Hello, this sounds like good advice. I use OCZ memory which already has some copper casing. However, I already considered putting some fans into my case. I give it a try in the next weeks and let the mailing list know whether this pays off. regards, einar Manfred Knick wrote:
Am Saturday 29 May 2004 07:32 schrieb Joel Wiramu Pauling:
You probably want to put at least two case fans in the system. The ram is probably the problem... I have samsung dd400's and since putting copper heatspreaders on them the systems been very cool. I have 4 Fans in my machine. ...
On Wed, 2004-05-26 at 16:23, einar wrote:
... , the machine constantly crashed! With full fan speed, everything runs stable. I still have to find out if the crashes came from overheating the CPU (which I doubt) or from the missing air current that was also cooling the memory.
I definitely agree with Joel.
Continuative _Hint_ :
In some cases, unfortunately the air current around the memory is almost zero :-(( You increase intake and exhaust, but it's like the eye of the tornado. Often this is caused by shielding of the Cages for the devices. In those cases, even the copper heatspreaders are of little use ..
What I tried with huge success in these cases: Install an additional internal fan e.g. above the memory sticks (ATx: typically mounted vertically on the MoBo, right top) blowing from bottom to top. Slow and Easy going typically does the task already: 80mm: 5V supply 60mm: ~7,5V supply (they typically won't run below 6,2V) For the latter, you can use a 12V line, reduced by a 27 Ohm resistor (you may want to inject this into a separate Y-12/5V-cable :-). Attend to the power marking ("W" ) on your fan! The resistor has to be able to match it - don't take it too thin.
The total cost is cheap: ~10 Euro/$ - and less than half an hour of work. After the case is closed, you probably won't hear it at all, and can exploit the reduction possibilities of your CPU fan.
Enjoy!
- Manfred