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| julianto June 26 2012 08:28. Posts 1859 | Profile # |
I have read about a few varieties of cooling the PC, involving combinations of CPU/GPU/Case Fan/Heat Sink/Water-Heat Sink.
I have an Intel Core i7 2600 @ 3.4 GHz, 700W Power Supply, and a Zotac geforce gtx 570 amp graphics card inside a Dell XPS 8300 case. It can play high settings fine on games like d3 and sc2, but I'm worried about the computer overheating.
I have many cooling options, but I need some guidance, as I don't want to go overboard and waste a lot of money, but I don't want the components to overheat while I'm playing hours on end.
Please recommend a cooling system that is just right, with just a very slight emphasis on budget. Thanks! |
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| TheToast United States. June 26 2012 08:41. Posts 4804 | Profile Blog # | |
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| julianto June 26 2012 08:44. Posts 1859 | Profile # |
| Yeah, I'm not overclocking. By the sound of it, it looks like I only need ~$30 fans? What type of fans, though? Case, CPU, GPU? |
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| TheToast United States. June 26 2012 09:14. Posts 4804 | Profile Blog # |
On June 26 2012 08:44 julianto wrote:
Yeah, I'm not overclocking. By the sound of it, it looks like I only need ~$30 fans? What type of fans, though? Case, CPU, GPU?
Your GPU will come with a fan already installed, CPU will also come with a stock heatsink/fan combo that would be sufficient. If you are interested in lower temps or a quieter PC, you can invest in a third party CPU cooler, but that's entirely optional.
If you're reusing a Dell XPS case, I would think it already has fans in it. Right? Anyway, I'm not sure what to tell you for that. Prebuilt model cases are built to standards specific to the stock hardware. Is there even a space for more than one case fan? A single 120mm fan may not be enough if the front panel doesn't have sufficient airflow. |
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| julianto June 26 2012 09:22. Posts 1859 | Profile # |
On June 26 2012 09:14 TheToast wrote:
Show nested quote +On June 26 2012 08:44 julianto wrote:
Yeah, I'm not overclocking. By the sound of it, it looks like I only need ~$30 fans? What type of fans, though? Case, CPU, GPU?
Your GPU will come with a fan already installed, CPU will also come with a stock heatsink/fan combo that would be sufficient. If you are interested in lower temps or a quieter PC, you can invest in a third party CPU cooler, but that's entirely optional. If you're reusing a Dell XPS case, I would think it already has fans in it. Right? Anyway, I'm not sure what to tell you for that. Prebuilt model cases are built to standards specific to the stock hardware. Is there even a space for more than one case fan? A single 120mm fan may not be enough if the front panel doesn't have sufficient airflow.
It has a case fan that's connected to the motherboard (I have barely any idea what I'm talking about). The XPS 8300 case has no holes for air flow in the front. By the looks of it, there isn't much room for any more fans inside this case.
Two questions:
- Is it a good idea to remove the side panel? I've read that exposing the guts of the PC will actually interfere with air flow and in the long-term, causes more heat (?)
But if I remove the side panel, then I would have room to place a fan facing the components.
- Is it sufficient to place an external secondary fan?Last edit: 2012-06-26 09:23:59 |
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 JingleHell United States. June 26 2012 09:49. Posts 11262 | Profile Blog # |
On June 26 2012 09:22 julianto wrote:
Show nested quote +On June 26 2012 09:14 TheToast wrote:
On June 26 2012 08:44 julianto wrote:
Yeah, I'm not overclocking. By the sound of it, it looks like I only need ~$30 fans? What type of fans, though? Case, CPU, GPU?
Your GPU will come with a fan already installed, CPU will also come with a stock heatsink/fan combo that would be sufficient. If you are interested in lower temps or a quieter PC, you can invest in a third party CPU cooler, but that's entirely optional. If you're reusing a Dell XPS case, I would think it already has fans in it. Right? Anyway, I'm not sure what to tell you for that. Prebuilt model cases are built to standards specific to the stock hardware. Is there even a space for more than one case fan? A single 120mm fan may not be enough if the front panel doesn't have sufficient airflow.
It has a case fan that's connected to the motherboard (I have barely any idea what I'm talking about). The XPS 8300 case has no holes for air flow in the front. By the looks of it, there isn't much room for any more fans inside this case. Two questions: - Is it a good idea to remove the side panel? I've read that exposing the guts of the PC will actually interfere with air flow and in the long-term, causes more heat (?) But if I remove the side panel, then I would have room to place a fan facing the components. - Is it sufficient to place an external secondary fan?
I'd suggest asking yourself why you want lower temps, finding out what your current temps are, and seeing what you need to do to get them lower. Odds are, your biggest improvement would come from buying a non-shit case to transplant to.
Or even a less-shit case. Unless you have specific needs or wants based on personal preference or gimmicks for fun, basically anything with some holes in it will have good enough airflow for a relatively basic rig.Last edit: 2012-06-26 09:50:17 |
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| julianto June 26 2012 10:07. Posts 1859 | Profile # |
On June 26 2012 09:49 JingleHell wrote:
Show nested quote +On June 26 2012 09:22 julianto wrote:
On June 26 2012 09:14 TheToast wrote:
On June 26 2012 08:44 julianto wrote:
Yeah, I'm not overclocking. By the sound of it, it looks like I only need ~$30 fans? What type of fans, though? Case, CPU, GPU?
Your GPU will come with a fan already installed, CPU will also come with a stock heatsink/fan combo that would be sufficient. If you are interested in lower temps or a quieter PC, you can invest in a third party CPU cooler, but that's entirely optional. If you're reusing a Dell XPS case, I would think it already has fans in it. Right? Anyway, I'm not sure what to tell you for that. Prebuilt model cases are built to standards specific to the stock hardware. Is there even a space for more than one case fan? A single 120mm fan may not be enough if the front panel doesn't have sufficient airflow.
It has a case fan that's connected to the motherboard (I have barely any idea what I'm talking about). The XPS 8300 case has no holes for air flow in the front. By the looks of it, there isn't much room for any more fans inside this case. Two questions: - Is it a good idea to remove the side panel? I've read that exposing the guts of the PC will actually interfere with air flow and in the long-term, causes more heat (?) But if I remove the side panel, then I would have room to place a fan facing the components. - Is it sufficient to place an external secondary fan?
I'd suggest asking yourself why you want lower temps, finding out what your current temps are, and seeing what you need to do to get them lower. Odds are, your biggest improvement would come from buying a non-shit case to transplant to. Or even a less-shit case. Unless you have specific needs or wants based on personal preference or gimmicks for fun, basically anything with some holes in it will have good enough airflow for a relatively basic rig.
I just removed the front bezel, which reveals many holes.
Also, I think I'll remove the side panel whenever I'm going to play for hours. |
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| TheToast United States. June 26 2012 10:09. Posts 4804 | Profile Blog # |
On June 26 2012 09:22 julianto wrote:
Show nested quote +On June 26 2012 09:14 TheToast wrote:
On June 26 2012 08:44 julianto wrote:
Yeah, I'm not overclocking. By the sound of it, it looks like I only need ~$30 fans? What type of fans, though? Case, CPU, GPU?
Your GPU will come with a fan already installed, CPU will also come with a stock heatsink/fan combo that would be sufficient. If you are interested in lower temps or a quieter PC, you can invest in a third party CPU cooler, but that's entirely optional. If you're reusing a Dell XPS case, I would think it already has fans in it. Right? Anyway, I'm not sure what to tell you for that. Prebuilt model cases are built to standards specific to the stock hardware. Is there even a space for more than one case fan? A single 120mm fan may not be enough if the front panel doesn't have sufficient airflow.
It has a case fan that's connected to the motherboard (I have barely any idea what I'm talking about). The XPS 8300 case has no holes for air flow in the front. By the looks of it, there isn't much room for any more fans inside this case. Two questions: - Is it a good idea to remove the side panel? I've read that exposing the guts of the PC will actually interfere with air flow and in the long-term, causes more heat (?) But if I remove the side panel, then I would have room to place a fan facing the components. - Is it sufficient to place an external secondary fan?
I'm going to have to agree 100% with JingleHell, you really should by a decent case that's actually designed for custom builds. I personally would not want to put my shiny new i7 in that sauna of a case. It's designed specifically for a prebuilt model with much lower end hardware that doesn't get as hot and need as much cooling. Putting higher end gaming hardware in there is not a good idea. While you could probably get water cooling to work, that's a lot of expensive fucking around. You can get a decent case for pretty cheap these days, there's tons of choices on New Egg.
And PS, opening the side of the case could only interfere with airflow if that actually is airflow to begin with. Lol. |
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| JingleHell United States. June 26 2012 10:10. Posts 11262 | Profile Blog # |
On June 26 2012 10:07 julianto wrote:
Show nested quote +On June 26 2012 09:49 JingleHell wrote:
On June 26 2012 09:22 julianto wrote:
On June 26 2012 09:14 TheToast wrote:
On June 26 2012 08:44 julianto wrote:
Yeah, I'm not overclocking. By the sound of it, it looks like I only need ~$30 fans? What type of fans, though? Case, CPU, GPU?
Your GPU will come with a fan already installed, CPU will also come with a stock heatsink/fan combo that would be sufficient. If you are interested in lower temps or a quieter PC, you can invest in a third party CPU cooler, but that's entirely optional. If you're reusing a Dell XPS case, I would think it already has fans in it. Right? Anyway, I'm not sure what to tell you for that. Prebuilt model cases are built to standards specific to the stock hardware. Is there even a space for more than one case fan? A single 120mm fan may not be enough if the front panel doesn't have sufficient airflow.
It has a case fan that's connected to the motherboard (I have barely any idea what I'm talking about). The XPS 8300 case has no holes for air flow in the front. By the looks of it, there isn't much room for any more fans inside this case. Two questions: - Is it a good idea to remove the side panel? I've read that exposing the guts of the PC will actually interfere with air flow and in the long-term, causes more heat (?) But if I remove the side panel, then I would have room to place a fan facing the components. - Is it sufficient to place an external secondary fan?
I'd suggest asking yourself why you want lower temps, finding out what your current temps are, and seeing what you need to do to get them lower. Odds are, your biggest improvement would come from buying a non-shit case to transplant to. Or even a less-shit case. Unless you have specific needs or wants based on personal preference or gimmicks for fun, basically anything with some holes in it will have good enough airflow for a relatively basic rig.
I just removed the front bezel, which reveals many holes. Also, I think I'll remove the side panel whenever I'm going to play for hours.
Removing the side panel isn't terrible in a case with less airflow. Unless you're in a high-dust environment, or near children or animals. |
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| Thezftw Finland. June 26 2012 16:07. Posts 116 | Profile # | |
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| julianto June 26 2012 16:18. Posts 1859 | Profile # |
Wow, thanks a lot! I'll look into these. |
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