The last time I ran Prim95 x2 for a stress test I had 65c processor/53c motherboard with the CPU fan at 2343 RPM. Those numbers were reached after running the test for over an hour.
Today I have new numbers! 61c processor and 49c motherboard CPU fan @ 2100 RPM.
What did I do? A new processor? A new CPU cooler?? Drill more holes in my case???
None of the above. I got a new power supply.
Yesterday I tried to play FEAR. The game would run for about 4 minutes and then the whole machine would shut off. I also tried UT99 and that ran for 15 to 20 minutes before the machine shut down. I had an old 300 watt PSU... it only had a 20 pin mobo connector (not 24 pin), a 4 pin aux motherboard connector (not 8 pin), no SATA nor any 6 pin video card connectors. I figured there was a risk that this PSU wouldn't even work and I guess I was right. Playing the games demanded more of the video card than doing anything else for the past few weeks and that's what pushed the PSU beyond it's limit... or so my theory goes.
So I've got a new PSU installed now. No modular connectors and no LED fans (although I might change that later) and I don't even like the placement of the fans because the PSU's intake fan sucks air away from the blowhole fan of my case. Poor airflow theory I think.
At any rate I've got a 4 degree drop in temps and I figure that's just because the new PSU isn't being taxed to and beyond it's limit. The exhaust is still pretty warm and makes for a nice heater but there is a difference.
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