High temps and help on basic pc optimization

[LoneSnake]

It's no big deal, it's always nice to help another TPU'er. plus, everyone has to learn sometime, so I figure it'd be better to help, then not.

Can't wait to see how it goes.

Overview

From back looking to the front

Showing airflow's possibilities

By request, the front of the CPU cooler

As you can see, I hope, i simplified the "highway" of voltage through the airstream and moved a lot of the wiring down to the bottom of the case.

I don't see this as done and hope for inputs for improvements, it was quite a lot of weird fun

 

[LoneSnake]

BTW after app. half an hour of surfing, uploading and installation of one application the temps are now as follows:
51 46 45 46

 

[LoneSnake]

After half an hour of CS:S gaming the temp reads (High/maximum) are:
62 58 58 58

Do you have some kind of Core stress app. suggestion so that I can check how high it'll go?

 

[Radical_Edward]

For testing CPU at max load... I use World Community Grid

That looks quite a bit better on those cables. Also, I notice your PC seems to have quite a bit of dust, you should buy a few cans of duster and go at it, it could help your temps.

 

[LoneSnake]

For testing CPU at max load... I use World Community Grid

That looks quite a bit better on those cables. Also, I notice your PC seems to have quite a bit of dust, you should buy a few cans of duster and go at it, it could help your temps.

Well, just bought a can of "air" (; Quite a bit more expencive than i would've thought, app 22 USD.

And I will test the CPU shortly-

 

[p_o_s_pc]

You can use Orthos to test your CPU or LinX they both work great

 

[Radical_Edward]

0.o

I can get 2 10oz cans of that for $10 at Bi-Mart, where do you live?

 

[twilyth]

After half an hour of CS:S gaming the temp reads (High/maximum) are:
62 58 58 58

Do you have some kind of Core stress app. suggestion so that I can check how high it'll go?

BTW after app. half an hour of surfing, uploading and installation of one application the temps are now as follows:
51 46 45 46

I still don't like those temps. post 53 is ok, but 52 now has a max diff of 6C. IDK. I wish someone else would comment. Maybe we should go by the temps on the stress test instead? Maybe I should shut up?

be gentle.

Oh. and $20 bleepity bleep for some bleepin' compressed air? I hope they at least served you dinner first.

 

[LoneSnake]

0.o

I can get 2 10oz cans of that for $10 at Bi-Mart, where do you live?

I live in expensive Denmark in Scandinavia Everything is a lot more expensive over here...

 

[Radical_Edward]

Ah, that would explain it.

You get a chance to clean your PC out yet?

 

[LoneSnake]

I guess this is a load temp reading (;

 

[LoneSnake]

Ah, that would explain it.

You get a chance to clean your PC out yet?

Well I can pull out the vacuum and a small brush, but just got a confirmation on the duster can and i'll get it tomorrow morning..

 

[Radical_Edward]

Wait for the duster. If your CPU cooler is dusty, your temps may drop quite a bit. Post a update when you get it cleaned out.

 

[LoneSnake]

Wait for the duster. If your CPU cooler is dusty, your temps may drop quite a bit. Post a update when you get it cleaned out.

I will

 

[twilyth]

What's a duster?

 

[LoneSnake]

What's a duster?

Well, the "can of air" (;

 

[Mussels]

What's a duster?

an item used to remove dust from other items.

 

[twilyth]

I was just wondering if it sucked or blew. I was hoping it wasn't anything kinky - like a feather boa or something. :shadedshu

 

[Mussels]

I was just wondering if it sucked or blew. I was hoping it wasn't anything kinky - like a feather boa or something. :shadedshu

it does neither. it is kinky. it is something like a feather boa.

here is a maid with a feather duster

 

[TheMailMan78]

Seeing this guys rig just pisses me off. I mean someone CHARGED him to build that. Thats pretty F#$ked up IMO.

FYI Lonesnake its not that you have bad parts. Its the way they were just tossed together. No pride in what they were giving you and because of it you may have high temps now.

 

[LoneSnake]

I was just wondering if it sucked or blew. I was hoping it wasn't anything kinky - like a feather boa or something. :shadedshu

it does neither. it is kinky. it is something like a feather boa.

here is a maid with a feather duster

http://img.techpowerup.org/100601/Capture740.jpg

The duster i am referring to is a can with air, blowing, i just bought it of the internet and it will come tomorrow (;

 

[LoneSnake]

Seeing this guys rig just pisses me off. I mean someone CHARGED him to build that. Thats pretty F#$ked up IMO.

FYI Lonesnake its not that you have bad parts. Its the way they were just tossed together. No pride in what they were giving you and because of it you may have high temps now.

Yea I guess I know where you are going, though I found out that the original HDD they recommended me was S**T.

No offense, but but is not much I can do about it without one of you guys telling me how. Hmm, should I reconstruct it with the same parts and an extra fan in the front? Wonder if I could do a better job with help from you.. Would it do anything good you think?

 

[TheMailMan78]

Yea I guess I know where you are going, though I found out that the original HDD they recommended me was S**T.

No offense, but but is not much I can do about it without one of you guys telling me how. Hmm, should I reconstruct it with the same parts and an extra fan in the front? Wonder if I could do a better job with help from you.. Would it do anything good you think?

Well lets get your temp fixed first. After that we will help you with the cables and such. FYI your system isnt bad. It just needs some work

Also one thing we havnt covered is your processes. Post a pic of your task manager at idle. Just remember to block out your name and such. You could have a background process thats running up your temps.

Just to let you know this is what a "clean" rig looks like.

This is my rig before a lot of updates. I dont have the cooler anymore and such but you get the idea.

 

[Radical_Edward]

Agreed, let's tackle the temps for now. The cables aren't blocking much airflow at the moment. Get that case cleaned out and it should help temps a tad. (Depending on how much dust is in your CPU cooler's fins.)

Then we'll move on to how you should route the cables and such. Is there even another place to mount a fan in that case without cutting out a spot for one?

 

[LoneSnake]

Neat rig! Wish mine was just like, no wish mine is gonna be able to look just a little bit more like that than what it looks like now

Hmm, post disappeared, i'll try again..

I got a tip from a guy saying that I could dedicate the 3 spare OD slots for one 120mm fan er 2 of them for 2 80 mm fans.. I tried to illustrate, haha