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11-21-2004, 11:07 AM
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80 mill fan on heat sink?
i have an athlon 2400 i just have the standard heat sink and fan on atm i was woundering if it would be safe to repalce the little fan thats on it already with a 80 mill fan
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11-21-2004, 11:16 AM
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safe ? yes but if you need that much cooling you got something else wrong,
that large of a fan may affect the air flow around the heatsink and actually reduce the cooling effect |
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11-21-2004, 12:05 PM
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There are many variables to consider. One of the most important (to me, anyway) is that if you "mod" the stock HS/fan combo, that VOIDs the 3 year warranty. Second, size is not everything. The important spec is the CFM. You can replace a high speed 60MM fan with 25 - 30 CFM with a low speed 80MM fan with only 18 - 22 CFM and will have actually lost cooling efficiency.
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11-23-2004, 08:52 AM
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ok thanks guys i decided im just gona buy a new one i like the cooler master jet blower types but im not sure
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11-23-2004, 08:56 AM
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If you haven't overclocked there is almost no reason to upgrade from the stock heatsink.
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11-23-2004, 09:18 AM
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Shiro Usagi
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What kind of temps are you seeing now?
Why do you want to reduce those temps? Are you overclocking? Is noise a concern? Is looks a priority?  Cricket
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11-24-2004, 10:10 AM
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no i havent overclocked yet
reason being i have an old motherboard that wont run my 2400 at full speed  instead it runs it at 1500 at that speed im seeing temps of about 48 under load and yes once i get my new mobo in next 4 weeks i will be over clocking no noise is no problem yes i must admit i like things that look good 
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11-24-2004, 10:19 AM
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WOAh those things are MAD hmm gota see what shops around here have em
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11-24-2004, 10:44 AM
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il check em out tomora bed time got tafe tomora thanks your your help guys
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11-27-2004, 10:47 PM
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the thermaltake SI-97 is going to be (if it isn't availalbe yet??) the best cooling u can get for Socket A. do you have mounting holes around the CPU on your motheboard?.
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