Pentium D 840 Cooling Options

[BlackHeart]

It sounds like your running just a tad warmer than I am.

I have another gig of memory, a OCZ 700w power supply and a XFX 7600GS video card that should be here tommorrow.

That should add another 35 watts to my case but I am wondering if going from single channel memory to dual channel memory will reduce processor wait states and cause my Pentium D 840 chip to run hotter.

I will do some heat benchmarks just before I change each piece of hardware and see what each change of hardware does to my temperatures.

 

[react]

i need to get a bigger psu. i've only got a 400w in this machine now.

also, since putting in the new cooler i am running around 46-50C (idle to work). with the cpu fan rpm right near 910 most of the time. i have another 5.25 fan setup coming soon that should pull a little more air through the front of the machine and probably take off a few degrees.