Which way point HS in cosmos 1000

[stephenta]

I switched to a cosmos 1000 cause i wanted a full tower from an Antec 902 and all my temps went up. I have a tru ultra 120 exteme push/pull setup should I face it pointing towards the top fans ( I currently have that) im idling at 48 degrees clocked to 4ghz on a d0 stepping. Or should i have it face towards the back fan? Wasn't able to find a clear picture online thanks.

 

[flyinfinni]

Either one of those configurations should be ok. The only problem with pointing it up is that you may be pulling warm air off your GPU and pushing it across your HS/F (depends on how much room you have to your GPU and what type/how hot your GPU gets). If you face it towards the back of the case, you'll be pulling fresher/cooler air from the front of the case.

 

[stephenta]

my gpu is at the very bottom and idles at around 39 degrees. my ram doesnt radiate much hot but is pretty hot so i might switch... cant decide its such a pain too 🙁 but i would like to optimize my setup. I may add two fans in the drive bay area of the case and switch my HS to face the back so all 4 fans push in one direction?

 

[flyinfinni]

What CPU do you have? Also- you may want to re-seat your HS/F anyway- whichever way you want it pointed- and re-check how you applied your thermal paste.

 

[stephenta]

i7 920 d0 stepping i just did the dot in the middle.

 

[flyinfinni]

You may want to just lift off your HS/F and see if the Thermal paste spread evenly under the pressure of the tiedowns because it seems you really ought to be getting better cooling than that. Whats your CPU voltage?

 

[stephenta]

according to cpu z it is as 1.232

 

[flyinfinni]

Yeah- somethings not quite right with the heat- I can't think of much other than making sure your heatsink is seated right and the paste is properly applied and spread.

 

[shovenose]

heres the as5 instructions. follow them. use as5 as ur thermal paste!!!
http://www.arcticsilver.com/arctic_silver_instructions.htm

 

[shovenose]

and yes you want the fan pointing to the rear not the top

 

[Shadow703793]

heres the as5 instructions. follow them. use as5 as ur thermal paste!!!
http://www.arcticsilver.com/arctic_silver_instructions.htm

AS5 is over rated now. It's no longer the king of the hill. ShinEtsu,MX2/MX3 and IC Diamond all beat it.
See: http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=232141

@OP: Try re-seating the cooler and re-applying the thermal paste. HSF should face the rear so the air flow from front to back.

 

[shovenose]

why? its awesome goo

 

[Shadow703793]

^ Did you read the review? The MX2 and quite a bit other TIMs beat the AS5. The AS5 is no longer the king of the hill. MX2/MX3 can be found for the same price as AS5.

 

[shovenose]

me? read reviews on TIM? are u kidding me? i just buy as5 cause its what they have at the local electronics store but it costs me $12 lol