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HammerSandwich · 07-14-2009, 03:45 PM

Gotcha.

I suspect Jaydee's right that the system's pulling a lot of watts. Would be useful to see Kill-a-watt readings.

Either way, I've found that more cooling has never improved my OC as much as I'd hoped, so I've moved in the moderate OC in a silent PC direction.

As you've already suspected, fans are the easiest place to start experimenting. If more airflow drops your temps enough to bump you up a little, you'll need to live with the noise or get a bigger rad. Better WBs or more pump could make a small difference, but it's likely to be really small.

BTW, what are your ambient temps?

07-14-2009, 03:45 PM	#8
HammerSandwich Cooling Savant Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: 15143 Posts: 358	Re: i7 Core WC setup - Unacceptable temps Gotcha. I suspect Jaydee's right that the system's pulling a lot of watts. Would be useful to see Kill-a-watt readings. Either way, I've found that more cooling has never improved my OC as much as I'd hoped, so I've moved in the moderate OC in a silent PC direction. As you've already suspected, fans are the easiest place to start experimenting. If more airflow drops your temps enough to bump you up a little, you'll need to live with the noise or get a bigger rad. Better WBs or more pump could make a small difference, but it's likely to be really small. BTW, what are your ambient temps? __________________ www.procooling.com: It's true we are often a bunch of assholes