I would recomend the Volcano 9. I run the Coolmod of the fan, and when I upgraded from an Athlon XP 1600 with Stock HSF to an 1800 with the volcano my CPU temp dropped 7C. When I overclocked to 1.8G actual I only went up to 2 degrees to 42C under full load,and that is only with the Volcano running at 2700 RPM, I use the heat sensor to control the RPM, as temp goes up so does RPM. The V9 will also let you run at permanently at 4800 RPM, or variable spped using a dial out the back of the case 1000 - 5400 RPM. As far as intake goes shop around. My case will allow for an 80 or a 120 on the front, and with the fans available where i am I can get an 80 called a Tornado that moves way more air then any of the 120s around here, and is quieter too.

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Ouch 70c? Get a Volcano right away, I would suggest getting a Volcano 11 that just came out, it is better than the Volcano 9 and has some improvements in every way. Also get some Arctic Silver Thermal Goo, this should drop them down signifantly. Also dont put your comp near a heating duct or a hot room or this will just escalate the problem further. I also recommend purchasing more case fans if you have hte mounts, you need something sucking air into your case.

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OK, I bought a Volcano 9 and some arctic silver. Installed it and now instead of idling at 61 degrees celcius, it idles at 52 celsius (but that is with full rpm...) My case temp is 41...maybe that is keeping my processor temp up? Does it take a while for the arctic silver to start heat transfer? I thought I'd be in the 40s.... Maybe I'll cut up my case and put in a front intake fan....

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Yes, it takes from 72-200hrs. for artic silver 3 to be at its best performance. In addition your case design has alot to do with your cooling issues, a cheap case (such as mine) without any modifications may compound problems; such as where the lay out of the psu in relationship to your hsf( I've have seen some cases where the power supply is approx. 1 inch from the front of the hsf!!) If your up for case mod. you can try what I did (if it applies) add a fan to the side of your case to blow cool air directly into your hsf ( I myself created a duct to the hsf). My temp. dropped another 7c. Or find out what type of case is working for others. If your like me and settled for a cheap case, you may have to work for good temps... Some manu. don't spend the time to do the higher math required for good air flow because they are tailoring to and for un-over clocked computers; just my thoughts.

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I installed a brand new XP2000+ processor into a gigabyte MB...with the stock fan/heatsink combo, the idle temp was 52 celcius...gaming temp was 60 celcius. I installed a rear case fan (80mm exhaust) and a twin fan venturi system on the processor...now the temps are 42 idle and 50 gaming. Much improvement, maybe the arctic silver is a way to drop a few more degrees.

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Your ambient room temperature may have something to do with it. if your taking in nothing but hot air that dont help! try taking the side of the case off and leaving it off until you get your air flow better. try rounded IDE cables and make sure your air flow is able to breath. put your hand in certain problems areas and move/tape up wires to fit it needs.my set up: XP athalon 2200+ soyo k7v Dragon PLus 4 intake in front 2 exhaust in back i have a 90mm intake in front blowing constant air right onto the processor. Vantec Stealth triple fan PS hope this helps ROaCH

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Hello all, I need some suggestions regarding fan placements. I have 3 80mm fans in my midtower right now. 2 in the back and one on the side. How should I have these arranged as far as which one to use an exhaust fans and intake fans??? I was thinking the side fan should be the intake and the 2 in the back should be exhaust fans. Any recommendations? Also, am i gonna have any problems with dust inside my case by having the intake fan? thanks

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Forgot to mention that my system is an amd xp 2000+ with a soyo kt400 dragon and 512 MB DDR 333 in case this info is needed.

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