Computer Hope
Hardware => Hardware => Topic started by: JohnK on June 01, 2005, 02:13:31 PM
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I have a Pentium Pro 200MHz. Should I have an active heat sink?
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-John
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Indubitably.
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yes!
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I have a Pentium Pro 200MHz. Should I have an active heat sink?
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-John
I also have a Gateway 2000 Pentium Pro-200, which is being retired. Passive heat sink is all that is required. Power supply has fan that blows air across it.
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That's exactly what I have. It works fine, but I didn't want to wreck it. :)
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I mean the same setup, not a Gateway 2000. Would rather die than have that brand of computer.
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It is unwise not to install an active cooling solution. If there is no PSU fan blowing down on the passive fan, it will quickly overheat. I have witnessed this first hand with a 133Mhz Intel processor.
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I have a case fan that's parallel with the processor. It blows air right over the fins on the heat sink.
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See this:
http://support.intel.com/support/processors/pentiumpro/sb/CS-011157.htm
it doesn't say I have to have one. It only says I have to have proper airflow, which I do.
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A CPU fan is always advised for system stability.
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Yeah, I know, but there's lots of stuff wrong with my computer. You would probably gasp if you actually saw the inside of it.
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John_K_Perkins_Jr....
LOL is the stuff growing in there ?
It would certainly be a good idea to have a cooling fan on the heat sink.
dl65 ::)
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It's a NAPA TAMS T-730/I
That should tell you right there that it's not a home computer. It did have an active heat sink, but the fan died. I just put a passive one on that had taller fins and called it good.