Pieter Hulshoff wrote:
On Fri, Apr 29, 2005 at 02:09:32AM -0600, Darryl Gregorash wrote:
Dude, you are talking about spending maybe 300 euros on a case, at least that much more on 4 new hard drives. Just go and spend the 10 or 20, or even 30, euros per fan it is going to cost you to get a decent fan, and call it insurance. Just remember that you want to move 1.5 cu.m per minute for each case and hard drive fan, and around 0.5 cu.m per minute for the CPU. Sealed bearing fans are best for all of them, if you can get them. Those will last longer, and will produce less noise. They also cost more, but even if you spend 100 euros on fans, I bet that is still less than one-fifth what you spent on a CPU and memory.
In itself true, but I'm currently planning to take out the HDs from my current computer, and place them in that new case, with a new MB, RAM, etc. That leaves my old computer in a less warming state (only 1 HD), but it might still suffer from the heat problem. I'm just trying to find out if it's wise to invest in a new CPU or if a new set of fans will do the trick. That 300 euro case already comes with a reasonable set of built in fans, and excellent heat distribution.
It's an Athlon, it's going to run that hot even if you take out all the hard drives. They run hot, you likely do not need a new CPU unless it has started locking up at lower temperatures. With all those fans, you should be able to mount everything in it, and then all you need is a CPU fan. If it still locks up after all that, then yes, you need a new CPU. It was also suggested, and I think this is a good idea, to lower the temperature at which the fans switch to high speed. Of course, if that is already set around 40 degrees or below, then you don't have enough fans (which the new case should remedy), or they don't move enough air.