New Rig Freaking Out

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DatHak512

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I just got the last of my parts in the mail today:

No Load, looking at the BIOS:
CPU: 60C
CPU FAN: 4753RPM
CASE: 42C
PSU FAN: 1214RPM

VCORE: 1.400V
3.3V: 3.328V
5V: 5.094
12V: 12.302V

I've got a cheap as hell case, because i intend to use this case only for the summer and then put my build in my P180 which is currently in storage at College. My CPU is an intel PD 930 with the stock cooler. Motherboard is an Asus P5WD2-E. Video card is a Gigabyte 7600GT with the silent pipe technology (no fans). It's too hot to touch, even just painting the BIOS screen. I've obviously got heat problems, and want to address those before i even think about installing an OS.

This machine is intended to be used for development work / storage (RAID 5) / gaming but i've got my four WD3200s unplugged right now, because they're making the case even hotter, and putting a huge strain on my power supply, an Antec NeoPower 480W. I thought it could handle the strain, but i guess not.

It seems like my power supply fan ought to be cranking out much more air than it is: it's just a little dribble of super-hot air, and the top of the power supply is very hot to the touch, telling me that there's just poor airflow.

Do any of y'all have (roughly) this hardware combination? What are your temps?
I'm not new to building computers, but this is my first build within the last two years. Is there something obvious that i'm missing? The CPU fan just screams away and that can't be healthy.
 
There is your problem :eek:

79f, oh jesus, it's 68 in my room. <3 Wisconsin.

GET SOME FRIGGIN' A/C!
 
m3ta1head said:
There is your problem :eek:

79f, oh jesus, it's 68 in my room. <3 Wisconsin.

GET SOME FRIGGIN' A/C!
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Heh, we've got AC on now :). Even so, that's only a difference of ~5C.
 
Replace the fan in the PSU with like a Panaflo M1A and your airflow problem should be solved...

And no. Room temperature is NEVER a problem (unless your room happens to be an oven). If high room temperatures is causing your computer to overheat, your computer isn't cooled well enough. Period. Even if you live in like AZ.
 
dandragonrage said:
Replace the fan in the PSU with like a Panaflo M1A and your airflow problem should be solved...

And no. Room temperature is NEVER a problem (unless your room happens to be an oven). If high room temperatures is causing your computer to overheat, your computer isn't cooled well enough. Period. Even if you live in like AZ.
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Stop and think for a second. 68f is standard room temperature, right?

79f is wayyyyy too hot. It MUST be like an oven in his room. I can't even imagine it being THAT hot inside a house.
 
Try living in texas. It's a constant 78-80 in my house. It's expensive to cool so damn much, and it's so hot out.
 
m3ta1head said:
79f is wayyyyy too hot. It MUST be like an oven in his room. I can't even imagine it being THAT hot inside a house.
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You're disqualified from this thread.
 
Well, i guess i should have mentioned this earler, but that Antec has seen a year and a half of service in my P180 at college, and it has never felt hot to be before. Granted, i was powering a slow slow slow computer, but, yeah, the PSU never felt hot.

And replacing the PSU fan wouldn't make my CPU fan stop screaming, would it?
 
I just bought the CPU and fan though, and it's capable of spinning at lower speeds it's just spinning that fast becasue it's so damn hot. Maybe i should just replace the PSU fan, since my Antec P180 case with much better airflow never let my PSU get this hot.
 
I live in central TN, it's about 80 outside, 75 indoors. My case temp is 83F, cpu 38c. My rig isn't an intel, so of course it doesn't run as hot. But anyways, a high ambient temp will do a bit to hurt your temps, but I think it's probably a combination of factors. Those fanless vga coolers are nice, but they definately keep the inside of your case much hotter than otherwise. It's like a big hot brick just sitting there putting off heat in all directions.

Solution: more case fans. :D

I've got 5 case fans right now, and my psu is 3-fan. I need the extra air flow I get from all those fans. Without em the case gets too hot.
 
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