thnx for the input
i'm adding a few things after considering the previous post,
1. i'm upgrading the PS fan to a panoflo, current fan is crap, so i suspect that the PS is actually contributing to the heat problem.
2. i'm getting some arctic silver III (as opposed to the generic thermal paste that was included)
3. ducting the HS fan 90deg. off of the heat sink to orient it towards the nearby front intake fan, (the heatsink fan blows air through the HS instead of pulling it through) so it shouldn't recycle as much heated air.
i think i'll stick w/ the current HSF, i'm not entirely convinced that changing that will have enough impact to be worthwhile w/ the case being fairly cramped. i'll have a better idea after the mentioned mods. still no digital camera, so no pics, hopefully in the near future though. :shrug:
just for reference though, specs are
AMD 1700+
256 meg RAM
coolermaster HSF
(4) 5 1/4 bays
(2) 3 1/2 bays
generic cd rom
48x burner
40gig HDD
integrated sound, lan, & graphics (not too shabby actually)
(2) 80 mm blue led intake fans (on a baybus of sorts)
80 mm top exhaust fan
300W power supply
overall case dimentions 12.5"Tall x 12.5"Wide x 14.5"Deep
which i think equals 318mm x 318mm x 368mm or therebouts'
terramex, not that i'm disregarding your advice at all, it made me consider the overall design quite seriously, i just came to the HSF decision after looking at a number of reviews on the available alternatives, plus, like you said, air flow isn't all that great currently so i'm trying to correct that first & see what happens.
thnx for your input
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