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CoolerMaster Centurion RC-534-KWN1-GP - in case anyone doesn't check my sig, that's the EXACT brand/model I currently have.
Unless the cost of cooling approaches the cost of a new case, I'm more interested in salvaging my current case rather than swapping everything out in to a new housing. I know some people will suggest "throw out the old" but for now I want to give this a shot--I like projects.
My problem: temperatures on my sig-described rig are approaching/exceeding 60C on warm (75F+) days. I live in Central Illinois so temperatures are starting to rise. It got so bad the other night that I decided turning on the air conditioning to assist with cooling the PC was my best option.
I currently have the stock 120mm fan in the front of the case (near the HDD bay). I have a Thermaltake 120mm fan for the rear. I have a Scythe Ninja (on AS5) with the optional fan mounted blowing THROUGH the heat pipes/sink to the rear fan. As an added bonus I mounted another Thermaltake 120mm fan in the front of the case, eating up two expansion bay slots (below my DVD writer, 3 total slots "free", 2 being used for the fan currently.)
RIGHT NOW my OC is at 3.24GHz and my voltage is set around 1.350v (can't remember exactly). I've tried lowering the voltage until it's unstable--it's as good as it's going to get. I also loosened the timings on the RAM and dropped the voltage on that... not 100% sure why but it felt like a decent idea at the time.
.....ok, so that's the current setup and the problem, in adequate description. What are my available options to assist with this mess? I can't have a case that's going to be running 55C at 3.24GHz.... I KNOW with adequate airflow the temperatures will drop drastically! When I first started running the PC (with the case door off) it would run around 45C at similar ambient temperatures and with similar airflow.
Suggestions? Options?
Oh, and an FYI--in some pictures of the case there is a screen where you can mount either an 80mm or 120mm fan on the door itself. My case doesn't have that screen/mounting location available.
Unless the cost of cooling approaches the cost of a new case, I'm more interested in salvaging my current case rather than swapping everything out in to a new housing. I know some people will suggest "throw out the old" but for now I want to give this a shot--I like projects.
My problem: temperatures on my sig-described rig are approaching/exceeding 60C on warm (75F+) days. I live in Central Illinois so temperatures are starting to rise. It got so bad the other night that I decided turning on the air conditioning to assist with cooling the PC was my best option.
I currently have the stock 120mm fan in the front of the case (near the HDD bay). I have a Thermaltake 120mm fan for the rear. I have a Scythe Ninja (on AS5) with the optional fan mounted blowing THROUGH the heat pipes/sink to the rear fan. As an added bonus I mounted another Thermaltake 120mm fan in the front of the case, eating up two expansion bay slots (below my DVD writer, 3 total slots "free", 2 being used for the fan currently.)
RIGHT NOW my OC is at 3.24GHz and my voltage is set around 1.350v (can't remember exactly). I've tried lowering the voltage until it's unstable--it's as good as it's going to get. I also loosened the timings on the RAM and dropped the voltage on that... not 100% sure why but it felt like a decent idea at the time.
.....ok, so that's the current setup and the problem, in adequate description. What are my available options to assist with this mess? I can't have a case that's going to be running 55C at 3.24GHz.... I KNOW with adequate airflow the temperatures will drop drastically! When I first started running the PC (with the case door off) it would run around 45C at similar ambient temperatures and with similar airflow.
Suggestions? Options?
Oh, and an FYI--in some pictures of the case there is a screen where you can mount either an 80mm or 120mm fan on the door itself. My case doesn't have that screen/mounting location available.