Am I missing something...P5NE + E6600

aeonrevolution

aeonrevolution

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Okay thats my Mobo + cpu setup. If I just let the fans run full blast the Cpu reads out at 40-41 and the Motherboard around 38.

I have the stock heatsink and fan on the cpu, a 250mm fan on the side of the case, and an 80mm fan on the back of the case. I've got another 100mm or so fan I'm going to stick on the front whenever I find some screws.

Am I missing a fan somewhere or something? This seems kinda warm from what I have read everywhere here...

Do I need another heatsink somewhere?
 
Sounds about right on stock cooling, what thermal paste are you using? Are you using Intel TAT to check your temps?
 
I was using PC Probe 2, but I just installed SpeedFan. The two programs are reading the same thing.
 
Stock cooling and stuff on the cpu.

I always read on here that TAT gave incorrect readings, though?

Anyways. SpeedFan seems to not really be controlling any of the fans....it says the fans are constantly at like 135000rpm which isn't possible.

Is it bad to just let the fans go full blast the whole time? I mean hell if I do that the temps drop almost 10 degrees.
 
Okay I grabbed another 100mm fan for a few bucks at a local computer store and stuck it in the back of the case, and put the 80mm Thermal one up front near the hard-drives. I had to use an extension power cable for the 80mm one that connects into a 4 pronged cable.

The 100mm one I got, which I knew was cheap, doesn't have sensors on it to tell the RPMs.
At any rate the whole case seems to be running 4 degrees cooler now, staying pretty steady around 36-37 degrees in each core.
 
aeonrevolution said:
I always read on here that TAT gave incorrect readings, though?
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nope intel released its Thermal Annalysis Tool specificly for Core2Duos


Anyways. SpeedFan seems to not really be controlling any of the fans....it says the fans are constantly at like 135000rpm which isn't possible.
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ive read soooooo many posts about speedfan bugs i would say dont use it. ever.


Is it bad to just let the fans go full blast the whole time?
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not at all, as long as you can stand the noise.
 
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