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how much of a temperature difference does it really make...?
I ask because for a week or two my mobo's fan connectors weren't working and I used a rigged up 40 mm fan on my Intel stock heatsink that connected to a 4 pin from the psu with no case fans and it kept my cpu around 46*(idle)-53* celcius (with the case open)...
now I have 2 80mm case fans in addition to a push and pull fan on aerocool HT-101JR and am still running around 45* celcius, maybe I didn't put enough of the thermal compound on the contactor on the heatsink...? or is it just because my case is now closed...?
I was also kinda scared when screwing in the heatsink, I didn't wanna break my mobo and I am thinking that I was too cautious and didn't screw it on tight enough...?
I ask because for a week or two my mobo's fan connectors weren't working and I used a rigged up 40 mm fan on my Intel stock heatsink that connected to a 4 pin from the psu with no case fans and it kept my cpu around 46*(idle)-53* celcius (with the case open)...
now I have 2 80mm case fans in addition to a push and pull fan on aerocool HT-101JR and am still running around 45* celcius, maybe I didn't put enough of the thermal compound on the contactor on the heatsink...? or is it just because my case is now closed...?
I was also kinda scared when screwing in the heatsink, I didn't wanna break my mobo and I am thinking that I was too cautious and didn't screw it on tight enough...?