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General Forums => Hardware and Software => Topic started by: Furious on October 08, 2002, 11:35:41 AM
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I have a problem with a to hot CPU and would like to replace the existing one with a new CPU/heatsink/fan.
Any recommendations for ASUS a7m266?
Thanks
F.
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Alpha fans rock, also check out cooltek (http://www.2cooltek.com) A little artic silve doesn't hurt either :)
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Bah, forget the alphas they will make you deaph.
Invest $100 to a watercooling setup or $400 to a vapor-phase and you'll never suffer of noise again. Oh, and your cpu temp will range from +30C to -30C on latter.
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What, I can't hear you? I'm deaf, maybee that's why it doesn't bother me... Plus if you do the voltage mod you can slow it down and still be fairly effective. Water cooling is potato peeling overkill unless your OCing. even then your bennies are questionable. I use one fan on another box can hear it and I maintain a 35C temp under load.
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Plus if you do the voltage mod you can slow it down and still be fairly effective.
What mod is this?
My cpu is min of 61° C, average of 66° C, and the machine crashes when it hits 70° C.
It is crashing about 3-4 times a day now.
Of course its my office machine and the damn thing needs to catch on fire before they will let me can replace it.
F.
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AIUI you switch the 12+ lead to the 5+ lead.
less voltage+slower fan speed=less noise
also
slows CFM down a little.
Is it the stockfan/heatsink? or some generic cooler? If it's a generic cooler than you may wanna buy a decent cooler. I'm willing to bet all you need is some Heatgoop and a betta CPU and case fan.
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Here you go, step by step guide to 7 volt fan mod with pics.
http://www.overclockershideout.com/7voltmod.shtml
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SK6 and 3600 rpm fan cooled my AMD cpu way down, the temps your seeing u would be well advised not to use anything graphic and number crunching intensive, use the artic silver heat sink compound it's well worth the $ 8.00 to save a $100+ cpu.
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I have an XP 2000+ CPU here clocked at a sippin 1.675 MHz and averaging only about 48 to 52 degrees celsius thanks to my beautiful ThermalTake Volcano 9 Coolmod heatsink/fan. I do have 3 other blue LED fans by ANtec that keeps my system cool in an aspire turboserver case with side windows.
Sure, it may be loud enough to drown the modem noise, but then again, I'm deaf. ;) Although, to tell you the truth I wouldn't mind having a passive watercooling for my system, but if I weren't that scared to put water near my mobo, I would do it in an instant.
Just an recommendation: go for thermaltake - try HC0001 - with the heat pipes on the side of the heatsink - be forewarned, I've heard reports that it barely fits almost all motherboards for it because of the large spherical thing (transistors, I think).
TIGS
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the heatsink/fan with the pipes sticking out is by Coolermaster, not Thermaltake. my bad. (wanted it but couldn't find it at a store - the volcano 9 was my alternative choice tho)
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Originally posted by Furious
What mod is this?
My cpu is min of 61° C, average of 66° C, and the machine crashes when it hits 70° C.
It is crashing about 3-4 times a day now.
Of course its my office machine and the damn thing needs to catch on fire before they will let me can replace it.
F.
Dayum!!!
Last time my temps were that high it was because the heatsink wasn't properly mounted on the chip, and the chip fried cause of it. Think I even posted on it here back when it happened, march-april timeframe.
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Build something like this (http://www.stagas.net/cool/inside_9.jpg) and your temperatures will be looking like these (http://www.stagas.net/cool/temper_log.gif).
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Staga, I recognize that case. Isn't it an Entec or Enlight? The name escapes me right now. I used to use those cases when I built machines for people.
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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
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Thermalright SK-6 with a 60mm Delta fan...that's all it takes my man. All you had to do was ask you putz :)
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Dingbat that's my old Enlight, now the hardware is transferred to Thermaltake's "Xaser 5000 II Plus (http://www.thermaltake.com/products/cases/5000.htm)" case.
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That's what I thought :)
Those themaltake cases suspiciously look like Antec cases, what did it run you?
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SK-6 7200 rpm fan artic silver heat sink compund problem solved
continue at 70 deg = dead puter
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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.
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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. :D Wow, I wish it was that easy to do on my work machine, but it's a PIII and it will just shut off. :p
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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... :D
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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
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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
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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.
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Thanks
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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.
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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 (http://www.quietpcusa.com/acb/showdetl.cfm?&DID=8&Product_ID=20&CATID=3)