Anyone playing Half Life 2?

[MercTec]

Heat is a slight issue but not too bad. The shuttle i have has mesh sides so that aides in cooling and my 9800xt is the asus model with two huge fans on it. I am OCing just a tad...nothing major...but using good thermal compund (ie artic silver) really makes a 4 or 5 degree celsius difference in my core temp. Under a full load I usually max out at 58 degrees on my CPU. Granted the box is a bit loud, but ya gotta sacrafice somewhere.

[BusterStacks]

Lol I'm running with zero thermal compound of any kind. I'm just waiting for this CPU to asplode. 7(!) case fans helps quite a bit though, but the noise is horrendous. I used to want my computer to sound like a jet fighter taking off, but now i just want it to shhhhhh

[MercTec]

So get some thermal compound. The good stuff is like 11 bucks on newegg and you can put it on whenever. Hopefully you havent toasted the core yet. Have you run Motherboard Monitor to see what temps you're getting?

Also, you can find some fans that push a decent amount of air but that are pretty quiet. Just keep an eye on the dB while shopping around.

[BusterStacks]

Meh, if it blows i'll just buy another one. Ive tipped the scales at 60 degrees C before though

[Popinjay]

preloaded last night, have already played like 7 hours worth. this game is unbelievable. GRAPHICS so good, engine so good, alyx so hot, adrenaline pumping so hard