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Tomdarkness

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Hey,

I just upgraded from an AMD Athlon 64 3200+ to an AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ and with it I got a new fan (Not the standard fan you get in PIBs).

The upgrade went great and I am running it fine without any problems.

But the fan I got comes with this speed control thing that goes where a PCI slot should go. First off:

- Do I need the speed control knob thing
- What speed should I set it at because I can't be pulling out the case to change the speed at a later date

Its a Akasa AK859 fan and it runs at 2000-4000RPM

Thanks,

Tom
 
Heya

Well I would install it with the speed control panel and set it in such a way that the temperature/noise ratio is best for you. In particular, I would test it under stress. Then I would leave it and put it where you want to put it. This way, you would avoid having to go into the back of the PC again.

JAN :D
 
Well I tested it on the lowest setting while playing Counterstrike: Source and it stayed at about 36c. Would you say that is a good temperature or should I increase it a little?
 
Heya....

I would not want it to go over 40 Celsius, so yes it is fine. However, personally, I would increase the RPMs and if it is still at an acceptable noise level and decreases the temperature, I would go with that setting. Up to you :)

JAN :D
 
Thanks for the help :)

Ill monitor the temperature then make a change, if required, to the RPM in a few days.

Edit:

When I put the cover back and moved it back into my desk on I noticed the tempature of the CPU and all the other stuff went up quite a bit.. do you think I should find another location for the PC (Its in the desk at the moment.. if you get what I mean) or is it just the fact that I put the cover back on?

jancz3rt said:
I would not want it to go over 40 Celsius, so yes it is fine. However, personally, I would increase the RPMs and if it is still at an acceptable noise level and decreases the temperature, I would go with that setting. Up to you :)

JAN :D
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You might want to find another place for your computer; putting the cover back on shouldn't have done that much. Depending, of course, how much it really is. What are the temperatures now?
 
Jet said:
You might want to find another place for your computer; putting the cover back on shouldn't have done that much. Depending, of course, how much it really is. What are the temperatures now?
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Well at min RPM (2000) its currently at 43c but it is in a enclosed space.
 
Jet said:
Is that idle? and what do you mean by "enclosed"? Is it fully (or almost fully) blocked in from outside cool air?
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Its while playing music and doing some stuff in Adobe Photoshop. By enclosed I mean there is about 7cm each side of the case and about 3cm on top.
 
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