How to improve cooling in Antec Solo

InSumNiaK · Post by **InSumNiaK** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 4:35 pm

Hi, i'm looking for ways to improve cooling in my Antec Solo case. Ambiant temperature has been high lately and CPU and MB temperature are around 40C on idle. I usually have the tricool fan on medium because it is too loud on high.

I don't know much about fans and cooling. The only case fan I have is the tricool that came with it and I still use the stock intel HSF for my CPU.

Here's my system specs :

Case : Antec Solo
PSU : Enermax Modu82+ 625W
CPU : Intel Q9550
MB : Asus P5Q-E
RAM : 4Gb Corsair Dominator
Video : HIS 4870 Radeon 512Mb
Sound : Auzentech Forte
HDD : Seagate 500Gb 7200.11

thanks for your help !

thejamppa · Post by **thejamppa** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 11:08 pm

Hi! And welcome to the SPCR!

Its not that Solo's cooling effect is bad, its just Intel's stock cooler is piece of... well junk.

If you want quieter and cooler temperatures you need to change cooler. Motoherboard temperature is more than good enough.

Xigmatek HDT-S1283 + Crossbow bolt-thru kit will do amazing things for Q9550's temperatures.

Scythe Slipstream, Nexus Real Silent or similar good 1000 rpm or sub-1000 rpm fan as exhaust will do amazing for noise too.

danimal · Post by **danimal** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 8:00 am

just for drill, check the filters on the front of the case, make sure that they aren't plugged up.

those tricool fans are waaay too loud at the medium setting, you'll be happy when you replace it with something quieter.

InSumNiaK · Post by **InSumNiaK** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 1:14 pm

thanks for the suggestions ! I'll look into that.

I've already clean the filter in front of the case but it didn't make a difference.

Post by **CA_Steve** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 3:28 pm

40C idle isn't a big deal...the big question is what are the maximum temps that you see? Also a +1 on replacing the stock CPU heatsink.

InSumNiaK · Post by **InSumNiaK** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 4:11 pm

Well, when playing fallout 3 my CPU temp was just below 60C and MB temp around 45C and Coretemp report temp of around 75C four the 4 cores.

Post by **CA_Steve** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 8:07 am

Here's the likely issues:

- stock cooler ->10 to 20C worse than a top tier cooler at load
Buy an S1283 with the bolt down kit or something similar. Here's a comparison at Frosty Tech

- CPU temp monitor calibration. Did you calibrate Core Tempor just install and run it?