I've never heard of that before with so many fans! Something is odd. For one, you should be using a CPU cooling program if you're not, ~140�F is just too hot. I use a PIII 1000mhz and it never gets above 80� FAHRENHEIT with the cooling program running, and never above 95 with it NOT running.....and I use a stock HS & fan and no other fans. May be something wrong with your CPU too. http://www.cpuidle.de/
It's *possible* the HS is not FULLY seated against the CPU. What I do, is first put the CPU on to a HS with NO thermal putty or thermal pads, etc., clip it down, then hold it up to a bright light source and look for any 'air gaps' between the mating surfaces of the HS and CPU. Wiggle it a bit too. Look VERY VERY close at all angles. You'd be surprised at how many CPU and HS combo's DO have a gap there. Even a micron gap is too much and can fry a CPU. Once I've done any bending that can possibly be done to insure a PERFECT mate, then I put a thermal pad on. Never use putty or paste because even the best can dry out over a period of time, then of course shrink causing a gap. I get mine from 3M. If you have a lot of internal IDE or otherwise cabling, it could be interfering with proper flow from the fans. You might look into round cabling. They make this for IDE, SCSI and floppy drives and gives much better air flow, therefore cooling. -Clint God Bless Us All Clint Hamilton, Owner http://OrpheusComputing.com http://ComputerHardware-ConsumerElectronics.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Keith Thompson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Beg to differ here. I have a new Athlon 1800+ in a full tower. 3 fans (power plus 2 case). Have a Thermaltake MII cpu cooler. With the cover on, the cpu runs at 57-62 C. (and will thermal crash when the temp gets to 61-62C). The case runs at 27-29C. With the cover off, the CPU runs at 54-59C and case 25-27C and does not crash from thermal (there is a very recognizable effect just before it crashes when the temp hits the 61c or so.). It is a custom built machine, the first of this rating that they built. I will be taking it back to see about a more efficient cpu cooler (have reviewed over 50 and found 2 that are supposed to be capable for the higher speed Athlons). These temps are measured using the Asus PCProb utility that gives the case and cpu temps. Keith Thompson Linda Johnson wrote: > > <<Can they run > too cool?!?>> > > hardware is not my forte, but I do know that most well-designed PCs situate > the hardware inside the box in a way that allows for the best airflow and if > you leave the box open, the airflow is NOT as efficient and therefore the > computer runs HOTTER not cooler > > not that I think that's your problem in this case, but just something I > think you should know > > Linda > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > Behalf Of Matt > Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 12:17 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: PCWorks: Re: Scratches on my Hard Drive ? ? > > Peter, > > My last action was to physically remove the card and give it a and the > slot a good blow of Dust Off and re-seated it snugly. Still have the > crackles. > > To answer your questions, The case is open, quite honestly, for no good > reason, just got lazy about putting it back on last time. Can they run > too cool?!? ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
