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[2BitSculptor]

I'm using LAV for MP

 

[2BitSculptor]

may...be.... may.... be ..... (crossing fingers)

been running Live TV for over 3 1/2 hours without a burp .... gonna see if it will go into tomorrow.

HDD temp 41C-42C
board temp:49C-54C
CPU temp: 48C-60C
both Fans set to level 3 but running at 100%
CPU load about 11%

I'll play with the fan control speeds tommorrow

 

[breese]

Good start.... What levels do you have for the 2 fans?
100% for those temps.... I don't know.....
Is there any kind of exit fan or capable of having one?

 

[2BitSculptor]

they were cooling better at a higher target setting... 5 to 7 ... without much noise, running about 60-80%

I've got one exit fan on one side, inlet vents on the other (and bottom perimeter).. I've got an additional inlet fan for the inlet vent coming. I'm going to have to splice the wires for the case fans together to fit only one connector on the board.

 

[2BitSculptor]

new logs below

some time before 8:00pm ...screen froze.. i/o locked, had to turn off the machine to kill it. .... but .... no blue screen

changed fan control to target level 5 (both fans) ... current fan controls are 60% and 69.4%... temps at 49C and 53.5C

with MP and Live TV playing ... fan controls same ...temps at 49C and 54

 

[2BitSculptor]

after 1/2 hr, fan controls are back up to 100% .. temps still around 45C and 55C

took the lid off and fans dropped to 60% and 70%, temps holding at 45C and 55C. CPU load around 10%

 

[breese]

The only thing I can find seems to again reference a possible power issue but.
After the crash at 8:15 there is a reference to some dump files that might help
Can you check if these 3 files are there....

"2/26/2014 8:16:22 PM";"Windows Error Reporting";"(0)";"Information";"Fault bucket , type 0 Event Name: BlueScreen Response: Not available Cab Id: 0 Problem signature: P1: P2: P3: P4: P5: P6: P7: P8: P9: P10:
Attached files: C:\Windows\Minidump\022614-14008-01.dmp C:\Windows\Temp\WER-19484-0.sysdata.xml C:\Windows\Temp\WER1DAD.tmp.WERInternalMetadata.xml

These files may be available here: C:\Users\Chuck Needham\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportQueue\Kernel_0_0_cab_06952dc3 Analysis symbol: Rechecking for solution: 0 Report Id: 022614-14008-01 Report Status: 4";"1001"

 

[2BitSculptor]

with the cover off of the enclosure (just a square aluminum plate held on by corner magnets)

Live TV has been running 12 hrs.

Board temps below 56C, cpu temp below 45C, HDD temps 35C

My conclusion ... enclosure has poor air flow with this mobo layout. The Optical drive covers the hottest components on the mobo and air flow through the chassis (being drawn out by the exhaust fan) is not thorough.. With a second fan, positioned on the left forward side vents, to blow inward, air would flow through the memory modules and past the cpu, then across the H77 chip. The second fan would have to be attached with double-sided foam tape to the chassis wall. The exhaust fan, over the right rear side vents would then be able to do an effective job of removing chassis heat.

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[breese]

Interesting... Very happy for you that all the effort is going to pay off in the long run.
Would love to see a picture of it with the cover off... I was looking at that case but now, not so sure

 

[2BitSculptor]

I finally grabbed some shots of the unit. Front, back, top (cover off), top (cover off and optical drive removed)