Air Flow Diagrams

[BR7]

You mean some thing like this LINK

[mill]

Yes uufta, i see now were you did mention you had no fan,well anyways you did a good job it really made a difference. I have one mounted on the side of my case blowing in .

[Chewy]

br7, more like a minature meat or candy thermometer

[techreactor]

@BR7, firstly I think since its a branded PC, the heatflow will be already taken care by DELL, just like the smart CPU heatsink that I see.

Secondly dont fiddle with the hardware setup, your PC is new and under warranty, any changes might void your warranty.

[RFBurns]

For those pesky excessive heat problems, go here... http://www.melcor.com/mpa.html and explore all the possibilities a thermoelectric heat pump chip & sink can vastly improve the cooling on the CPU.

NOTE: These puppies require 12VDC at up to 5 amps current. Do NOT use the 12VDC rail from your PC's PSU!!!! They will not handle the 5 amps of current draw along side your PC's current requirements. Use an external power source!

These will also require some inovative heat sink setup to prevent the potential of condensation buildup getting near or around the MOBO and CPU socket. A good reference for such a heat sink setup can be found in a typical laptop. A similar setup can be done for the desktop.

Again, this is WAY overkill, however with the bad habbits some have of overclocking and overloading a MOBO's power rail and regulators, with a little inovation and creativity, you will never have to worry about overheating CPU's and PSU's ever again.

I do not endorse or express any kind of guarantee that your PC, CPU, PSU etc will run better or run cooler if you install one of these thermoelectric heat pump chips. I have however had great success in cooling the PC by installing these things at the airflow input on the cabinet itself. And have had success mounting them directly to the CPU with a large heat sink.

Also take note, that this does NOT solve the REASON why a PC overheats, it merely is "covering up" the problem or reason, not solve it! So keep in mind that even tho the thermoelectric heat pump chip is in fact removing the heat far faster than a plain old heat sink with a fan, it is not "fixing" the heat or excessive current draw problem!!