So I bought a 2.4C p4 a while back with the specific intention of o/cing it once I'd read up on the matter (this is my first o/c!).
Case specs:
1x90mm fan (removed off an old Dell) rear exhaust
1x60mm fan on the side panel blowing air OUT of case near cpu (came with the case)
Case itself is a POS. :P
At any rate, my CPU on idle is 39C and on load (i.e Prime95) will sometimes hit a whopping 65C!! :(
The O/c is currently at 2.8Ghz. The CPU uses stock HSF.
So I thinks to myself, it's time to get some serious cooling down here. I am thinking of getting the Antec 3700 BQE for a new case for one thing.
But I am also wondering if I need some sort of additional cooling solution. Maybe a HSF like ThermalTake's X-Dreams SE.
Or do you think I should go for a Peltier system like the subzero4g?
Curious thing is that according to the reviews of both systems on this site, the X-Dream SE manages to keep the processor cooler than the subzero!!!! Can that be possible? I guess the whole point of the subzero was to maintain a constant temperature.....at a very quiet decible level
but the price you pay for it is SO much higher than just the plain old HSF solution.......so do you think it's worth it?
My other major concern with the SubZero is that it's rated at 73W.....do you think that will be enough to take care of an overclocked p4? I know the article was done on an Athalon...but P4s are notorious for being heat generators....so if anyone can shed some light on these issues, i would really appreciate it!
I am deseprate for some help here!!!!
Case specs:
1x90mm fan (removed off an old Dell) rear exhaust
1x60mm fan on the side panel blowing air OUT of case near cpu (came with the case)
Case itself is a POS. :P
At any rate, my CPU on idle is 39C and on load (i.e Prime95) will sometimes hit a whopping 65C!! :(
The O/c is currently at 2.8Ghz. The CPU uses stock HSF.
So I thinks to myself, it's time to get some serious cooling down here. I am thinking of getting the Antec 3700 BQE for a new case for one thing.
But I am also wondering if I need some sort of additional cooling solution. Maybe a HSF like ThermalTake's X-Dreams SE.
Or do you think I should go for a Peltier system like the subzero4g?
Curious thing is that according to the reviews of both systems on this site, the X-Dream SE manages to keep the processor cooler than the subzero!!!! Can that be possible? I guess the whole point of the subzero was to maintain a constant temperature.....at a very quiet decible level
but the price you pay for it is SO much higher than just the plain old HSF solution.......so do you think it's worth it?
My other major concern with the SubZero is that it's rated at 73W.....do you think that will be enough to take care of an overclocked p4? I know the article was done on an Athalon...but P4s are notorious for being heat generators....so if anyone can shed some light on these issues, i would really appreciate it!
I am deseprate for some help here!!!!
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