
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    Things are running hot...

    My build: Case: Silverstone Sugo SG-01 case http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811163116 Mobo: M4A88TD-M/USB3 Processor: Phenom II x4 945 (125W version) Fan/Heatsink: Scythe SCSK-1100 100mm Shuriken Rev. B 3 Heat Pipes CPU Cooler...
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