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Originally Posted by MAJWIZ
I also had problems with heat build-up(cpu at 45.7c). then i changed out the case for an antic 1200 series. also bought the large psu (1500 watts) that handles the duo ati graphic cards and my 6 sata harddrives.
the case came with a 12" top fan a 8" side fan and same for the front and rear.
my i7 cpu was running very hot. but with new artic gold paste and an ASUS artic cooler the temp has dropped down to around 37.7c.
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Case configurations are important but the single most important aspect would be a good interface between the chip and the "cooler" heat sink.
Even a cheap fan or water cooling system with correctly applied and good quality thermal paste wins over the stock system every time.
As an example my system temp specs:
CPU i5 O/C Turbo to 4.2GHz
(NOTE: Ambient room temperature will affect the range of these readings)
Idle - 25C
Max temp read during A3 or B3 etc. - 42C
1. These readings are T junction temperatures.
2. Individual core temps may vary a few degrees.
3. Ambient room temperature 24C
I use a cheap everyday aftermarket CPU fan with a copper heatsink. Nothing special but it doesn't have to be.
In my experience the differences between these and stock cooling is quite high but the equivalent differences between cheap and expensive cooling systems is negligible (very small).