are these temps ok?

[TRDCorolla1]

How many fans you running in there?

 

[mikee1]

just the ones that came on the computer
standard heatsink and I think thats it

 

[TRDCorolla1]

It's better to have at least one on the side, a big 120mm fan or 2x80mm fan on the back of the case. If your case has an opening at the top, that can act as an exhaust from another fan.

 

[mikee1]

to put a fan on the side don't you have to cut a hole in the case?

 

[TRDCorolla1]

Oh, your case might not have this option. All my cases have the side fan with see through Acrylic window. It's too much work to do that. Easier just to buy a new case and transfer everything over.

 

[catalyst1]

Well if it's a metal casing, you could easily cut a hole in it and install a fan - a pretty simple mod.

 

[mikee1]

Is it possable to just replace the side panel with one that can have a fan put on it?

 

[TRDCorolla1]

It would have to fit with your existing case though and usually they're different. Unless you totally customize it like Spank Fusion mentioned.

 

[Washington]

Maybe it would be easier to just open a window in your room! Sure, putting new fans on it would cool it down a bit, but as the CPU temps are fine I wouldn't be going out of my way to cut holes in my case. When it gets really hot in mid summer I do tend to take the side casing off to help cool things down a little.

It's the room temp you need to bring down a bit as my system temp never gets above 40c and is usually around the 30c mark.

Do you live in the middle of a desert??? lol!

 

[mikee1]

the window is opened it's just really hot in here during the day but it cools down at night.