Overheating AMD

[Staga]

Dingbat that's my old Enlight, now the hardware is transferred to Thermaltake's "Xaser 5000 II Plus" case.

[Dingbat]

That's what I thought

Those themaltake cases suspiciously look like Antec cases, what did it run you?

[Tyro48]

SK-6 7200 rpm fan artic silver heat sink compund problem solved

continue at 70 deg = dead puter

[Staga]

Dingbat actually that case is Antec/Chieftec, factory modded by Thermaltake.
Price in the Only4Pro's (local OC'ing/Modding store) list is about 150$ thought I didn't had to pay that much.

[Lephturn]

Originally posted by Furious

Of course its my office machine and the damn thing needs to catch on fire before they will let me can replace it.

F.

Dude, it's your work machine?  Stick a pen in the CPU fan and stop it while your under load.  Presto, machine on fire, new one inbound.  Wow, I wish it was that easy to do on my work machine, but it's a PIII and it will just shut off.

[Staga]

Download a new BIOS, put it with flash.exe to a disk, start flashing bios and pull the plug while it's still doing it.
Result: Dead Computer without any markings...

[TIGS]

Another way to fry a computer - pour water on the motherboard while it's still plugged and powered on. What else is there to do?

Water = Free. New Computer = Priceless.

TIGS

[Pfunk]

Originally posted by blkdvl
You could spend a heap of cash and Many hours of time building a Thermite Sooper Kewl liqui-filled nitrogen charged frost making freezing system (tm)for your components........or... just put your stuff in one of these:
http://www.newegg.com/app/Showimage.asp?image=11-150-028-01.JPG/11-150-028-02.JPG/11-150-028-03.JPG/11-150-028-04.JPG/11-150-028-05.JPG/11-150-028-06.JPG/11-150-028-07.JPG/11-150-028-08.JPG/11-150-028-09.JPG/11-150-028-10.JPG

 and laugh all the way to the bank.

 My system runs at a CONSTANT 42 deg. AH , WWIIOL, WB's for hours on end ...makes no difference, never changes.

 Tbird 1.4
 Epox 8k7a Mobo
 512 megs
 GF 4 TI4600

oh  and BTW this costs 45 bucks with a 350 Watt PS , or something like 35 bucks without at New Egg.

 GL

Could you post the link to what case that is from newegg, I need to buy a new one and for $45 that looks like a deal

[blkdvl]

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduct.asp?submit=manufactory&catalog=7&manufactory=1524&DEPA=1&sortby=14&order=1

  First one(on page) is without PS. seventh one is with.

[Pfunk]

Thanks

[eagl]

If you want a good heatsink, check here:

http://www.hardocp.com/article.html?art=MzE3

It's an update to the SK6 others have recommended, and it can use either a 60mm or 80mm fan.  I have one of these with a speed-adjustable 80mm fan and it's quiet but very effective.  If I want to overclock and have thermal problems, I can just turn the fan speed up or even get a better (louder) fan for more cooling than you'd ever get with just a 60mm fan.  It's not all that expensive even though it's very high quality.  It uses all three mounting lugs too so it won't break off if you transport your computer somewhere.

http://www.hardocp.com also has other heatsink/fan and cooling articles, but this is their latest favorite.

[-lynx-]

One word for you - "Zalman". Check their Flower range - it works (I have one in my main machine and have just bought another one for my wife's rig), it's quiet (low rpm, low noise, high diameter hence same cfm as smaller louder fans) and it's pretty to look at too .

quietPC US site