Hi, Just finished my build and I am not real happy with cpu cooling. Granted I only have the CPU fan there appears to be decent ventilation around the box... Here's the hardware:
Inwin BT565
G. SKILL 8GB (2 x 4GB) PC3-12800 (DDR3-1600) Memory (F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL)
Foxconn H67S
I5 2500S
Rosewill 80mm Low Profile CPU Cooler RCX-Z775-LP Black Fan
Just browsing the internet will get temps into the lower or mid 40s(says Core Temp). Haven't seen my watts go up to more than 30 at any time... I tried Artic Silver 5 first then got some of that Thermal grizzly Kryonaut stuff and that may have helped a few degrees but not much. Was hoping I could keep it down in the thirties.. Am I asking too much? I don't and won't have a video card in this and I will primarily use it to get into my VM for work so things won't be real labor intensive.. Should I be happy with what I have or could another low profile CPU fan be my answer? Not sure where else I could put another fan where it would actually help things out. Would appreciate any advise on this as it is my first itx build. Thanks in advance!
Inwin BT565
G. SKILL 8GB (2 x 4GB) PC3-12800 (DDR3-1600) Memory (F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL)
Foxconn H67S
I5 2500S
Rosewill 80mm Low Profile CPU Cooler RCX-Z775-LP Black Fan
Just browsing the internet will get temps into the lower or mid 40s(says Core Temp). Haven't seen my watts go up to more than 30 at any time... I tried Artic Silver 5 first then got some of that Thermal grizzly Kryonaut stuff and that may have helped a few degrees but not much. Was hoping I could keep it down in the thirties.. Am I asking too much? I don't and won't have a video card in this and I will primarily use it to get into my VM for work so things won't be real labor intensive.. Should I be happy with what I have or could another low profile CPU fan be my answer? Not sure where else I could put another fan where it would actually help things out. Would appreciate any advise on this as it is my first itx build. Thanks in advance!