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The first thing would be to get a 120 in the front. That will see immediate results in lowering the temps down. If you get one with the typical 12v plug you can use an extra power connector for an ide type drive and even add a controller in while not needed to avoid plugging it into the board itself. But that increase of cooler air is a must have. Then you can see if and whatelse is needed.
 
I;ve never had to sleeve cables but simply went with round ide cables like the Antec Cobra line to solve the flat ribbon problems. That one seen there is presently out of stock and the Artic Cooling lineup in the same price range didn't look so good. The Turniq name comes up as the alternative unless you spend more for a Zalman. Those are running about twice the price as the one there.

Once you have a good 120 mounted in the front you can grab an 80 or 120 even if one will mount for a side exhaust fan. When removing one of two 120s on the side cover facing in and turning first outward the system dropped a few degrees celcius overall. The fans were pointing due to the pc desk and cabinet used here. A side fan can usually add to the air flow but the front is certainly the one needed there.
 
Probably nothing at all. Having adequate air flow going through a case seems to be more of a key to seeing good results at cooling in general. With the 939 build here a Zalman CNPS 9500 for the much higher price still saw ide cpu temps in the 40s when first assembled in an older case that lacked good air flow.

When the case was changed and even now after a year's time the regular temp seen after a day and night of being run plus gaming is 34C. The simple task of moving everything into the better AeroCool case had more to do with seeing temps drop sharply.

One thing to add here is that the Asus model seen at the third link posted there is very much like the Artic Cooling Freezer64 Pro seen at http://www.xoxide.com/arctic-cooling-freezer-64-pro.html The one seen there is more for Socket 754 and 939 models while the Asus being AM2 compatible it also has the heat tubes and copper base.
 
PC eye said:
Probably nothing at all. Having adequate air flow going through a case seems to be more of a key to seeing good results at cooling in general. With the 939 build here a Zalman CNPS 9500 for the much higher price still saw ide cpu temps in the 40s when first assembled in an older case that lacked good air flow.

When the case was changed and even now after a year's time the regular temp seen after a day and night of being run plus gaming is 34C. The simple task of moving everything into the better AeroCool case had more to do with seeing temps drop sharply.

One thing to add here is that the Asus model seen at the third link posted there is very much like the Artic Cooling Freezer64 Pro seen at http://www.xoxide.com/arctic-cooling-freezer-64-pro.html The one seen there is more for Socket 754 and 939 models while the Asus being AM2 compatible it also has the heat tubes and copper base.
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idk I like that cooler cause it has the red led fan in it but I'll try getting a intake fan 1st and then I'll see if the temps drop if they don't then I'll try a new cooler but they probably will drop
and btw the usb thing had nothing to do with it like I thought it might
 
When first upgrading the old case here the present 939 board saw temps higher then the cpu's there. The old compact style case simply had a rear and top pair of 80mm fans and seriously lacked good air flow needed for the newer boards. That 48C idle temp dropped to 31C immediately upon moving everything into the Aero Cool case then.

The 44-46C temp seen the cpu dropped right down to 33C despite having the Zalman 9500 sitting on top of it. Keep the board cool to see cpu temps drop. Without the cooling it won't matter what cooler you throw on the cpu. It's simple physics there.
 
The specs show two 120s one rear exhaust and the one in front you will need there. Despite not being visible the fan will still draw in the cooler air needed to see lower temps overall. Having a single 80 on the side facing out can help draw out some of the warm air and help keep air moving inside. Remember to pick up a can of air cleaner for blowing the dust out after any lengthy period of time to help keep the temps down.
 
PC eye said:
The specs show two 120s one rear exhaust and the one in front you will need there. Despite not being visible the fan will still draw in the cooler air needed to see lower temps overall. Having a single 80 on the side facing out can help draw out some of the warm air and help keep air moving inside. Remember to pick up a can of air cleaner for blowing the dust out after any lengthy period of time to help keep the temps down.
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my computer just shut down two times in about 5 mins so should I have the rear fan bring air in for now cause I'm broke right now (look in the post your new toy thread and you find out) but I'll be getting my paycheck on friday but if i switch it to bring air in won't it bring my temps down? and as far as the canned air my dad has an air compressor and I'll just stick a screwdriver the fans and then blow it out (thats what I did at work all the time and it worked except one time I was putting a screwdriver in a power supply fan and I forgot to unplug it and I think you know what happened pow bye bye psu lol)
 
You can see damage using 80lb of pressure seen with a compressor. The only time that should be used is when the case itself is empty to avoid damaging sensitive hardwares! That's way too much. Some even use nylons for wiping the blades on fans and then use the can method to see everything blasted out without risk.

The rear fan is still needed to blast heat out not in! That probably won't even offer any help as far as cooling since you would then have nothing to throw heated air out of the case. The low cost 120mm fans can be found at a local Circuit City, Staples, maybe some Walmarts(larger in size of course), CompUSA, or others that carry pc accessories. The Antec 120s are the ones usually seen in stores. TThey run about $5 with 80mm models seen for just over $3 usually. That $5 is worth spent there.
 
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