On Tuesday 15 July 2003 01:11 pm, Lyvim Xaphir wrote: > > But you can chill those puppies and you might be able to get > stability under high load with no problem. What I would do is > install two Vantec Areoflow heat sink fans (they have copper cores, > surrounded by a block of machined aluminum) after cleaning the chip > surfaces carefully with a q-tip soaked in odorless mineral spirits to > get rid of the old thermal compound. Same for the HSF. > > Get some Arctic Silver 3 thermal compound (the best thermal > resistance rating you can get) and use that to install your Areoflows > (model number VA4-C7040). Arctic Silver 3 is pretty much the best > thermal compound around and as a result of it's superior thermal > resistance it can get your core down by as much as 7C. > > The Areoflows have bearingless fans which are some of the quietest in > the industry, and ultimately reliable because they are, well, > bearingless. It is possible to get a better thermal resistance with > another HSF, but not without going to a bearing based fan, and the > HSF's that outperform the Areoflow don't do it by a significant > margin and plus they weigh a ton cause usually they are solid copper. > That can possibly put a physical strain on the mobo if it's in a > tower case.
I've actually ordered a couple of these to try them out although I don't know how much of an improvement they'll be over the Thermaltake Volcanos I have installed. Given that the computers are in safes, noise is not an issue, at least as far as the computers are concerned. Now the safes are a different story. I have three safes and each has two 10 inch exhaust fans. The background noise level in the room is about 62db. Annoying but I'm told it's not a hazard. > > > -- > > Thomas K. Gamble > > Los Alamos National Laboratory > > Advanced Diagnostics & Instrumentation (C-ADI) > > p:505-665-4323 f:505-665-4267 > > MS-E543 > > LX -- Thomas K. Gamble Los Alamos National Laboratory Advanced Diagnostics & Instrumentation (C-ADI) p:505-665-4323 f:505-665-4267 MS-E543
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