CPU Cooler Question

[Pob255]

Ummm spinning the fan fast will not only damage them, but if they are pluged into any thing they can that over big time.

start off with a simple paint brush, the intel stock coolers have a habit of building up a layer of dust on top of them, that block the air flow from the fan.

PS is this it?
If so damb thats a messy load of cables

If that case is only 170mm wide you can forget any 120mm fan based tower coolers they will NOT fit.

[watercooled]

Yep you get your very own wind turbine

[Lightstryk]

Would cotton swabs do the trick? Can't find anything else

[Pob255]

That's tight on space, the old Thermalright Ultima-90 would be great but I think that no longer made

the akasa AK-975 x3 should fit
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Akasa...Intel-push-pin

Or
Thermalright MST 9775
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Therm...-CPU-(with-fan)

Scythe Shuriken
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Scyth...M2-AM2plus-940

The Xigmatek HDT D1284 should fit
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Xigma...T-D1284-cooler

What you're going to have to do is take the current cooler off and measure the lenght from the top of the cpu to the case side to get an exect height.

[Lightstryk]

WOW, there was a PILE of dust in there,cleaned it totally, now all cores IDLE at 43c AVERAGE!
Isn't that great?

[Pob255]

Paint brush is best, but you can use almost anything thin and stright (Phanar Phanar)
A paper clip will work to get the worst of any dust matting out, you need to get it in between the fins of the heat sink to break up any clogs and mats of dust.
A cotten bud will not work very well as it's too wide to get between the fins of the heat sink

[Lightstryk]

But the fan's in the way?
and 43C isn't good yet?

[nibbler]

43 is FINE.
69 was within range tbh, but admitedly high.

[Lightstryk]

tbh? And this is idling so it'll be OK?

[nibbler]

Load is the figure to look at as it will obviously be higher. This seems healthy, check out the load figures though.
tbh = to be honest

[Pob255]

You work around/through the fan
43c is good