What is the Cheapest way to Cool an AMD 630 (Other than Shutting it down)?
Money is my obstacle.
Already using an AMD copper dual heatpipe Heatsink to stay from 50 to 55C under full load.

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I Desire Peace and Justice, Jim Scott (Mod-Ret.)

Best way is to use a 3rd party cooler. On my 630, I use an Akasa Evoblue 90 HSF, 1x 120mm intake, 1x 120mm exhaust fans....have the added advantage of a 220mm side fan which came with the case.

The Evoblue 90 cost me £30 (approx $45), if that's over your budget, I'd suggest more case fans...

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What is the best way to cut fan holes in the plastic side panel without cracking or breaking it?

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I Desire Peace and Justice, Jim Scott (Mod-Ret.)

I've cut holes in plastic using a soldering iron. It might not work for all plastics, but you could try it on a small area that is due to be cut out anyway.

Steve

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I've cut holes in plastic using a soldering iron. It might not work for all plastics, but you could try it on a small area that is due to be cut out anyway.

Steve

I may try that Steve...But rite now I'm still overstuffed. ;-]

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I Desire Peace and Justice, Jim Scott (Mod-Ret.)

I've cut holes in plastic using a soldering iron. It might not work for all plastics, but you could try it on a small area that is due to be cut out anyway.

Steve

I may try that Steve...But rite now I'm still overstuffed. ;-]

It's been raining turkey sandwiches here as well.

Steve

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I use Skythe heatsinks.
They are cheap and cost effective.

I only payed €35 for the Rasetsu.
It cools my X6 1090T to 50°C

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I've cut holes in plastic using a soldering iron. It might not work for all plastics, but you could try it on a small area that is due to be cut out anyway.

Never a good idea ... think toxins/carcinogens!

The cheapest solutions when using the existing cooler, in order of preference;-
Open a window (it's -2C here so that would be OK for a 20C drop!)
Open a window and a door (might not be a popular choice with family at -2C)
Put the PC on the floor (not on the desk)
Remove the PC cover (if the case is a constraint)
Underclock

After that, start spending money, in ascending order of cost;-
If you have one, use a simple mains fan (cost is only the excess electricity)
If you have one, use an airconditioner (cost is only the excess electricity)
Modify the case (if it is a constraint) to make it more efficient
Upgrade CPU cooler
and so on ...

(FWIW commercial server rooms move VAST amounts of air throug and exhaust VAST amounts of heat ... out of the server room.)

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The difference between 0 and 1 is greater than the difference between 1 and 1,000,000

A guy I used to work with showed me how to cut plastic. I just used a holesaw, but he said to use dish soap and water in a spray bottle. Keeps the plastic from melting on the saw. It does work.

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Old James

For, say 1mm plastic, think Qmax (google it): noise-free, electricity-free, burr-free, heat/melt-free, consistently precise every time pretty much indefinitely, for round, square or rectangular holes.
I've been using Qmax for about 40 years, wouldn't use anything else.
Also, it isn't limited to cutting plastic. Mild steel, aluminium, etc etc will get cut the same.
A little expensive, yes but a reliable, dependable long-term investment.

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The difference between 0 and 1 is greater than the difference between 1 and 1,000,000

you can also try just popping the cover off the case, see if it helps or hurts.

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Janice

quite honestly thats a great temp for the CPU 50-55 is just fine. anything over 60 is a concern with AMD's. You could easily install a 3rd party HSF for under $40. That CPU doesn't really come with a very big HSF. A big help is the size of the Box you've installed your system on. If its small don't expect to get much relief from a fans and such. Cooling requires available space to actually move the air around. I found this out when I bought my ATI HD 5850. It wouldnt stay under 60 C and my CPU was running around 55C. I bought a larger box(thermaltake gamer box) and my temps dropped by 10C

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Diogenes Of Sinope

The cheapest (although possible aesthetically impossible) might be to pop the case and use a desk fan blowing into the open side from a distance of a few inches. This was used to good effect when one of my coworkers was trying to write a driver for a prototype video board made of discrete components. Nothing else he tried kept the board cool enough to run for more than a few minutes. The desk fan kept it cool enough to work for hours.

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BOINC WIKI

That's the way I keep my machines cool in the summer. Only have a small window air conditioner and temp is sometimes over 80F in apartment. I did have to stop running GPU on one machine because I burnt up one video card but haven't had a problem with my CPU's.

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What is the Cheapest way to Cool an AMD 630 (Other than Shutting it down)?
Money is my obstacle.
Already using an AMD copper dual heatpipe Heatsink to stay from 50 to 55C under full load.

Skildude posted

quite honestly thats a great temp for the CPU 50-55 is just fine. anything over 60 is a concern with AMD's.

I am running around 55c with my Intel i7/930 (8 cores @ 100%) with a Corsair H70 cooling system, but it looks like AMDs are more sensitive to heat. Not sure of how much you can afford, but you might want to check out the H70's little brother, Corsair H50 self-contained liquid cooling system, it supports all current AMD & Intel processors. I use it on my two smaller Intel systems with no problem. It runs about $80.00 at TigerDirect. There is one caveat though... It draws external air into the case.

Another thing to check is the air flow in your case. Do you have good cable management to allow for as much air flow as possible? I've found that if you don't, it could present heat problems. Just changing the way you are running your cables might be enough. Might be better than cutting holes in your case.

What is the Cheapest way to Cool an AMD 630 (Other than Shutting it down)?
Money is my obstacle.
Already using an AMD copper dual heatpipe Heatsink to stay from 50 to 55C under full load.

The cheapest way is the Coolemaster Hyper TX3.
Only costs $20 and is very powerful for your system.

Only my 2 cents worth.

Edit: See the other place for more information

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With each crime and every kindness we birth our future.

What is the Cheapest way to Cool an AMD 630 (Other than Shutting it down)?
Money is my obstacle.
Already using an AMD copper dual heatpipe Heatsink to stay from 50 to 55C under full load.

The cheapest way is the Coolemaster Hyper TX3.
Only costs $20 and is very powerful for your system.

Only my 2 cents worth.

Edit: See the other place for more information

That may be in my budget next month...We aren't going to be having a very big Christmas because of the cost of Meds and Pat and I both visit the Dr. next month.
Plus I have my annual $12.00 S@H donation so I can keep my green star.

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I Desire Peace and Justice, Jim Scott (Mod-Ret.)

heh I just realized one of my machines is a 630. I run the standard OEM HSF. the big thing I did was put it in a bigger box.

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In a rich man's house there is no place to spit but his face.
Diogenes Of Sinope

What is the Cheapest way to Cool an AMD 630 (Other than Shutting it down)?
Money is my obstacle.
Already using an AMD copper dual heatpipe Heatsink to stay from 50 to 55C under full load.

Jim there are three things that cause heat buildup.
The first is lack of air flow though the case. Most cases off the shelf are designed to look pretty. Not to keep things cool.
Next is the "stuff" that floats in the air that the computer picks up and trys to run through the case which clogs cooling fans... Pet hair is a killer, while most to not think about it grease in the air from cooking or in a house where there are smokers..
Last is the thermal paste that comes with a stock CPU/Cooler combo is good for about a year (yes, Seti helps to cause an early demise). After that I prefer Artic Silver, a bit of rubbing acholol and some q tips with a fresh application of Artic Silver, the CPU runs cooler.

So if you are not afraid of an ugly computer, there is often a plastic frame on the front that can be removed to allow Air IN (you can also mount an 80mm fan there to help move air in)... Many cases allow adding a small 80mm fan for Air Exhaust at the rear of the case (roughly 4 bucks).
Mostly my machines runs with the side covers off... As I rebuilt the wifes machine to turn it into a media center found a nice Antec with a rear 120mm fan and a top 120mm fan for $39.00 I swapped in a larger power supply to support that nvidia card, it sits inside and enclosure and stays cool enough (air out the back). It is and AMD 640...

The Funny story is that I took 4 machines down on my day off and pulled CPU Heatsinks. I used the aclohol to clean them... Took the to the kitchen sink and a bit of dish soap to break down the built up grease that collects dust on the fins (which hurts the effiency) and then popped them on the top tray of the diswasher.
Kate got home before I pulled them out of the dishwasher... Discussion happened.

All I will say is they were as Clean as new... That is my story and I will stick to it... ;)

Regards

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And for no cost at all needing one medium size screwdriver,
If the problem is that air cannot get into the case and running with the side off did lower the temps then remove one or more of the PCIe/ add on card blanking plates,
This also lets the air in below any GPU board and keeps children and pets out, i start with the bottom one.