[AccessD] OT: processor heating

Carlos Alberto Alves caa at highway.com.br
Wed Feb 5 17:29:16 CST 2003


On Wed, 5 Feb 2003 09:18:17 -0600, Brett Barabash 
<BBarabash at TappeConstruction.com> wrote:

> On the same note, I have some cooling concerns of my own.  I recently
> upgraded to an Athlon XP 2100+, and it heats up pretty good under high
> processor loads.  The case has room for a fan on the front, but not the
> back, so the power supply is the only thing exhausting hot air from the 
> back
> of the case where the CPU resides (bad!).
>
> I ordered a turbine exhaust fan that mounts in a PCI slot, which will be
> located next to my processor.  I've heard good things about these fans,
> particularly for cooling video cards, but I don't know if it will make a
> difference with my CPU.  Any other suggestions for cooling without a) 
> water
> pipes or heat tubes, or b) hacking open the side of my case to mount a 
> fan
> would be greatly appreciated.

Take a look at Volcano 9 Cooler. Don't be scared by its weight and size!!!
;-)
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