ati silencer 4

[ryboto]

I just installed it..and oddly, my case temps went up a degree..the card's temps dropped a few...i thought the advantage of the thing was that it removes heat from the case...anyone have any suggestions?

edit: I may have made a mistake....I used as5 on the gpu, as well as the ram....was this a bad idea? should i just use the termal paste that came with the card on the ram??

[MonsterMac]

I just installed it..and oddly, my case temps went up a degree..the card's temps dropped a few...i thought the advantage of the thing was that it removes heat from the case...anyone have any suggestions?

edit: I may have made a mistake....I used as5 on the gpu, as well as the ram....was this a bad idea? should i just use the termal paste that came with the card on the ram??

What videocard are you using?

I wouldn't say it would be odd or dangerous for just your case temperature to go up a degree. Most of the "case" sensors are in bad positions on the motherboard, and in your case it is probably directly above the videocard. Your best way to get an exact case temperature is to measure it from inside your case with a digital thermometer.

It was not a mistake to use ASV on your GPU and ram; that's arguably the best thermal interface material on the market.

If you're not having any hardware problems from the videocard post-install then I'd say my only suggestion would be to use a fanmate to lower the voltage to the silencer as low as possible while still keeping maintaining what you feel is a comfortable temperature for your videocard.

[lenny]

I just installed it..and oddly, my case temps went up a degree..the card's temps dropped a few...i thought the advantage of the thing was that it removes heat from the case...anyone have any suggestions?

edit: I may have made a mistake....I used as5 on the gpu, as well as the ram....was this a bad idea? should i just use the termal paste that came with the card on the ram??

AS5 is definitely not the problem.

Check the exhaust of the ACVS. Does it feel warm to the touch (esp. after gaming)?

Are your case fans temperature controlled? Is your PSU fan temperature controlled?

Finally, what is the room temperature during the two tests?

[j-azn]

any idea if the artic cooler silencer's are available in Canada, perferably the Toronto area

[KorruptioN]

Bigfoot Computers in Toronto carries the Arctic Cooling Silencers.