Author: Bob Durrett
Date: 17:16:14 12/08/02
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On December 07, 2002 at 21:24:29, Albert Silver wrote: >On December 07, 2002 at 12:41:21, Fernando Villegas wrote: > >>Hi all: >>Time ago I had for my Me Windows a "Rain" little program capable of cooling the >>cpu. Now I use an Athlon and XP winows and it seems there is not an equivalent >>to the rain thing. WAnybody knows what to do? I am afraid any day my PC will >>just explode. >>Fernando > >I can really sympathize. I live in Rio, and do not need to tell you the >temperatures it reaches here. No air-conditioning either. If you can afford a computer you should be able to purchase a small air conditioner for your computer room. If not, then get an even smaller one just for the computer. Bob D. >I can't open the tower >to point a fan either, since I live right in front of the ocean, so it would >kill my machine in less than a month (instead of the 12-18 it takes on average). >Literally. Here is what I do: > >I use a large CPU fan by CoolerMaster. It has a big efficient heat sink, and a >large fan. Be careful about the big fancy designs from other brands: Some are >very cool looking, but not terribly efficient. It comes with a pink plastic >tape, that supposedly helps, but it's crap in my experience. Go to a hardware >store and ask for some thermal paste (it should cost about $1-2). Cover the top >of the CPU with a coat of it (like putting two layers of paint), then place the >fan back on top of it. Do not worry, it won't hurt the processor. I also have an >exhaust fan in the tower that I got from a computer store. It cost me about $5 >and basically sucks the hot air out of the tower. It probably doesn't drop the >temperature more than a few degrees, but when it reaches 40+ degrees outside, it >may be the difference between a CPU and junk. > >My machines may die on a regular basis due to the sea air, but I haven't had one >go because of overheating. > > Albert
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