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    is 6ish (avg) degrees substantial?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by aan310, Nov 22, 2008.

  1. aan310

    aan310 Notebook Virtuoso

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    so... i made a home made cooler, getting an average of 6 degrees C cooler all around (gpu, cpu and HDD)

    so... is 6C substantial?
    also, will a store purchased cooler get me more than 6C cooler? im gona post pics of it later too :p

    the hottest my gpu got durring CSS was 66c!
     
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    ..........
     
    aan310, Nov 23, 2008
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    .. 4 hours and u bump?

    did u copper-mod ur GPU in anycase?

    my GPU idles at 65 without a cooler, at 58 with an Antec cooler

    ur DIY job should be fine
     
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    aan310 Notebook Virtuoso

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    no, i was reserving space for pics...

    and yea, its copper modded!

    but any how, im getting my friends camera tonight, so pics will be up...

    and just a note, its kinda jank :p
     
    aan310, Nov 23, 2008
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    Not trying to kill your happiness at dropping the temps.
    But if you factor in the possible innacuracies in

    1 - the thermistor not being at the exact position of max heat
    2- the innacuracy of the thermistor itself
    3- the innacuracy of the software reading the sensor

    You have to kind of include a margin of error in your temperature values, you know take them with a pinch of salt.

    Like mine currently is, lets say 60 degrees, really 55-60-65.
    I think so anyway, obviously if your reporting a lower temperature then it is colder, but by how much I don't really think you can know. If you know what I mean :)
     
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    well... i don't know for 100%... but i did multiple tests, and got the same results within 1-2 C... so im getting between 10 and 4 C lower between situations, and i said an avg of 6...

    but i get what you are saying
     
    aan310, Nov 23, 2008
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    The accuracy of the thermistor should be within fractions of a degree +/- 0.5C. I would not suspect an inacuracy of the software as it will read the exact value the hardware transmits. As for the position of the thermistor, that will give the largest variance. Reading case temperature or junction temperature of the component will vary. Junction temperature being the higher of the two, however case temp is most likely monitored in this case.
     
    Adam1530, Nov 23, 2008
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