Air Flow in PC CPU

[DeenzX]

I was using HWMonitor.. I then installed the Official MSI 1 Click BIOS app and the temp was like 40C-50C. The maximum shown in HWMonitor is 104C when the 1 Click BIOS temp is 57C..

Boils down to wrong readings from 3rd party apps..
Also, I was using a Xigmatek low profile CPU cooler, with no over-clock whatsoever..

And the fake "104C" temp is from playing Dota 2 on my AMD X4 5300 chip..

 

[Mythmaker]

Precisely. The only reason I said that was because I was once in TS's position. Owned a P410...with additional aftermarket fan controller. Even made a thread asking around about the "best airflow config" for the P410. Well guess what?

Eventually one would reach the realisation that excellent temps are wholly subjected to SG's prevailing weather conditions (or whether the A/C is on if you're elite).

Each to their own, and I won't blame anyone for hunting down the last 0.5 degree in their CPU/GPU/HDD/SDD/PSU/chassis. Just one day, you'd find it silly and won't be bothered anymore.

I used to optimize everything in the casing and every 0.5 degree is important. And no, to this day I don't find it silly at all.

I'm a hardware enthusiast, and that is my game. I challenge myself to do better, to best myself everytime. Some people do useless stuff like playing computer games, but playing hardware itself by optimizing it is my game. That's true engineering. In the end, the knowledge gained trying to get that last 0.5 degree served me well in the long run.

Everyone can get a decently low temp. But how many can get the last 0.5?

 

[Phelan]

Try using HWInfo64 and see if it's different.

 

[MevolutionX]

I used to optimize everything in the casing and every 0.5 degree is important. And no, to this day I don't find it silly at all.

I'm a hardware enthusiast, and that is my game. I challenge myself to do better, to best myself everytime. Some people do useless stuff like playing computer games, but playing hardware itself by optimizing it is my game. That's true engineering. In the end, the knowledge gained trying to get that last 0.5 degree served me well in the long run.

Everyone can get a decently low temp. But how many can get the last 0.5?

How is playing game "useless", I build a gaming rig to play games, not tinker with the temperatures. You end up spending more time meddling with the PC than using the PC itself. Imo not worth it.

 

[DeenzX]

How is playing game "useless", I build a gaming rig to play games, not tinker with the temperatures. You end up spending more time meddling with the PC than using the PC itself. Imo not worth it.

Lol, uh.. I see a lot of videos showing benchmark and how well the GTX Titan or the R9 290x can perform in intense tests, but the truth is very little people are gonna fully maximize the capabilities of the high-end hardwares. Unless you are rendering scenes in the Avatar movie, you will not be fully maximizing your hardwares! But why still, do people get them just for a game of Dota 2 or BF4?

Extravagant water-cooling systems, multiple SSDs, totally pimped-out systems.. All for what? Well, like how some people like to decorate their cars with shiny gansta rims or decals that display graffiti, it is all about wanting to look at it from a distance and think to yourself, "Wow, I did this."

It all boils down to wanting to feel the power of your sweat & blood. The hard-earned money going to the hardware you bought. That extra muscle you put in is gonna make a difference, and to prove that it makes a difference, sometimes you have to look at Framerate/s, the temperatures and the graphic aesthetics.

Well, it is all about different passions in different things..

 

[FanFreak]

I used to optimize everything in the casing and every 0.5 degree is important. And no, to this day I don't find it silly at all.

I'm a hardware enthusiast, and that is my game. I challenge myself to do better, to best myself everytime. Some people do useless stuff like playing computer games, but playing hardware itself by optimizing it is my game. That's true engineering. In the end, the knowledge gained trying to get that last 0.5 degree served me well in the long run.

Everyone can get a decently low temp. But how many can get the last 0.5?

Sorry to hijack this thread.
Would like to make my rig more cooler.
Please advise the possibe way.
Current rig setup
70mm fan at top exhaust
PSU mount upside down so cold air is suck in from the top
Current OC reading
idle:32degree
load:72degree

possible thinking at the moment, mounting a thin 120mm fan at side like green arrow to throw in more cool air.
prefer positive pressure.

 

[MevolutionX]

Sorry to hijack this thread.
Would like to make my rig more cooler.
Please advise the possibe way.
Current rig setup
70mm fan at top exhaust
PSU mount upside down so cold air is suck in from the top
Current OC reading
idle:32degree
load:72degree

possible thinking at the moment, mounting a thin 120mm fan at side like green arrow to throw in more cool air.
prefer positive pressure.

Hmm... Fans at the side will create a turbulence in the airflow. Which will worsen your temperature.

 

[DeenzX]

Sorry to hijack this thread.
Would like to make my rig more cooler.
Please advise the possibe way.
Current rig setup
70mm fan at top exhaust
PSU mount upside down so cold air is suck in from the top
Current OC reading
idle:32degree
load:72degree

possible thinking at the moment, mounting a thin 120mm fan at side like green arrow to throw in more cool air.
prefer positive pressure.

Sorry, but which case is this? There are a few variations with this kind of shape.

 

[FanFreak]

Sorry, but which case is this? There are a few variations with this kind of shape.

Silverstone SG05

changing the front stock fan to GT as currently 1 of the HDD reaching 49degree
or another option is to mount a slim fan in between the HDD and the psu, pointing to the back.

no option to mount on the other side as it will be taken by a r9 290 gpu.

what other option

 

[Mythmaker]

How is playing game "useless", I build a gaming rig to play games, not tinker with the temperatures. You end up spending more time meddling with the PC than using the PC itself. Imo not worth it.

I do video encoding, which is one of the few applications that actually uses 100% CPU. Way more than games would ever use.

Even if I don't do video encoding, the knowledge gained from going to the extreme served me well, way over I graduated from my university days. When I first started working, I don't think anyone knows exactly what I'm talking about, maybe except a couple of the hardware engineers on fan bearings, blade design, HSF fin angles, etc etc. Not to mention watercooling...

And in comparison, I don't think the gaming from my WCG and GXL days long ago helped me in any way.

 

[ragnarok95]

Didnt even bother much nowadays.

Myth still playing hardwares arh!!!!!

 

[DeenzX]

Well, this can be a desperate option for you..

In this way there is plenty of airflow passing through the pass in your case, but like I've said, this is the desperate method.. using Zipties and what not..

The PSU airflow is non-existent as it is independent.. it draws air from the top and expels it from the back so the air doesn't come into contact with any of the part inside.

 

[MusicAddict]

sorry to hijack. currently i am using the CM HAF 912 with all the fan on default setting and i was wondering if i shld install a 140mm fan at the side to suck air out or shld i change to sucking the air out thru the top 200mm fan and use the side slot for a 140mm intake or just leave it be with front intake back and top exhaust

 

[xtreme84]

sorry to hijack. currently i am using the CM HAF 912 with all the fan on default setting and i was wondering if i shld install a 140mm fan at the side to suck air out or shld i change to sucking the air out thru the top 200mm fan and use the side slot for a 140mm intake or just leave it be with front intake back and top exhaust

I'm using the same casing. Just use all intake with only rear exhaust.

 

[thegamer1907]

I do video encoding, which is one of the few applications that actually uses 100% CPU. Way more than games would ever use.

Even if I don't do video encoding, the knowledge gained from going to the extreme served me well, way over I graduated from my university days. When I first started working, I don't think anyone knows exactly what I'm talking about, maybe except a couple of the hardware engineers on fan bearings, blade design, HSF fin angles, etc etc. Not to mention watercooling...

And in comparison, I don't think the gaming from my WCG and GXL days long ago helped me in any way.

wah, long time no see myth post liao.
still rmb last time always see you post about casing and all sort of fans haha

 

[DeenzX]

sorry to hijack. currently i am using the CM HAF 912 with all the fan on default setting and i was wondering if i shld install a 140mm fan at the side to suck air out or shld i change to sucking the air out thru the top 200mm fan and use the side slot for a 140mm intake or just leave it be with front intake back and top exhaust

Side, front and bottom intake.. Top and back exhaust..
As heat travels upwards, the cool air will come in from the front, sides and bottom, draw the heat away from the heatsinks of the parts.. and in turn the heated air rises and gets sucked out of the case through the top and back fan..

 

[DeenzX]

And what's with the "Sorry to hijack".. this thread is for you to discuss and ask questions about your airflow and case!
Don't be shy and ask away!

 

[summersky1986]

650D and h100i..

I'm thinking of running the rear and top fans as exhaust, everything else as intake... can bohs?

 

[MusicAddict]

is the stock fans enough for a gtx 650ti or do i really need a side fan if i go for top back exhaust front intake? and shld i use a fan power splitter cable or just all plug to the mother board?

 

[DeenzX]

650D and h100i..

I'm thinking of running the rear and top fans as exhaust, everything else as intake... can bohs?

Yes, that is the most common setup as it is the most logical.