[wellylug] CPU Cooling

[Jethro Carr]

On Wed, 2005-12-28 at 16:57 +0000, Wellylugger wrote:
> Jethro Carr wrote:
> 
> > I want to replace the case and PSU on my aging celeron 433mhz machine,
> > which is my file, print and music server. The only problem is that the
> > CPU and PSU fans sound like grinders and the current case is really
> > badly designed for everything. Infact, I would swear that the designers
> > do not know what airflow is.... :-(
> 
> I use a Zalman CNPS6000-CU inside an Antec Sonata case for my home rig.  Both
> items employ large, slow moving fans to move the air through the system.  This
> keeps things cool BUT more importantly, quiet.
> 
> However, I am guessing that all the other items in your system are contemporary
> with the celeron?   I am also assuming that heat and power aren't really an
> issue since it's lived this long without trouble?  If so, you may find that
> installing all your internals into a (comparatively expensive) low-noise case
> will just show up the noisy hard drives and cpu cooler etc.

It's got a new hard drive, and I ideally want to run it without a cpu
fan.

The problem is that the motherboard has a bunch of capacitors right next
to the socket, causing most heatsinks to not fit it. :-(

I really want to know if anyone thinks it will be cooled enough with
just the small heat sink, if it's right next to the case fan, which is
much larger than the current fan.


> If it were me considering this scenario, I dont think I could justify the
> expediture incurred vs buying a new low end system.  Instead, I would spend a
> little time servicing (or maybe replacing) the existing noisy case and PSU fans,
> then rubber mount them, together with hard drives and anything else that
> moves/vibrates.  It might be a bit of effort/time, but I believe this would
> yield the best noise/cost ratio.

The current case is too small to fit stuff and looks terrible. Plus a
cheap low-end system would still require me to buy the large hard drives
and will not be as quiet.

The celeron is powerful enough for what I'm doing. I already have too
many PCs lying around the house, so no point buying another.



Bret, the oil cooled system looks promising, but I might have a bit of a
problem hotplugging usb devices. ;-)


And thanks for the review link Colin.


-- 
Jethro Carr <jethro.carr at jedolinux.com>


www.jethrocarr.jedolinux.com

www.jethrocarr.jedolinux.com/index.php?page=cv/cv.php

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