3s0n3

im getting like 50 idle and 59ish in game? y? i cant figure it out ... yes i have a stock cpu cooler.
specs:

thermaltake armor full size case (blk)
3-150cm fans (2 front one back)
1-90cm far in rear next to hard drive
all kinds of glowing garbage....
coolermaster cool drive 4
asus dvdr/rw
ocz modstream 520 psu (one 150cm fan and one 90cm i think... built in)
evga nforce 680i sli mobo
core 2 duo e6400
bfgtech 7900gs
creative sound blaster xfi platinum with 5.25 drive bay controls and inputs/remote
2 gigs of low latency patriot memory pc2-6400 800 mhz (4-4-4-12 i think dont remember)
120gig hard drive with 2 fan hard drive cooler
100 gig external
2-24" flat screen sony trinitron crt's
1-17" sony flat screen lcd
logitech 5.1

funkysnair

sounds like you have alot of fans running-might sound stupid but
are all the fans creating a clean air flow through the case??

ie-
all the ones on front-intake
all the ones on rear-exhaust

"or is there that much lighting in there you have created a sunbed"

i have 2 fans on front for intake then one on back for exhaust+psu fan acts as an exhaust-

then i have modified my case so there is a fan + funnel directly over my processor which is a core2duo e6400

my temps when idle
cpu=21oC
case=24oC

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q6600@3.2ghz-asus rampage formula-4x1gig 1066mhz ballistix-maxitor 500gig-gainward hd4850-
corsair tx750watt psu-sony/nec dvd rw-
antec1200-swiftech pump/rad-red coolant-
2x"19 widescreen acer monitors

diduknowthat

is the cpu heatsink seated properly?

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Hauppauge HVR 1800 MCE TV Tuner
Scythe Ninja | AC Accelero S1 Passive heatsink
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