On Wednesday 24 September 2003 08:25, Trey Gruel wrote:
You do know that having the case open is generally *worse* for cooling, right?
I've got an Athlon XP 1800+ which, while it has more cooling fans, is quieter than the P3-500 it replaced. It's quieter because the fans are all larger, lower rpm fans. Even under heavy loads, CPU temp rarely goes above 39C. I ran it with the case open for a while becuase I hadn't finished moving parts into it, and the temp was usually around 45C. Most (decent) cases nowadays, are designed so that air flows nicely through the case to draw in cool air and push out the hot.. My case has intake fans in the front and side (over the video card) and outgoing fans in the back and the power supply (yes, air flows *through* the psu).
-- trey
Mine was the other way around. It ran 45degC with the case shut in and 38degC with the case open. I have fans at the front of the case, on the CPU and on the video card. No fans on the side of the case -- likely why I need to run without the cover. A rats nest of IDE ribbon cables sits right above the processor fan and was likely obstructing the air flow. -AD -- ------------------------------------- Alex Doll alex.doll@agdconsulting.ca IT Consulting - Mineral Process Engineer http://www.agdconsulting.ca ----------------------------------------