Good case fan...
[url]http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7818&CatId=494[/url]

The relevant question needs to be asked: Is the machine stable and error free?

If yes, nothing to worry about as it was designed to work under those conditions.

Maintain the machines - duster every six months works well even when one smokes as many cigars and pipes as I do. Pipe cleaners are great for cleaning between the fins if the sink's design allows.

Thanks for all the tips, glad to see it wasn't just my prescott running hot.

I took the lid off the case and now it runs prime95 at 60-62°C and idle temperature is below 40°C (haven't tested accurately). I will try to get a case fan though, since its pretty noisy with the lid off.

But I can run prime95 again, yay! :cool:

[QUOTE=Peter Nelson]db597 VACUUM CLEANERS CAN OFTEN GENERATE LARGE AMOUNTS OF STATIC ELECTRICITY THAT CAN BLOW YOUR CHIPS!!!!! Ouch!

That is why I suggested using an aerosol spray can of air to blast away dust.[/QUOTE]

Thanks for the tip Peter. So far so good for me, nothing's died yet. But you're right, I'd better be careful with the vaccum cleaner.

[QUOTE=moo]Good case fan...
[url]http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7818&CatId=494[/url][/QUOTE]

Best fans I've used are those from NMB Panaflow. Really quiet and no rattling after months of use. It's not just the noise levels, but also how the noise is distributed over the spectrum to make it less noticable and irritating.

Of no connection to me, but my supplier is here if you're interested:
[url]http://www.dorothybradbury.co.uk/[/url]

[QUOTE=db597]Best fans I've used are those from NMB Panaflow. Really quiet and no rattling after months of use. It's not just the noise levels, but also how the noise is distributed over the spectrum to make it less noticable and irritating.

Of no connection to me, but my supplier is here if you're interested:
[url]http://www.dorothybradbury.co.uk/[/url][/QUOTE]

Yes, panaflow fans are GOOD.

Thanks for the link to your supplier.

But, they don't seem to do any flashing leds??? LOL :whistle:

If you want quality and silence then go for "PAPST" fans (I am using several 40mm, 80mm, 92mm and 120mm fans 4 years now without any sign of problem).

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this might be your answer to your thermal problems....

This might be well known, but no one seems to have mentioned it so…

I have two fans in my boxes. When the little one is not doing enough the bigger one cuts in for a while but it’s noisy as hell so I try to avoid letting it get that far. During the summer the big one was cutting in three, four times a day and the noise was driving me nuts. I moved both boxes four inches farther away from the wall and it hasn’t cut in since. Sometimes that’s all it takes.