Side case fan adds more heat to my system!!!!

Dolph · TweakNOOB Joined: 22 Jan 2004 Posts: 81

So hope'n to get down my temp a few more degrees (I've NEVER seen my cpu temp below 39C and it sits idle at about 40-41C) I lapped my intel IHS to a very close to mirror polish-it turned to the copper color, added new AS5 and put it back together but, to my dissapointment no drop in temp, stayed the same. So I decided to add a side case fan blowing air directly onto my HSF/CPU and it turns out my CPU temp raised to 43-44C afther I did this!!!! It is no big deal considering I can switch the side panels out and not use the fan but WOW what a weird occurance. Any ideas what might have caused a rise in temp? I'm thinking about removing the IHS alltogether, anyone tried this yet?
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ToggleHead · TWEAKGURU Joined: 03 Mar 2004 Posts: 4360 Location: Jersey

where do you live....?

your ambient room temperature matters greatly.....where as since my comp is in my cement basement, i get pretty good cooling down there, but my old appartment was on the upper floor and i had a bit of a heat problem.......try flipping the fan around and pull the hot air away from your CPU..........although, i dont know how the rest of your case is set up so this may suck just as bad....lol

perhaps a better HSF or another cooling solution......

theres always my GOO.......j/k
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[TN] Nathan · ALMIGHTY PWNER! Joined: 14 Feb 2002 Posts: 7406

Possibly your fan is blowing onto the cooler improperly and slowing the fan rotations.

Also, you don't want the fan directly above the CPU cooler seeing that directly under the fan center there is no air movement.
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JayDubya · Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2004 5:36 pm Post subject:

yes, having a fan there can greatly disrupt the proper airflow you to your cooler. if you really want to try to cool your temps, attempt to make a ducting mod that pulls air from the outside of your case and fits right over the cpu cooler. this seems to work very well.
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[TN] Nathan · ALMIGHTY PWNER! Joined: 14 Feb 2002 Posts: 7406

That or use a slower fan with less air flow.
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ToggleHead · TWEAKGURU Joined: 03 Mar 2004 Posts: 4360 Location: Jersey

or just hook it up to a controller
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FreeTheRock [banned] · Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2004 12:25 am Post subject:

or unscrew your window and flip it, then your fan will be blowing on the mobo and not distrupting the HS/F air flow, try that and see if it will amke your temps go down.

Dolph · TweakNOOB Joined: 22 Jan 2004 Posts: 81

Yes, it is a much slower fan (and smaller). Yea, I do want to try a duct, I hear good things about them. What about my other questions?- Has anyone tried removing there IHS off there CPU?
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ToggleHead · TWEAKGURU Joined: 03 Mar 2004 Posts: 4360 Location: Jersey

call me a noob....but...IHS?
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Dolph · TweakNOOB Joined: 22 Jan 2004 Posts: 81

integrated heat spreader
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[KoG]^weaZel · Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2004 1:06 pm Post subject:

I have read of people doing it but the results didnt seem to do worth the risk. You have to ask yourself is it worth 2-3c? (I believe that was the difference)
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Dolph · TweakNOOB Joined: 22 Jan 2004 Posts: 81

Alright so I bought this prouct from newegg:

http://www.xoxide.com/zalfanbrac.html

an itstalled it. Now my comp looks like this:

Droped my temps to idle 37-38 load 53!!!!!!!

WOW, old idle 41 old load @56-59.

Currently at 3.685Ghx with Vcore 1.505.

This product is great for anyone using a side case fan (an quiet).
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ToggleHead · TWEAKGURU Joined: 03 Mar 2004 Posts: 4360 Location: Jersey

dude those are kind high teps for a p4

idle28-32
load 45
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