Its a NMB-MAT (NMB-MAT RB-4710KL-L @ http://www.dorothybradbury.co.uk/) and its controlled by speedfan (from 55% to 80%). My processor isnt the main source of heat in my system, its my 7800gtx wich heats up the entire motherboard. With a better duct between the cpu and the graphics card that should ...

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I did something very similar (with lost of inspiration from this site).

Stress tested the computer some last night after I removed the top fan completely and left the hole open. I also tried facing the fan inwards, blowing down on the ninja. My cpu was ok but my motherboard started heating up, getting near 60c. I experimented some further and the configuration that had ...

So you want the 2-bay intake grill just for cosmetics, right? Surely you can find some mesh of some kind somewhere and just a bit of glue -- a hot glue gun is useful. Its just for cosmetics, Ive considered modders mesh from mnpctech.com as an option. I could give it a go, would be less restrictive ...

In your "old system" ........ehum, DUST geeez sickening dude, love your attempts though I noticed that as well when I compared them to the new pictures. When I installed the ninja and removed the 7000cu I tried to clean it, whew! That fine layer of micro-dust really was a pain to remove from the fl...

Im not 100% certain that the Lian-Li will fit, and Im still dubious since it looks like its restrictive. For Lian-Li cases its guaranteed, and its supposed to work on most standard cases according to their site.

Hello SPCR! Im still working on improving my decently quiet system, its the same system that Ive posted about earlier in this thread. This time Im experimenting with ducting. The problem has always been my hot 7800gtx, which heats up my processor which then causes speedfan to ramp up the fans. As a ...

When I recieved my Antec 180 SPCR the front door was warped as well. But since it was brand new I didnt want to send it in. Instead I superglued the magnets that had fallen out. And I noticed that one of them, that was on the back, didnt make proper contact with the warped door. I took a black, flat...

There were 6800 cards with a version of the VF700 from gigabyte (I think) that didnt have ram-coolers. I did the same at home with my VF700cu without any issues. Those fans create airflow around the card itself however, and the condor leave them open like Tibors said. My guess is that a minimum of a...

Im using an ASUS Quiettrack drive wich supposedly has a lower amount of noise then most regular drives. But when it spins up it still creates a ruckus. Slowing the drives down seems like a good option.

Im using a VF700 on my 7800GTX. My card is hotter then yours, but I can tell you that the VF700 doesnt cool it enough at 5v. Im switching to a VF900 myself.

I actually ordered a Nv5 cooler, but swapped it for a VF900 due to reports of the fan having low quality. Im fairly sure that exhausting the air out of the case from the VGA would help my CPU quite a bit. Hopefully a Ninja will do the trick, if its to hot Ill add a fan to it for a push-pull effect.

The system is almost complete now. And Ive been running some test on different configurations. 1. Nexus + Stock = temps over 50c during load. Booo! 2. Zalman 7000cu + Nexus (92mm) = temps over 50c during load. Booo! So Im ordering a Ninja. As soon as the setup is complete I promise to post pictures!

Lovely mod! Its great to se someone actually re-use old hardware.

The AC5 has been left over night and Ive done some further testing. The break in period for AC5 is 200+ hours, but since its only supposed to drop 2-5c after that period I feel that its time to pass judgment. First, my system: Antec 180. The upper chamber is cooled by one ADDA intake fan at the fron...

Ive been using a VF700 from an earlier card on my 7800GTX and Im swapping to a VF900. At 5v the VF700 has a tough time keeping the temps down on my card.

Depends on the temperature of your case as well Im sure, but the VF900 seems to be a better low-airflow cooler.

Couldnt brace myself so I went ahead and re-did the thermal paste. I applied a thin layer to the heatsink itself as well as a thicker layer to the cpu. The temps are idling at 52c now, so the improvement is almost nil. But Ill give the AC5 some time to sink in.

Installed the heatsink + nexus today. Its idling at 54c (hot!) but I used a very small amount of AC5, wich wasnt very even. Ill try to reseat it tomorrow using a slightly thicker layer to se if it gets better. The heatsinks bottom isnt as clear as that of my old Zalman, so it likely needs more paste...

Just came home for a short vacation in portugal this very night. Ill most likely be installing the 4600+ with the stock cooler and 80mm nexus tomorrow 00alesmi. As soon as I do Ill let you know!

Sounds plausible that its your PSU.

Could email Overclockers.co.uk and ask them if their 430 is sleeved. Not sure if thats any help but I noticed that they had Seasonic PSU's.

Thanks Endosteel =)

Running FAH on CPU and GPU - surely that's going to result in rather a toasty PC? The first thing that hit me was that this is a great way to make absolutely certain your GPU cooling solution works. You can load up the GPU to 100% while NOT in a game, and thus you can be monitoring it with your fav...

My motherboard is idling at 45c now. It will be interesting to se how the swap from a 7000-cu to the stock amd heatsink will affect temps.

Where should we place the heatsinks? Im going to pick my computer apart in the coming days and Ive considered putting some spare heatsinks on the hotter components off my passive motherboard. But Im not sure wich components to cooled on the Asus A8N32. The mosfets next to the cpu already have a heat...

They seem high. Im getting 46c with one stock fan at the top at low, an ADDA (slow fan) at the back moving very little air and no fan at the front (turned off at the moment). This is with a 3700+ however, which wont be as hot as your 4600+ and temps here will be around 25 degrees. I recieved my 460...

They seem high. Im getting 46c with one stock fan at the top at low, an ADDA (slow fan) at the back moving very little air and no fan at the front (turned off at the moment). This is with a 3700+ however, which wont be as hot as your 4600+ and temps here will be around 25 degrees. I recieved my 4600...

After reading some more about the two coolers Ive changed my order (hope I still can, it isnt shipped, but I payed with VISA, wich might make it tricky) to a VF900. I used to have a Silencer Rev. 1 that wasnt very quiet and I hoped that Rev. 3 had solved the issues. But since that doesnt seem to be ...

Dont want to risk it developing an annoying sound. Oh well, I just changed my order to a VF900 (my VF700 cant cool my 7800GTX at the lowest setting). If my case heats up Ill just have to pop another slow 120mm fan in there.

I dont know much about undervolting, but Ive considered it. I guess it depends on how hot it runs with wichever fan I pick (7000-cu or the stock with a nexus). I really like my VF700, so a VF900 would be a natural choice. But I suspect that the my graphics card is the main heat-hog in my system, war...