On Wed, 2002-10-02 at 09:44, Andrew Kemmy wrote:
>>The CPU cooler on my Duron CPU sounds like a plane taking off. Been there, heard that. I have one of the hotter-running chips out there (Tbird 1400) and have tried three different fans. There is definitely an inverse relationship between noise and ability to dissipate heat. When this box is obsoleted I will try a homebrew water cooling rig, but not with my main puter! My box is loud, with three HDs, and, including the PS, five fans. Cheap fans do go bad - I've had two chipset fans pack it in, one within hours. I confess to peeling off the sticker on one of them, putting a tiny-tiny drop of silicone lube on it, and putting the sticker back on. But, like another poster said, it's Not A Good Idea. Toms hardware guide just did a roundup of 55 AMD fan/sinks: http://www17.tomshardware.com/cpu/02q3/020916/index.html Don't know which of these are available locally, but I guess you could work your way down the list... As a further question, who's a good local retailer for bits like this? Good luck, Matt
