Cooling Tip

[NewDisciple]

If you happen to have a clear fan with a blue led light, here is a helpful tip. Dust particles can build up on the intake of these fans and you will never be able to see it. I only discovered it because rising heat issues caused me to remove the side panel in order to use an exterior fan. For whatever reason I happen to hold the the panel up in the air at a certain angle to the light and saw dust build up which looked in appearance to be similar to dryer lint which is removed from a clothes dryer. A few shots of compressed air to the inside of the fan to blow the buildup away from the intake does the trick. My 120mm fan is now happy again.

These are my after temps:
temp1: +29.0°C (low = +127.0°C, high = +127.0°C) sensor = thermistor
temp2: +16.0°C (low = +127.0°C, high = +127.0°C) sensor = thermal diode
temp3: -2.0°C (low = +127.0°C, high = +127.0°C) sensor = thermistor
cpu0_vid: +2.050 V

coretemp-isa-0000
Adapter: ISA adapter
Core 0: +34.0°C (high = +78.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)

coretemp-isa-0001
Adapter: ISA adapter
Core 1: +34.0°C (high = +78.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)

Prior to cleaning my temps were 8-10 degrees higher across the board.

[jpeddicord]

Thanks for your tip submission; approved. Canned air works wonders on everything. I had a GameCube that would report system failures (internal system error, call customer service, blah blah) and a simple fan cleaning fixed the problem for good.