Should I upgrade my NH-D14 fans?

[partyHat2424]

I have a case that I'd like to give better airflow (SilverStone FT03 with non-reference 770)...

I plan on buying a third fan. Should I make that fan a NF-P14 or should I buy two NF-A14's and replace the old NF-P14 (and leave it sit around)?

Is it worth it to spend $40 and leave a fan sit around should I just keep it simple?


My GPU temperature is usually quite a bit under what most people report online but my CPU is what I'm really worried about.

 

[Shneiky]

What is your CPU and what temps do you get and what is your overclock?

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Leave it the way it is the third fan won't really help performance.

 

[partyHat2424]

What is your CPU and what temps do you get and what is your overclock?

4770K - stock clock/voltage/etc.

80C running Prime95 (whichever test pushes the CPU the hardest, I forget what it's called).

 

[Shneiky]

The latest versions of Prime95 load the FPU (floating point calculations) which causes Haswell chips to create excessive heat. This will not happen in the real world, unless you are doing some specific CGI or scientific calculations.

Download a version of prime95 that is lower than version 26.6 or lower.

 

[geofelt]

The NH-D14 is an outstanding cooler with excellent fans; do not bother to change them out.

If your case has insufficient airflow, that is another matter.

The FT03 is a bit unconventional with 2 120mm intakes. That is probably fine.
I suppose you could change them out to higher rpm fans, but at the cost of more noise.

Your temps are ok. The TJMAX is around 100c. when the cpu will slow down to prevent damage.
Normally, you will not reach those levels.

 

[partyHat2424]

The NH-D14 is an outstanding cooler with excellent fans; do not bother to change them out.

If your case has insufficient airflow, that is another matter.

The FT03 is a bit unconventional with 2 120mm intakes. That is probably fine.
I suppose you could change them out to higher rpm fans, but at the cost of more noise.

Your temps are ok. The TJMAX is around 100c. when the cpu will slow down to prevent damage.
Normally, you will not reach those levels.

It actually has one 120mm or two 80mm (which I currently have) that point directly at the GPU.

I guess you could say there is a second 120mm intake but the mount for it has an open side so it can pull from the bottom-most fan (may try to force it to pull directly from the side vent?).

Also, I'm running a hackintosh so I'm worried the CPU might not down regulate (although I think I have it configured properly).

 

[Snipergod87]

CPU regulation is done in the BIOS so the OS has nothing to do with it.