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I have E6600 + P5W DH Deluxe, with Freezer 7 Pro. At the moment everything runs at stock speeds (E6600 @ 2.4GHz). 'Till yesterday I ran my rig with side of the case open and my temps were relatively ok (used both TAT and Core Temp for measurement): with Q Fan enabled and Freezer fan @ 870rpm, I'd have ~35-43C idle temps (depending on the room temps), while load temps (Orthos) would never go over 56-57. With Q fan disabled and Freezer fan on max @ 2500rpm, idle temps are around 30-37C, while load temps are under 55. I suppose those temps are ok, I guess it could do better, since it's not OC'ed yet (I'll change my thermal compound and use Artic Ceramique, I guess I'll get few degrees down).
However, yesterday I closed the side of the case, and my temps jumped 10-15C at least. While I was stress-testing with TAT / Orthos, Core1 / Core2 temps jumped to 68C (I stopped the test then, but the temp would definitely go over 70C and beyond if I continued stressing the CPU). Alos, when case's open, the temps drop really fast from load to idle, practically instantly, while when the case was closed it took them long time to drop to 55-52C in idle. I opened the case then, and after few minutes they were at 35C again.
I have 12cm intake and 12cm exhaust fan, and cables are relatively ok (nothing extremely tidy, but airflow should be fine).
Running Freezer fan at max. speed is too loud for me, while leaving case open is an option, but my room gets quite dusty, so I'n not sure if it's good long term solution. What do you think about this? Should temp change be that drastic between open / closed case, and do you have some suggestions regarding cooling / airflow etc.
I also have one unrelated question - in CPU-Z my Core Speed and Rated FSB values vary over the time (ie. it shows 2404.1, 2404.03, 2403.6, 2404.2 again etc, and FSB 1068.6, 1068.4 etc.) - is that normal behavior?
However, yesterday I closed the side of the case, and my temps jumped 10-15C at least. While I was stress-testing with TAT / Orthos, Core1 / Core2 temps jumped to 68C (I stopped the test then, but the temp would definitely go over 70C and beyond if I continued stressing the CPU). Alos, when case's open, the temps drop really fast from load to idle, practically instantly, while when the case was closed it took them long time to drop to 55-52C in idle. I opened the case then, and after few minutes they were at 35C again.
I have 12cm intake and 12cm exhaust fan, and cables are relatively ok (nothing extremely tidy, but airflow should be fine).
Running Freezer fan at max. speed is too loud for me, while leaving case open is an option, but my room gets quite dusty, so I'n not sure if it's good long term solution. What do you think about this? Should temp change be that drastic between open / closed case, and do you have some suggestions regarding cooling / airflow etc.
I also have one unrelated question - in CPU-Z my Core Speed and Rated FSB values vary over the time (ie. it shows 2404.1, 2404.03, 2403.6, 2404.2 again etc, and FSB 1068.6, 1068.4 etc.) - is that normal behavior?
, but I can live with a cellphone pic.