thanks john!
i looked into what you said about the fan runnign on the low setting and
what it is .. it came with a transistor to make it run in silent mode.. i
cant believe i didnt think of that so i took out the transistor and now my
cpu is running almost 10 degrees cooler :)
thank you all so much for your help now i just wait for my case and i should
be all set
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=11-156-140&depa=0


>From: John Sproule <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: PCBUILD - Personal Computer Hardware discussion List
><[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Video Card Problems?
>Date: Mon, 24 May 2004 10:00:56 -0400
>
>The fan that comes with that Zalman flower heatsink can be run at one of
>two
>speeds using the little fan mate speed controller that is attached to it.
>I
>think that you have yours currently set at the low speed setting.  Change
>it
>to the higher speed setting and see if this helps.  This is also a very
>large and heavy heatsink, so it will be important to make sure that you
>have
>it properly mounted, especially in a tower case, so that the weight of the
>heatsink isn't causing it to tip slightly and make only partial contact
>with
>the CPU's core.
>
>http://www.zalman.co.kr/eng/product/view.asp?idx=33&code=005009010
>
>The XP3000+ should be running on a fsb of 166 (sometimes shown as
>2x166=333), and the processor's actual core speed is 2.16GHz.
>
>The Radeon 9700 Pro and up cards tend to have slightly wimpy heatsinks
>compared to their heat output.  While they are indeed cooler than
>comparable
>Nvidia graphics chips, they really could have gone a with a bit beefier
>heatsink.  What this means is that in a case that tends to build up heat,
>the high end Radeons can overheat.  You mentioned in the forum you linked
>to
>that you might have your computer case in a cabinet like enclosure, which
>makes me wonder if the inside of your case is getting warm and whether this
>is contributing to overheating of the CPU and/or graphics card.
>
>I can't tell what that drive bay fan system does.  Does it actually draw in
>fresh air or does it just blow air onto your drives?  In any case, it
>doesn't look like it really will direct much air onto your critical hot
>components, the CPU and graphics card.
>
>Does your case have an exhaust fan on the back other than the one built
>into
>the power supply?
>
>John Sproule
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Matthew Butler" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2004 5:51 PM
>Subject: [PCBUILD] Video Card Problems?
>
>
> > A few other people say it may have been an overheating problem so i
>installed a program called speedfan and here are those results
>http://www.emuxhaven.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=4679&st=15&#entry56317
>
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