Case Overheating

[Sparatan117]

I have a few issues with my case over heating. I have an NZXT Hush with one fan on the front and one on the back. both probablly around 180mm
Theres also the V1 AX cooling the CPU and the 4870 has its own fan which pulls air in and blows it out the PCI slot..

but yet i still manage to over heat. Is there any ideas that someone has? The only way to run it is to keep the side open.

 

[Pogi]

I have a few issues with my case over heating. I have an NZXT Hush with one fan on the front and one on the back. both probablly around 180mm
Theres also the V1 AX cooling the CPU and the 4870 has its own fan which pulls air in and blows it out the PCI slot..

but yet i still manage to over heat. Is there any ideas that someone has? The only way to run it is to keep the side open.

I'm not really a hardware/software expert. Looking at your post just reminded me of a similar situation on my friend's PC. After so much futile efforts, in desperation he modded his case. He cut a hole at the TOP of the case and put a fan to exhaust air through it. Guess what? It solved his problem. After that I put it at the back of my mind that if my unit will overheat I'll do the same. But of course do it at your own risk, especially if you have the Core i7 which for me is a very different, unexplored territory in terms of features.

 

[smarteyeball]

If this is the case:
NZXT Hush Silent Computer Chassis (no PSU)
Then they are 2 120mm fans. Are the thigh temps at load or idle?

Short of upgrading to more powerful fans (more CFM, more noise ) and cutting more holes in it, as Pogi mentioned, you may be somewhat limited with options. You could try cutting a hole in the bottom for exhausting to maintain aesthetics, but an exhaust hole in the top would work better.

You could always get loud/powerful fans and put them on a fan controller.

That case looks nice, but it also traps heat as you've discovered.

 

[Jac]

This may sound obvious but have you thoroughly cleaned all the dust from your components.

 

[black dog]

You could try putting ice cubes on your highly overclocked processor.

 

[swarfega]

What cpu cool do you have? The reason why its hot is because you've done this: 2.67GHz OC'd to 3.8GHz. Try at normal speeds for a few days to see if that makes a difference.

You could also look at replacing the Thermaltake V1 AX as maybe its not so effective. I can recommend the Tuniq Tower 120.

 

[Dragonfly]

If your rig supports it, setting minimum and maximum processor states in Advanced Power Options may give you some relief.

There's probably no reason to run that processor at full OC'd speed ALL the time.

 

[Triple7]

I was going to ask why such a big OC

 

[Sparatan117]

Well the i7 usually goes up to 4.0 GHz so I left it at a step down so that I wouldn't be constantly maxing it out. But i gotta say being able to unwrap a 1.8 GB Zip in 30 seconds is pretty nice.

The graphics card is the cuprit, accoring to speedfans but I havent even thought of overclocking that beast. Should i just make Riva tuner run the graphics card at a constatly higher speed?
and btw I saw that post on putting one on the top. Thats a great idea which I cant say i would have ever thought of. Now the only interesting question is how do you cut a hole in the top without making it trashy haha

This may sound obvious but have you thoroughly cleaned all the dust from your components.

yes, but its brand new shouldn't be that dusty

You could try putting ice cubes on your highly overclocked processor.

hahahahah That was great it def made me laugh

I was going to ask why such a big OC

my friends dad is a programmer so hes always bragging about how his computer can out do mine and all this other crap. so i finally built a computer to shut him up..... It did...

You could also look at replacing the Thermaltake V1 AX as maybe its not so effective. I can recommend the Tuniq Tower 120.

My cpu has never gotten above 45 C with the V1 AX its the best cooler I think I've ever had.

 

[ibocpro]

Hey Sparatan117,
Here is my experience with heat issues, I was running two 8800 GTS G92 512mb in SLI in my last system and had heat issues which did not make seem right cause I had plenty of fans for the case, top included. It was not too bad so I did not think much of it (temps where high but not critical).

Then as I was upgrading (seems I never stop..:sarc I noticed a nice drop in temps after putting in a stonger power supply. I looked at some general specs for you video card and found that it recommends a 500 watt min, your current power supply should be more than enough but again just my experience as my old system "should have been more than enough" also.

Once I had the new power supply my temps on video dropped around 10C! Could just be that I went to a better quality, or maybe that my new PS has a single 12v rail, or who knows. Also through the trickle down my dads PC got my old PS, better than he had, and I saw CPU and video temps drop.

Don't know if you are wanting to go out and replace your power supply but hope the info can give you another option.

Cheers.

 

[Sparatan117]

Thats an interesting idea. I'll have to look into it.

 

[Mark]

Looking at the picture of the case, it looks like there is sound insulating material on the side panel, if that is the case then it would also be acting as a heat insulator and if temps are a problem then I would consider removing that before anything, another solution is to use Water cooling or you could try running it in a small bar fridge LOL, JK.

 

[Sparatan117]

Looking at the picture of the case, it looks like there is sound insulating material on the side panel, if that is the case then it would also be acting as a heat insulator and if temps are a problem then I would consider removing that before anything, another solution is to use Water cooling or you could try running it in a small bar fridge LOL, JK.

lol What I'm thinkin is that what I might do is talk to my Uncle who has a metal Lathing shop, see if i can cut a hole in the side of it that looks decent and then put like a black wire meshing over top of the hole to keep certin objects from getting inside but that way the case has no problem with breating.

What do you guyst think?

btw that foam padding inside the case...makes it VERY quiet. But I dont think they had super gaming machine in mind when they designed it though

 

[Mark]

I think that may work for you or maybe you could just drill enough vent holes to attach a fan to the side panel if you have room inside to do so, one of my cases has a large fan on the side (about 25cm) and I did the same thing with the mesh and it makes a lot of difference. Just remember to vacuum the vent every couple of weeks to keep the air flowing, but that's allot easier than cleaning out the inside. One other thing you may want to find out from your supplier is, can you get a replacement side cover with air vents or a fan as that will save you some time and I know that some cases do have optional side panels.

 

[black dog]

I know some people with the same processor as you, with similar coolers, who would like to be able to do the same overclock as you,and never exceed 45C .

What is your secret? if you don't mind.

 

[THEGriffkilah50]

try placing another coolant in it if that'll help

 

[Sparatan117]

I know some people with the same processor as you, with similar coolers, who would like to be able to do the same overclock as you,and never exceed 45C .

What is your secret? if you don't mind.

I guess its my case combined with that V1AX. The Thermaltake cooler has 4 heat sink pipes and a suck and blow kinda thing and a controlable fan from the actual heatsink its self. I played crysis, and touched the heatpipe with no problem. It was pretty amazing. The same cant be said for my 4870 but i guess thats a given.

 

[Sparatan117]

I think that may work for you or maybe you could just drill enough vent holes to attach a fan to the side panel if you have room inside to do so, one of my cases has a large fan on the side (about 25cm) and I did the same thing with the mesh and it makes a lot of difference. Just remember to vacuum the vent every couple of weeks to keep the air flowing, but that's allot easier than cleaning out the inside. One other thing you may want to find out from your supplier is, can you get a replacement side cover with air vents or a fan as that will save you some time and I know that some cases do have optional side panels.

I love that idea i think I'm gonna go send them and E-mail right now