I bought a new case, mobo, and proc, and im running speed fan to monitor the temp. I really dont know alot about cpu cooling.
Speedfan is telling me im at 56C, and i am thinking is this too hot for a xp 2400+ ? im not overclocking it and i dont do alot of gaming, this is at an idle.
My case is open too, if i put the side on the temp goes up to 60C.
The case itslef has 4 80mm fan spots, 2 in front and 2 in back. right now there is only 1 echaust in the rear. I was thinking of putting in 4 new fans, 2 intake up front and 2 exhaust in back, do i need any special power hookups for that?
I've never messed with heatsinks at all but would concider having mine changed...if the results were worth the 40$ or so.
so what is my best option? getting fans? new heatsink? the fan spots in the front are under the drive bays, i dont even know if they will intake alot of air or not. pleaser advise. how hard is it to install the fans(4) ?
Speedfan is telling me im at 56C, and i am thinking is this too hot for a xp 2400+ ? im not overclocking it and i dont do alot of gaming, this is at an idle.
My case is open too, if i put the side on the temp goes up to 60C.
The case itslef has 4 80mm fan spots, 2 in front and 2 in back. right now there is only 1 echaust in the rear. I was thinking of putting in 4 new fans, 2 intake up front and 2 exhaust in back, do i need any special power hookups for that?
I've never messed with heatsinks at all but would concider having mine changed...if the results were worth the 40$ or so.
so what is my best option? getting fans? new heatsink? the fan spots in the front are under the drive bays, i dont even know if they will intake alot of air or not. pleaser advise. how hard is it to install the fans(4) ?