2012-09-06, 01:14
Hello Guys,
After months of research and waiting, I have decided to build my very first htpc. Here is the breakdown of my configuration:
Case; Wesena E5 ( Black) http://www.wesena.co.uk/product.php/7/3/e5
Mobo: AsRock A75-MITX
CPU- AMD A8-3620 ( 65W TDP + HD 6550D GPU
Cooler - Gelid Slim Silence AM2 http://www.gelidsolutions.com/products/i...d=12&id=38
RAM- G.Skill RipjawsX DDR3-1,866MHz RAM
SSD: Samsung 830 64GB SSD
HDD: WD Caviar Green 3TB
PSU: Some cheap 200W Flex ATX psu for now
Bluray Drive: Sony BS-5600s slimline bluray drive
I will post pictures of the build tomorrow.
I connected everything up and fired it on and so far I have a massive problem. When I keep the lid open, the temperature on the mobo hardware monitor rests at about 45 degrees C and with the fan control set at automatic and level 1 on the mobo, the fan is quiet.
However, as soon as I put on the lid, the temperature rockets to 55 deg C in an instant and the cooler fan ramps up to over 2400rpm and is exceedingly loud!!! this is all without any load what so ever and I havent even installed the OS yet!! I an frightened to imagine what will happen when I actually play a movie
Please i need some urgent help.. I just installed the Gelid cooler on the cpu without any additional thermal paste as the instruction on the website said it came with pre-applied thermal compound. Should i be installing some more paste? would this help with the temperature? Also the case comes with just two 60mm silent fans and they are on full speed.
Some pics
Inside case
http://www.flickr.com/photos/86669140@N0.../lightbox/
Please how can i post pictures directly onto thread?
After months of research and waiting, I have decided to build my very first htpc. Here is the breakdown of my configuration:
Case; Wesena E5 ( Black) http://www.wesena.co.uk/product.php/7/3/e5
Mobo: AsRock A75-MITX
CPU- AMD A8-3620 ( 65W TDP + HD 6550D GPU
Cooler - Gelid Slim Silence AM2 http://www.gelidsolutions.com/products/i...d=12&id=38
RAM- G.Skill RipjawsX DDR3-1,866MHz RAM
SSD: Samsung 830 64GB SSD
HDD: WD Caviar Green 3TB
PSU: Some cheap 200W Flex ATX psu for now
Bluray Drive: Sony BS-5600s slimline bluray drive
I will post pictures of the build tomorrow.
I connected everything up and fired it on and so far I have a massive problem. When I keep the lid open, the temperature on the mobo hardware monitor rests at about 45 degrees C and with the fan control set at automatic and level 1 on the mobo, the fan is quiet.
However, as soon as I put on the lid, the temperature rockets to 55 deg C in an instant and the cooler fan ramps up to over 2400rpm and is exceedingly loud!!! this is all without any load what so ever and I havent even installed the OS yet!! I an frightened to imagine what will happen when I actually play a movie
Please i need some urgent help.. I just installed the Gelid cooler on the cpu without any additional thermal paste as the instruction on the website said it came with pre-applied thermal compound. Should i be installing some more paste? would this help with the temperature? Also the case comes with just two 60mm silent fans and they are on full speed.
Some pics
Inside case
http://www.flickr.com/photos/86669140@N0.../lightbox/
Please how can i post pictures directly onto thread?