Hi all,
About a year ago I built a PC that was meant to be silent in a small form factor case.
It was actually based on this very system from an article in SPCR
http://www.silentpcreview.com/Anitec_SilenT3_PC
Well, it overheated, so now I am going to build a new PC....
I am salvaging bits from the SFF pc, the bits are
Sythe Shuriken heatsink
RAM
HDD
DDR 2 RAM
Fanless Graphics card (I believe this caused the system to overheat)
The CPU I currently am using in the SFF system is a AMD Athlon 64 5050e 45W.
For the new build I am going to get a CPU and motherboard.
I am going for the Gigabyte GA-MA785GM-US2H
http://www.gigabyte.com/products/produc ... id=3447#ov
as this takes DDR2, has firewire and is mATX.
My questions are:
If I get a AMD Athlon X2 260 3.2 GHz, 65W..... if I use the Scythe Shuriken will I still get a really low RPM fan speed (800 rpm) that I got with the 45W CPU, and will it be cool still?
Also the motherboard is AM2+ DDR2, will the AMD Athlon X2 260 work fine with this?
Thanks for help
My PC Overheated, Building a new, CPU Help please!
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It always comes down to airflow in your case. For example i was able to keep the Athlon II X4 620 undervolted to 1.12V relatively cool with a passive Ninja 2 and 2 slow running fans (Noiseblocker Multiframe, the 850RPM version regulated down to ~500RPM).
X2 260 Works fine in AM2+ boards, it's other way around which doesn't work (AM2 only CPU in AM3 board, as the CPU lacks the DDR3 memory controller).
X2 260 Works fine in AM2+ boards, it's other way around which doesn't work (AM2 only CPU in AM3 board, as the CPU lacks the DDR3 memory controller).
Yeah I thought it would be about airflow. Im building the new system into my older mATX case which has a 92mm fan on the back. I am thinking of the following set up in terms of air movement:faugusztin wrote:It always comes down to airflow in your case. For example i was able to keep the Athlon II X4 620 undervolted to 1.12V relatively cool with a passive Ninja 2 and 2 slow running fans (Noiseblocker Multiframe, the 850RPM version regulated down to ~500RPM).
X2 260 Works fine in AM2+ boards, it's other way around which doesn't work (AM2 only CPU in AM3 board, as the CPU lacks the DDR3 memory controller).
Scythe Shuriken (hopefully mostly on 800 rpm), with 65W CPU
Nexus RX-630 PSU - This is a pretty slow fan
Noctua 92mm fan, with ULV adapter, 800 rpm I think
I will then put my fanless Sapphire HD 4670 ultimate back in.
Does this sound feasible with the setup outlined?
Is there a better 92mm fan? 120mm would be nice but I would have to buy a new case.
Depending on the case, you may need a front fan to give airflow to the passive video card.
I have the same Gigabyte motherboard and its "Smart fan" controller sucks, spinning the fans way to fast, and I couldn't get it to work with SpeedFan. So plan on something elseto control your fans.
I have the same Gigabyte motherboard and its "Smart fan" controller sucks, spinning the fans way to fast, and I couldn't get it to work with SpeedFan. So plan on something elseto control your fans.
I've just upgraded to an AMD 260 - it is fitted in an AM2+ Gigabyte GA-MA78G-S2H.
It's cooled with a Xigmatek hdt-s1283 (gross overkill, but hey) and a Yate Loon D12SL-12 fan running on a fixed 5 volts, which gives roughly 600rpm. This is ducted out of the back of the case, and acts as the only case fan as well. The case is free-flowing and the PSU has a separate air path which cools the HDD.
The CPU runs at ~30C, despite the fact that Cool'n'Quiet isn't working yet (as I haven't updated my BIOS, so the motherboard doesn't recognise the new CPU). This is about the same temperature as, if not cooler than, the 45w rated 1.9GHz Sempron that I had in the computer previously.
The only issue is the northbridge temperature of about 75-80C - which is a widely reported issue with this board.
I'm not sure about the graphics card (I use the onboard graphics), but as long as you have a fairly free-flowing setup then I wouldn't expect any issues from the CPU overheating.
It's cooled with a Xigmatek hdt-s1283 (gross overkill, but hey) and a Yate Loon D12SL-12 fan running on a fixed 5 volts, which gives roughly 600rpm. This is ducted out of the back of the case, and acts as the only case fan as well. The case is free-flowing and the PSU has a separate air path which cools the HDD.
The CPU runs at ~30C, despite the fact that Cool'n'Quiet isn't working yet (as I haven't updated my BIOS, so the motherboard doesn't recognise the new CPU). This is about the same temperature as, if not cooler than, the 45w rated 1.9GHz Sempron that I had in the computer previously.
The only issue is the northbridge temperature of about 75-80C - which is a widely reported issue with this board.
I'm not sure about the graphics card (I use the onboard graphics), but as long as you have a fairly free-flowing setup then I wouldn't expect any issues from the CPU overheating.