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<blockquote data-quote="Mike" data-source="post: 261472" data-attributes="member: 506"><p>I think there's been a thread along similar lines recently but I didn't want to hijack it...</p><p></p><p>I'm concerned that my comp is running a bit hot... it's one I built myself and I must confess I don't know much about PC cooling or what sort of temperature the computer should be running at.</p><p></p><p>I have an Athlon XP 2600+ which is running on a cheapish Abit motherboard. I have 2 hard drives and a DVD writer installed, other than that a 64mb graphics card and my audigy soundcard. </p><p></p><p>I'm using the standard AMD cooler which came with the processor when I bought it. My motherboard has a small onboard fan, and I have one case fan attached to the back of the case (which is quite annoyingly loud). I have a 500 watt power supply which I think might be slightly excessive ... however, this has 2 fans on it, one which blows into the case and seems to keep things cool... when I swapped it for my old 300 watt psu which doesn't have the second fan, I found the computer got much hotter and started to function incorrectly.</p><p></p><p>As I type my PC has been on for a couple of hours and current temps according to the 'hardware doctor' software I got with the motherboard are</p><p></p><p>System temp: 65 degrees C</p><p>CPU temp: 54 degrees C</p><p></p><p>Is this too warm, am I likely to be doing my computer any damage? I can't even set the alarm thing up on the software properly as I don't really know what temp it should be running at and there's nothing in the manual to suggest.</p><p></p><p>The main problem is that the computer sounds like a hoover, I think this is mainly down to the cheap-ish PSU and case fan that I bought, so I'd like some quieter fans, basically what I'd like to know is what would you suggest I should buy to improve it and quieten it down a bit, also would a new case make any difference as I currently have a crappy PC world bog standard case which looks pretty ugly.</p><p></p><p>Sorry for rambling on - any ideas?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mike, post: 261472, member: 506"] I think there's been a thread along similar lines recently but I didn't want to hijack it... I'm concerned that my comp is running a bit hot... it's one I built myself and I must confess I don't know much about PC cooling or what sort of temperature the computer should be running at. I have an Athlon XP 2600+ which is running on a cheapish Abit motherboard. I have 2 hard drives and a DVD writer installed, other than that a 64mb graphics card and my audigy soundcard. I'm using the standard AMD cooler which came with the processor when I bought it. My motherboard has a small onboard fan, and I have one case fan attached to the back of the case (which is quite annoyingly loud). I have a 500 watt power supply which I think might be slightly excessive ... however, this has 2 fans on it, one which blows into the case and seems to keep things cool... when I swapped it for my old 300 watt psu which doesn't have the second fan, I found the computer got much hotter and started to function incorrectly. As I type my PC has been on for a couple of hours and current temps according to the 'hardware doctor' software I got with the motherboard are System temp: 65 degrees C CPU temp: 54 degrees C Is this too warm, am I likely to be doing my computer any damage? I can't even set the alarm thing up on the software properly as I don't really know what temp it should be running at and there's nothing in the manual to suggest. The main problem is that the computer sounds like a hoover, I think this is mainly down to the cheap-ish PSU and case fan that I bought, so I'd like some quieter fans, basically what I'd like to know is what would you suggest I should buy to improve it and quieten it down a bit, also would a new case make any difference as I currently have a crappy PC world bog standard case which looks pretty ugly. Sorry for rambling on - any ideas? [/QUOTE]
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