Fan needed for P1, but what size?

jozi · 13-08-2004 02:02PM #1

The pc at work here is crashing like mad and gets very warm so i decided to look inside the case and the cpu fan isn't spining.
It says socket 7 on the plastic the cpu sits in.
I measured the fan to be 50x50 or diameter 60 but i'm not sure if i measured it from the right sides, hitide has 40x40mm fans but i'm guessing the are for a nb not for on the cpu heatsink of a p1.
The psu fan isn't working either but i dont think thats as big an issue as the one for the cpu.
Anyone have any idea what the right size is and where i can get a fan?

Jozi

po0k · 13-08-2004 02:48PM

40mm fan should be fine.

Socket7 heatsinks can be robbed off anything.

Is t deffinately a vanilla Pentium1?

Not an MMX or an AMD chip?

Gerry · 13-08-2004 04:05PM

Socket 7 Socket 370 ( pentium 3 ) and Socket A ( used for athlon chips up until the athlon 64 ) are identical in size, so you can use any of those heatsinks, much better than hunting for a crappy 40mm fan.

Lookie here: http://komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=119407&cks=PRL

Its 9 euro, and will do the job. Yes, its overkill, but it will fit grand on the motherboard.
I wouldn't leave the psu running without a fan. If it was ok without a fan, would they have bothered putting one in it in the first place?
Any 80mm fan will do for the psu, you can rip one out of a busted pc.

jozi · 13-08-2004 06:57PM

It's a p1, thinking about it i'm actually not sure if its a p1. It did say socket 7 in the plastic the cpu sits in.
If the heatsink in the link fits will a heat sink a my amd 2500+ work, not using it anyway?
Don't really fancy opening the psu. I think the pc has done without both fans for ages, it does make the case very warm to touch.
Cheers for the replies

Jozi

Fan needed for P1, but what size?

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