Just install an 80mm intake fan in the front of the case, plus an 80mm exhaust in the rear of the case. (the power supply also acts as an exhaust fan) Take a close look at the mounting locations...what size are the perforations or slots that the air pass through? The less restriction, the better the airflow, so enlarging them could be of some benefit. If you're good with a pair of snips (or a nibbler), you could cut them out completely, debur the opening, & install a fan w/guard. Here's a pic of a guard, just so ya know what I mean: http://store5.yimg.com/I/extremepcgear_1802_25487732 My personal rule is that the system temp should be no more than 10C above room temp, & the CPU temp should be within about 10C of system temp. So if your avg room temp is 75F (approx 24C), your system temp should be between 24-34C & your CPU temp should be between 34-44C. Telling someone that 80C is fine is bad advice. You should always strive to have the lowest temp possible. To me, idling in the 50s would be unacceptable...but so far, I've never encountered that problem

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mad russian, That's entirely enough of this sort of "advice". I've kept my mouth shut for several days now but enough is enough. You have temp problems you either can not or will not correct and now you're telling everyone your 65° is fine and dandy. On top of that, you now say 80°C is "fine"? Suggestion 1: Start reading and stop typing. Suggestion 2: Don't ask a question and ignore or argue with the answer. You're on a path to help others own a rig that's just as dicked-up as yours. Skip

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okay, thats something i hadn't thought of! i'll cut out the rear 80mm hole and buy a new guard with less interference. however, i'm still unsure as to whether the intake would be any benefit cos the plastic front of the pc would covers it up. (i can't cut a hole in the front of the pc because there is a long blue light down the center.) superb advice ppl.

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Insure your case is not sitting on carpet...that'll block any airflow on a vacuum cleaner type front intake. An intake fan will still help. I had the same problem with a lit power button, hdd led and reset switch where your front light is located. I was able to do some careful butchering of the case front and grille to get a 120mm front fan installed. Be careful if you try something like this because you'll be cutting away a lot of the support around switches and lights. A nice circular array of holes would help airflow too. It's a lot of work and a miscut won't be easily repairable. I'd start by trying a fan in front with the case "as is". Skip

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for your info i sent an email to amd. Bcause my previous provessor was runnin at 78c they said amd's will work fine up t 80C peace

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"for your info i sent an email to amd. Bcause my previous provessor was runnin at 78c they said amd's will work fine up t 80C" mad russian, The Max Die Temp for the Barton desktop series of processors (as stated by AMD) is 85C. I highly doubt they would say running within 5C of that limit is acceptable. If you did in fact receive such a response from AMD, I'd like to see it. How about posting it for ALL of us to see. Make sure to include the e-mail address of the AMD tech that replied because I'd like to respond to him personally. I've been getting more & more annoyed by your posts, & I'm sure others are as well. You don't heed the advice that's offered to you & you give out poor advice to others. The fact that you can't get your own PC to run at an acceptable temp is a testament to your ignorance. Keep it up & you'll be reported to the moderators, your IP address will be banned, & you'll no longer be able to post in these forums.

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right. whilst ive got everyones attention; what do you all think of sound proofing? i've just ordered some from kustompcs.co.uk - i'm skeptical, not that it wont work but that it has the potential to increase the overall temperature of my box. i haven’t yet seen the thickness of the material, but i presume it absorbs heat more than the cold metal case does.

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had a thought, anyone seen the negative ionizers you can get from places like the gadget shop? how about sticking one of them in your pc. aren't they basically mini air con? but maybe the ions would screw the electronics up

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I've always thought sound deadenng material was unnecessary but I understand it does help. As far as temps? You're adding mass. That means the case will take longer to heat up and take longer to cool down as temps change both inside and outside the case. I don't see much heat radiation from a case in everyday use and don't feel it makes a difference. It still boils down to good airflow thru the case. Negative ionizers? No idea; I'd just as soon install a 12v pencil sharpener. Skip

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LOL "12 V pencil sharpener" I had to laugh!!!!! It wouldnt be that bad an idea having one of those running off my 12 V rail. ;-) Intel P4 3.00GHZ HT 800MHZ FSB 1.5 GB PC3200 DDR SDRAM 128MB Radeon 9200SE 80GB 7200RPM SEAGATE BARRACUDA 4 GB Quantum Fireball 5400rpm

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