Just an update, the system has been running 24/7 and temps usually stay to the low to mid 40s. CPUID shows that the max temps go to the low 60s but i can never make the temps stay there so it appears to just be a temporary spike. The only thing I havent really done is play games yet, and this isnt r...

Cool thanks, I guess I will play around with it a bit more, temps dont run above 58/59 when playing 1080p, watching youtube, downloading torrents, and browsing the web watching gifs etc, all at the same time. Usually its closer to 55 degrees. Can you explain to a noob what exactly does disabling cor...

In case anyone wants to see pics ... Note the ATX extension and the internal USB 3.0 extension. I knew from reading online that those would be problematic with this case as the heatpipes get in the way. However it ended up working nicely. http://i.imgur.com/SAH7gWrl.jpg http://i.imgur.com/WsgC5Gol.j...

SIGH, ya I am seeing your point. I am leaning to changing this CPU out for an I3 35W 4330T @ 3.0. I guess Ill just sell my i7 after that. Last question, is it worth it to try to reapply the thermal paste? I used 2 full tubes of arctic silver but I dont think I "filled teh cracks" where the pipes att...

System uses; - 24/7 torrent seedbox and downloading - Web browsing, youtube etc - Organizing and reading digital comic books - Organizing and listening to music - Organizing and watching movies and tv shows (XBMC) - Light emulation (NES/SNES/maybe Playstation and Saturn but not required if too taxin...

I really appreciate all the help! SPCR is a great recourse and I will definitely make a post when I am about to start building by Windows based NAS server to check my parts list. I think what I will do regarding this build is leave everything as it is for now, keep monitoring temps to see if they ev...

Right now I am using CPUID to monitor temps. Is there something that Speedfan does btter or OCCT?

Sorry for all the posts but forgot one thing, i will use it a lot as a seedbox running 24/7

Ok I ran SmallFFT 2 threads and its similar. Took longer to get up to 90 but ran at 9/91 after that, not higher, mostly ran lower but temps woudl jump up a bit.

what others have said, +its all going to depend on airflow and ambient temps around the case, what your real usage will be, and how many monitors/at what res. Sticking it in an enclosed, unventilated AV rack, or behind a hot TV will be very problematic. (I assume no folding/mining ect.) also get lo...

Thanks for your help. I agree with Vicotnik about undervolting (that requires stability testing), but what about delidding the CPU ? And, at any rate, which are your temps for just 2 and 4 threads of smallFFT? Honestly delidding is not something I really want to do, how does smallFFT work? Any guid...

Sorry just a follow up as I see from your signature you have a lot of experience with fanless/no moving parts build. Do you think with that Mobo and CPU combo those temps seem normal for Prime95 or would there be any benefit to take it apart and reapply the thermal paste? I woudl say I did an OK job...

Thanks for your reply. So what exactly would be breaking if not the CPU, the MoBo? I struggle to see how Prime95 is any sort of real world test, and idle temps for what I will be doing on this (watching movies, surfing, MS Office, emulation of 16 bit games etc) seem to be fine? I ran it because ever...

Hi all, my first post but I use the website a lot. I just built my first fanless PC. im posting from it now! Its a MSI z87i mobo in a Streacom FC8 EVO case. CPU is a Haswell 4770S, 65W processor. I put everything together yesterday and it seems to be running great. Idle temps are around 40C. Heavy s...