Keith, what case do you have for your system, who made it and which model? I have an AOpen HX45 mid-tower with an T-Bird 950 266mhz FSB. I have only the cpu/heatsink fan, a generic aluminum block type similar to the Global Win FOP38 and no chassis fans which keeps my cpu at 39 degrees Celsius and my case at 32 degrees Celsius though I've hit 42 on the cpu while rendering in Bryce 3D. Mine has not crashed yet due to thermal. I always use Arctic Silver thermal paste without question, especially on AMD cpu's http://www.arcticsilver.com/as2.htm. Does your power supply have the intake fans underneath itself so it draws heat directly above the cpu? An associate who has built a dual Athlon MP workstation is using two of the Swiftech MCX462 coolers on the Tyan K7MP and is running very cool, he has found 34 to 36 degrees under load to be the norm. There is a good review here http://www.overclockersclub.com/swiftechmcx462heatsink.shtml and more on Swiftech can be had at their home http://www.swiftnets.com/ . Mind you these fans are not cheap either at $130.00 CDN ($69.00 USD), but when it does a great job then price should not be a factor. HTH
Peter Kaulback In the hour of 09:41 AM 1/29/2002 -0500, Keith Thompson spoke this: >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 ============= 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 =====================================================
