NOTE: This can be ignored or taken as an example of temperatures when one has installed the BOOST A and BOOST B fans in reverse. They were both pushing air in the wrong direction.
I am long time stalker of the mac-pro-4-1-5-1-aftermarket-fans-with-automatic-smc-control thread. I've been hoping for fans which same range as Apple original but quieter. While waiting I thought I would give the existing fans a good cleaning. Attached you will see the before and after temperatures of a unscientific test. Temperatures taken one hour into a handbrake transcode of the exact same file. I am concerned about the heatsink fans which seem to be running much higher. Also, prior to repasting, CPU B was always much cooler than CPU A.
This was my first time repasting a computer. I used duronaut. I did clean a lot of crud off the cpu board as well as considerable dust from the three heatsinks. Also, I learned that the upgraded 4,1 which I purchased 5 years back had lidded cpus rather than the de-lidded original configuration. So I'm also concerned that perhaps I have not tightened heatsinks appropriately or perhaps reversed the airflow on the booster fans when I reassembled.
Do before and after temperatures in the attached image look right or is it likely I have screwed things up? Any insights as to interpreting these temps will be appreciated.
I am long time stalker of the mac-pro-4-1-5-1-aftermarket-fans-with-automatic-smc-control thread. I've been hoping for fans which same range as Apple original but quieter. While waiting I thought I would give the existing fans a good cleaning. Attached you will see the before and after temperatures of a unscientific test. Temperatures taken one hour into a handbrake transcode of the exact same file. I am concerned about the heatsink fans which seem to be running much higher. Also, prior to repasting, CPU B was always much cooler than CPU A.
This was my first time repasting a computer. I used duronaut. I did clean a lot of crud off the cpu board as well as considerable dust from the three heatsinks. Also, I learned that the upgraded 4,1 which I purchased 5 years back had lidded cpus rather than the de-lidded original configuration. So I'm also concerned that perhaps I have not tightened heatsinks appropriately or perhaps reversed the airflow on the booster fans when I reassembled.
Do before and after temperatures in the attached image look right or is it likely I have screwed things up? Any insights as to interpreting these temps will be appreciated.
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