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Gervase

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Posted: Tue Nov 30, 04 12:42 pm Post subject:

Fans are cheap enugh to replace - you should be able to get one for about a fiver - and they simply plug into one of the many power leads that dangle inside most boxes.
Do replace a faulty one, though, as the processor doesn't like overheating. I nearly fried the PC here after turning on the central heating (rousing hurrah!) and forgetting that the PC had been whirring away for two months on what is virtually a building site. There was so much dust and crap clogging the vents that the inside temprature crept up and the machine froze.
As a precaution, if you think your machine's running too hot, you can underclock the processor via the BIOS (Press Delete when the machine starts booting up) - with more modern processors this can make a big difference to the temperature.

alison
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Posted: Tue Nov 30, 04 7:42 pm Post subject:
I think I may regret asking but why does that effect the temperature.

jema
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Posted: Tue Nov 30, 04 7:47 pm Post subject:
Higher clock speed = more power consumtion = more heat. jema

alison
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Posted: Tue Nov 30, 04 9:04 pm Post subject:
Well you learn something new.....

sean
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Posted: Wed Dec 01, 04 8:02 am Post subject:
That's why you get loonies building water-cooled PCs......

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