QED, eh ?

The following may help

Remove PSU cover
Remove case PCI slat and drive-blanking plates
Add second CPU fan (stack)
Cut hole and fit a vented louvre in side-panel (HUGE difference - do this,
if nothing else)
Underclock to undervolt

The first four will net you 5-15C


"muppet pasta" <meena@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Ok, i have an XP1600 with a volcano 7cu heatsink. I live in a VERY hot
> climate, so you blue people don't get alarmed cos my case temp is over
> 15 degrees C.
>
> My case temp is around 35-40 degrees C, which is normal here. However,
> my cpu is running at 50-55 degrees C at idle with vcool!! I have just
> changed to a case with 5 case fans (2 in 3 out) which has cooled the
> case by 5 degrees. I also took off the HSF, cleaned it properly &
> reapplied Arctic Silver thermal paste but it is still hot. I definitely
> didn't use too much thermal paste, but is it possible i didn't use
> enough this time (& last time too)? I thought the cpu should run about
> 10 degrees above the case temp, so why is it at 15 & sometime 20 degrees
> above in idle?
>
> Any other thoughts appreciated.
>