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is my cpu fan acceptable?

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by chynco, Jan 11, 2003.

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  1. chynco

    chynco Thread Starter

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    i have an athlon xp 2000 and i have a really super crappy generic fan on it. it lets the temp go up to almost 70's. i have three case fans.

    so i just ordered a new hs+fan, Vantec FCE-62540D (i'm broke) is this good enough for my cpu?

    thanks from an amateur builder.
     
    chynco, Jan 11, 2003
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    70 C or 70 F?
     
    ~Candy~, Jan 11, 2003
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    If it's anywhere past the mid to high 50's when it's idling, you need a better heatsink. If it's 70C, you're close to disaster, 70C is the rated upper temperature of most commercial chips.
     
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  4. chynco

    chynco Thread Starter

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    it's 70 celcius.

    is a fan meant for an amd thunderbird good enough for an athlon xp?
     
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    Ouch, is that with any load on it, or just standing idle?
     
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