Well ... I run two 15,000 RPM SCSI drives which both have HDD fans under
them. I also have tall CPU fans and heat sinks for both processors. In
addition to that, I have 4 case fans for circulation. Seems to be okay so
far. Been thinking about putting a fan on my video card, but think I'll wait
until I build my next machine.
~Larry
"Dan Sponholz" wrote in message
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> I recently built an AMD Athlon XP 2100+ / Asus A7V8X system to replace my
> P3-600. I used most of the old components from the old system including
the
> Antec case w/300 w power supply an 2X 80mm case fans. I'm impressed with
> the performance, but the heat this thing generates when running IV ( or
> gaming 🙂 ) is out-of-control, pushing 80° C! What can I do to cool this
> thing off? This is my first foray into the AMD world and I like the
> price/performance, but I need to fix this overheating issue. I installed
> the heatsink/thermal pad that came with the processor. Do I need to add
> something else to cool it?
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> Dan Sponholz
> Mercury Marine
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