Customized computer?

[Buffalobiian]

E6600 @ stock only has a 65W TDP. You can definitely run it passive. My voltmodded Radeon 4850 puts out more way than 65W and I'm running that passively.

The HR-01's fin design is very suitable for passive cooling. It's like Scythe Ninja.

Well that's strange. I installed it today. The current setup is passive HR-01+ passive, 7v Nexus 120mm intake & 7v Nexus 120mm exhaust. If I run both cores to 100%, the temp maxes out at 70C. I haven't checked if the safety downclocking kicked in at that temp, but it's autumn/fall here right now. So those temps are WAY too hot.


You mentioned that you should be wary about putting too much thermal paste on. I wonder if I did that. Thermalright's 200x200 pixel picture isn't exactly a bit help neither.

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Stuck the 7v fan on the HS directly instead after reseating it with what I'd call a thin layer of paste. Now I max @ 54C. Don't know how you do it BoC.