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EOA_Mushy · 17-01-2006, 23:28

Heat for bigger machines and dirt for all....

Sam Vimes · 18-01-2006, 00:27

i've had mine open for years. the temp shoots up to over 70 degrees and the computer shuts down whenever i have it shut. i've had a few close calls with drinks tho

J2DaC · 18-01-2006, 00:28

Was this topic not for a failing LCD monitor? lol

Stephen · 18-01-2006, 09:31

Eh... No, it wasn't.

wtf?

Commander Vimes: sounds like you have some brutal airflow problems :v:

riptide · 19-01-2006, 01:20

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Originally Posted by Commander Vimes

i've had mine open for years. the temp shoots up to over 70 degrees and the computer shuts down whenever i have it shut. i've had a few close calls with drinks tho

Thats bad man! 70! Man try water cooling. he he (I don't mean with the drinks though)

CyberGhost · 19-01-2006, 01:25

Den where did you guy compressed air can?

I bought one of Viking and the damn thing was spitting some liquid after couple of seconds of blowing air.

riptide · 19-01-2006, 01:26

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Originally Posted by CyberGhost

Den where did you guy compressed air can?

I bought one of Viking and the damn thing was spitting some liquid after couple of seconds of blowing air.

Probably a compressor of the building site eh Den??

hellboy99 · 19-01-2006, 01:40

personally i wouldn't leave it open what with danger of getting something spilt in it, somebody sticking their hand in it, high dust build up and airflow issue's. just get a good case or water cooling kit.

Esel · 19-01-2006, 02:25

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Originally Posted by CyberGhost

Den where did you guy compressed air can?

I bought one of Viking and the damn thing was spitting some liquid after couple of seconds of blowing air.

Did you hold it upside down? Dangerous - freezing etc!

BopNiblets · 19-01-2006, 04:43

I'd like to know where to get a can of compressed air too, preferably one that won't spray liquid inside my PC... yeah, that would be good.
Maplins or a hardware shop or something?

hellboy99 · 19-01-2006, 04:45

you could always use a bicycle pump

Sam Vimes · 19-01-2006, 10:15

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Originally Posted by Stephen

Eh... No, it wasn't.

wtf?

Commander Vimes: sounds like you have some brutal airflow problems :v:

i have an athlon 2800+ and its always been like that. i have a fan on it thats designed for a 3000+ and i used to have one case fan at the front and two at the back. it would still overheat. i attached picture of my current setup. just having the case open wasn't enough so i suspended a case fan from a ruler thats sellotaped to the case so it pushes air directly onto the processor

omahony99 · 19-01-2006, 10:25

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Originally Posted by Commander Vimes

i have an athlon 2800+ and its always been like that. i have a fan on it thats designed for a 3000+ and i used to have one case fan at the front and two at the back. it would still overheat. i attached picture of my current setup. just having the case open wasn't enough so i suspended a case fan from a ruler thats sellotaped to the case so it pushes air directly onto the processor

Nice carpet!

HelterSkelter · 19-01-2006, 10:37

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Originally Posted by djmarkus

No matter what anyone says about airflow, the fact of the matter is that heat rises, leave the side off and leave it on its side with the open side to the top and every bit of heat generated will rise vertically out of the case.

Think you're wrong there. Any component will cool faster with a fan blowing air on it. To put it another way, imagine you have just played a serious game of footie and you are roasting. Do you think you would cool down quicker lying on the floor or lying on the floor with a fan blowing air over you?

Steffano2002 · 19-01-2006, 10:39

@ Commander Vines:

Did you overclock that Athlon 2800+ or something? Or does it just overheat since you got it? Just bought a second hand PC with this processor in it but I haven't used it yet... Waiting for my new Graphics Card to be delivered...

Furthermore, what tool do you guys use to check temperatures? Everest Home?

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EOA_Mushy Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Smoky hights Posts: 491 Adverts \| Friends	Heat for bigger machines and dirt for all....

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Sam Vimes Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: The pale blue dot Posts: 21,554 Adverts \| Friends	i've had mine open for years. the temp shoots up to over 70 degrees and the computer shuts down whenever i have it shut. i've had a few close calls with drinks tho

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J2DaC Banned Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Swords, Dublin Posts: 182 Adverts \| Friends	Was this topic not for a failing LCD monitor? lol

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Stephen louis walsh has pie! Join Date: Apr 1999 Location: Idaho (GMT-7) Posts: 18,340 Adverts \| Friends	Eh... No, it wasn't. wtf? Commander Vimes: sounds like you have some brutal airflow problems :v:

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CyberGhost Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: 53� 20' N 6� 15' W Posts: 4,962 Adverts \| Friends	Den where did you guy compressed air can? I bought one of Viking and the damn thing was spitting some liquid after couple of seconds of blowing air.

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hellboy99 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Dundalk, Co.Louth Posts: 5,272 Adverts \| Friends	personally i wouldn't leave it open what with danger of getting something spilt in it, somebody sticking their hand in it, high dust build up and airflow issue's. just get a good case or water cooling kit.

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BopNiblets Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: The crater pockmarked world known as "Kildare" Posts: 3,261 Adverts \| Friends	I'd like to know where to get a can of compressed air too, preferably one that won't spray liquid inside my PC... yeah, that would be good. Maplins or a hardware shop or something?

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hellboy99 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Dundalk, Co.Louth Posts: 5,272 Adverts \| Friends	you could always use a bicycle pump

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Steffano2002 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Switzerland Posts: 5,810 Adverts \| Friends	@ Commander Vines: Did you overclock that Athlon 2800+ or something? Or does it just overheat since you got it? Just bought a second hand PC with this processor in it but I haven't used it yet... Waiting for my new Graphics Card to be delivered... Furthermore, what tool do you guys use to check temperatures? Everest Home?