Hey,
I am concerned that my system might be running a little too warm.
My System:
nVidia GeForce 8800GTS (640mb)
2gigs of Geil 800mhz memory
AMD 64x 5400+ 2.8ghz
Fozconn mb with SLI 590
Creative SoundBlaster X-FI Xtreme Gamer
800w Tagan Power Supply
120gig HD Raptor (100,000RPM)
400gig HD (standard rpm?)
CoolerMaster Centurion Case
The case has 1 side fan blowing in, plus an exhaust tube that runs to the CPU, and one fan on the back blowing out. The video card has a stock cooler attachment blowing out, and the cpu also has the original fan and heat sink. The nVidia health monitor usually reads the gpu and cpu as stable, but the system temp is always around 55C+ and blinking as a warning (i've also read that system temp shouldn't be much more than 10+/- room temp).
When i was putting the system together the metal cover piece that fits to surround the mb i/o ports (mouse/keyboard/etc) didn't fit (neither the one that came with the case or the one from the mb itself) so their is an opening there. Recently i've taken to leaving the case open with a small high velocity fan (not touching the case, trying to avoid any static issues) aimed directly on the HDs and the mb. Needless to say, i wouldn't mind doing away with this situation... Any suggestions?
Oh, and i am not interested in OCing if that makes a difference...
I am concerned that my system might be running a little too warm.
My System:
nVidia GeForce 8800GTS (640mb)
2gigs of Geil 800mhz memory
AMD 64x 5400+ 2.8ghz
Fozconn mb with SLI 590
Creative SoundBlaster X-FI Xtreme Gamer
800w Tagan Power Supply
120gig HD Raptor (100,000RPM)
400gig HD (standard rpm?)
CoolerMaster Centurion Case
The case has 1 side fan blowing in, plus an exhaust tube that runs to the CPU, and one fan on the back blowing out. The video card has a stock cooler attachment blowing out, and the cpu also has the original fan and heat sink. The nVidia health monitor usually reads the gpu and cpu as stable, but the system temp is always around 55C+ and blinking as a warning (i've also read that system temp shouldn't be much more than 10+/- room temp).
When i was putting the system together the metal cover piece that fits to surround the mb i/o ports (mouse/keyboard/etc) didn't fit (neither the one that came with the case or the one from the mb itself) so their is an opening there. Recently i've taken to leaving the case open with a small high velocity fan (not touching the case, trying to avoid any static issues) aimed directly on the HDs and the mb. Needless to say, i wouldn't mind doing away with this situation... Any suggestions?
Oh, and i am not interested in OCing if that makes a difference...