On Mon, 16 Mar 1998 09:12:51 -0800, chuck finnigan
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>When we first purchased our P120 system in the spring of '96, we were
>told that Intel was shipping its Endeavor motherboards with 1" high heat
>sinks only and no fans.  I've been informed recently that this is not a
>good idea.  Should I get a quality sink/fan combo?  The system has run
>flawlessly for almost 2 years, but heat damage is gradual.  Any thoughts
>most welcome!

Heat sink installed CPU usually can be seen in OEM version Intel CPU,
and it provides some advantages over the fan version.
1. Reliability. The heat sink is the most reliable component, but the
fan will be dead some day.
2. Quiet. The heat sink should be much quiet.

As you own just a P120 system, it wouldn't produce much heat that the
heat sink couldn't enough. Additional, your system already has a fan in
power supply. If you concern about the heat damage, place the cables in
the case together will be a good ideal for air flow.

 Michael