Hey guys, I have a cooling issue.
I've just upgraded my desktop PC to something pretty decent. I've put it all in the SFF Silverstone Sugo SG04 case. I thought I might have cooling issues due to the small case, but it's much worse than I thought. The case has 2x 120mm fans at the front, and nothing at the back.
Specs:
Asus Rampage III mainboard
i7 950
Gigabyte GTX480
Corsair 600w PSU
6GB DDR3-1333 RAM
The GTX480 temps are generally fine (idle around 45-50, 70-80 under load). However the CPU is having cooling issues. I'm using the stock heat sync because there's no room for a bigger one, and when it's under load the temps go right up which causes the GPU temps to go right up too. At idle the CPU ranges from 30-45 degrees. Under load it usually sits at 70-80, but I did some video encoding the other day and it got up to 120 degrees. Obviously I stopped encoding straight away and no damage seems to have been done.
Anyway.. I need some tips on how to improve the cooling. I can't put a standard sized fan at the back because the vents are rectangular. Silverstone make special fans to fit on this case, but I can't get one down here in NZ.
So.. any ideas?
Thanks.