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Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler | PC Support | CPU cooling
DVA8697
Captain, B777-200
OLP

Joined on June 03 2009
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Southeastern United States

1,154 legs, 3,777.8 hours
157 legs, 198.5 hours online
1,148 legs, 3,769.6 hours ACARS
2 legs, 2.8 hours event
 Posted onPost created on December 30 2012 21:22 ET by Jason Ontog
If I just purchased a Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo), and I am not planning on overclocking this in a new rig built for fsx, will the stock cooling unit that comes with it be adequate for my needs?
DVA3196
Senior Captain, MD-11
OLP, COMM

Joined on June 03 2006
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"pitchpowertrim.com"
Anderson, MO

619 legs, 1,093.4 hours
292 legs, 503.1 hours online
580 legs, 1,026.5 hours ACARS
89 legs, 191.0 hours event
236 legs dispatched, 110.1 hours
 Posted onPost created on December 30 2012 21:24 ET by Michael Brown
Of course ...Intel wouldn't sell you a heatsink/fan that couldn't do the job smile


DVA8697
Captain, B777-200
OLP

Joined on June 03 2009
Online Century Club
50 State Club
Everett 500 Club
Million Mile Club
Millennium Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary

Southeastern United States

1,154 legs, 3,777.8 hours
157 legs, 198.5 hours online
1,148 legs, 3,769.6 hours ACARS
2 legs, 2.8 hours event
 Posted onPost created on December 30 2012 21:27 ET by Jason Ontog
Well that makes sense smile How do I know if I will need additional cooling fans for the entire rig? I think I have a pretty good case, but is there a way to know objectively?
DVA3196
Senior Captain, MD-11
OLP, COMM

Joined on June 03 2006
Online Double Century Club
50 State Club
Six Century Club

"pitchpowertrim.com"
Anderson, MO

619 legs, 1,093.4 hours
292 legs, 503.1 hours online
580 legs, 1,026.5 hours ACARS
89 legs, 191.0 hours event
236 legs dispatched, 110.1 hours
 Posted onPost created on December 30 2012 21:42 ET by Michael Brown
I wouldn't worry about it too much since you are not overclocking. Two or three fans will be just fine. All those fancy rigs that have 10 fans is just for show.

Depending how dusty the space where the computer will be you will want to open the case every couple months and gently blow out all the dust from the cooling fins.


DVA11180
Captain, A320

Joined on December 12 2012
Century Club

Minneapolis, MN

143 legs, 266.3 hours
133 legs, 249.7 hours ACARS
 Posted onPost created on December 30 2012 22:03 ET by Caleb Williams
Just bought the same CPU and when enabled overclocking via BIOS I had a few crashes. Put it back to normal and no issues. I haven't had a chance to test further (just built the rig Saturday) so I don't know if this is a cooling issue or not.

Also, I have been seeing 20 fps under all conditions with this, 8gb of RAM. No graphics card yet.

Caleb Williams

Captain, A320
DVA8697
Captain, B777-200
OLP

Joined on June 03 2009
Online Century Club
50 State Club
Everett 500 Club
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DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary

Southeastern United States

1,154 legs, 3,777.8 hours
157 legs, 198.5 hours online
1,148 legs, 3,769.6 hours ACARS
2 legs, 2.8 hours event
 Posted onPost created on December 30 2012 22:06 ET by Jason Ontog
ok, so i wont overclock, as i am not sure i really need it. the case has a few fans that are massive (2 x 230mm and 2 x 180mm) so i will just assume its all i need. thanks for the input. my first build so i want to make sure everything is the right way.
DVA11180
Captain, A320

Joined on December 12 2012
Century Club

Minneapolis, MN

143 legs, 266.3 hours
133 legs, 249.7 hours ACARS
 Posted onPost created on December 30 2012 22:10 ET by Caleb Williams
That's two more fans than I was running on mine. Note that I'm not sure that the issue was coolong or not. You're probably fine. You can that extra power for Addons.

Caleb Williams

Captain, A320
DVA8697
Captain, B777-200
OLP

Joined on June 03 2009
Online Century Club
50 State Club
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Southeastern United States

1,154 legs, 3,777.8 hours
157 legs, 198.5 hours online
1,148 legs, 3,769.6 hours ACARS
2 legs, 2.8 hours event
 Posted onPost created on December 30 2012 22:15 ET by Jason Ontog
ok, thanks caleb and michael!
DVA6761
Captain, B777-200
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Joined on December 07 2008
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Belchertown, MA USA

1,027 legs, 2,988.3 hours
228 legs, 363.9 hours online
1,014 legs, 2,941.0 hours ACARS
4 legs, 7.9 hours event
 Posted onPost created on December 30 2012 22:43 ET by Kevin Sullivan
It really depends on your case. The intel cooler will be fine. Hopefully your case has at least a couple fans to pull/push air through. Download some free software to monitor CPU temps. CPU-Z is good as well as Speedfan. Make changes depending on what you see and how your system is acting.


DVA8697
Captain, B777-200
OLP

Joined on June 03 2009
Online Century Club
50 State Club
Everett 500 Club
Million Mile Club
Millennium Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary

Southeastern United States

1,154 legs, 3,777.8 hours
157 legs, 198.5 hours online
1,148 legs, 3,769.6 hours ACARS
2 legs, 2.8 hours event
 Posted onPost created on December 30 2012 23:50 ET by Jason Ontog
Hi Kevin. ,my case specs include....
230mm Fan: 1 x 230mm red LED silent fan (24DBA) on top
1 x 230mm red LED silent fan (24DBA) on the side
140mm Fan: 2 x 140mm red LED silent fans (19DBA) in front
120mm Fan: 1x120mm fan in rear
DVA10705
First Officer, B747-400
OLP

Joined on April 27 2012
Two Million Mile Club
Everett 500 Club
Millennium Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary

Kamloops, BC Canada

1,060 legs, 5,399.0 hours
87 legs, 356.0 hours online
1,059 legs, 5,397.6 hours ACARS
15 legs, 48.6 hours event
3,528 legs, 15,773.5 hours total
15 legs dispatched, 24.4 hours
 Posted onPost created on December 31 2012 03:04 ET by Bill Gardiner
"Of course ...Intel wouldn't sell you a heatsink/fan that couldn't do the job"

I'm sorry, but on that particular chip, yes, Intel would sell you something you don't really need.


Bill Gardiner

First Officer, B747-400
DVA10705
First Officer, B747-400
OLP

Joined on April 27 2012
Two Million Mile Club
Everett 500 Club
Millennium Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary

Kamloops, BC Canada

1,060 legs, 5,399.0 hours
87 legs, 356.0 hours online
1,059 legs, 5,397.6 hours ACARS
15 legs, 48.6 hours event
3,528 legs, 15,773.5 hours total
15 legs dispatched, 24.4 hours
 Posted onPost created on December 31 2012 03:06 ET by Bill Gardiner
omg, you get the little boys with good hearts but no sense...

Bill Gardiner

First Officer, B747-400

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