Duel 120mm Heatsink fans and a Swiftech 462 ...
Ok after reading this forum and others and shopping around I got some of these:
http://store.yahoo.com/svcompucycle/12to80maalfa.html
and these 120mm fans:
http://store.yahoo.com/svcompucycle/en12vasphipe1.html
MCX462+T™ Thermoelectric heatsink assembly for AMD® processors (thru-motherboard mount)
http://store.yahoo.com/svcompucycle/swifmcx462uu.html
I have the older 462 swiftech heatsink on my 3200+ Barton, with 1.5 gig of pc3200 "value" ram running at 366bus (not 400). A Antec TruePower 550Watt and 3 hard drives (250, 250 and 120 gigs). I have a DFI AL-600 motherboard, or something, cuase I could not get 3 Abits in a row to work heh...
Anyway I was all hoping that mounting the 120mm fan on the adapter and then the adapter on the heat sink would solve my problems. Nope it was a joke the computer shut down at 60C after about 3 hours.
I use the newest artic silver plastic ceramic whatever stuffs.
http://store.yahoo.com/svcompucycle/c22ghidethco.html
So then I start thinking about some kind of pipe going from the outside to the top of the heat sink, then I start thinking why have a pipe just cut the hole right over the processor. So I cut a hole in the case and mount another 120mm fan in the case blowing right down onto the 120mmfan on the adaptor. There is only 1-2 inches between the two of them so air dosn't have a lot of place to go to. The 120mm on the adaptor also blows down onto the heatsink. Well Bingo temps are 44-48C all the time now. No overclocking but running at the standard speed. Sound is a bit loud but not like that stupid tornado at all. I have 4 intake fans that came with the case they are low cfm and don't really do much as far as the processor is concerned I just want some air going over the hard drives... The outgo is just the Antec PS fans. But with all the positive pressure in the case the air goes out just anywhere.
This is a really rough setup. I am thinking that the newer 462 that takes a 92MM fan, with the 120 just blowing onto the 92Mm fan without any adaptor might be better yet, and cutting an actually round hole (heh) might reduce some of the noise. I would have posted a picture but I just cut the hole with garden clipers and a power drill lol.... to embarressed to post it.
Oh ya thats the actual fan speed I took the power wires off the 3 pin and just left the sensor to plug into the board and put the two power wires direct to the 4 pins molex connectors from the power supply.
Anyway this duel fan system with freash air from the outside is nice and very easy to build.
Here is the SS report, MBM5 says 44C but I could not find my board as a supported one... Anyway its under 48C which is what i wanted.
< Processor >
Model: AMD Athlon(tm) XP 3200+
Speed: 2.20GHz
Model Number: 3200 (estimated)
Performance Rating: PR3190 (estimated)
Type: Standard
L2 On-board Cache: 512kB ECC Synchronous Write-Back (16-way, 64
byte line size)
< Mainboard >
Bus(es): ISA AGP PCI IMB USB i2c/SMBus
MP Support: 1 CPU(s)
MP APIC: Yes
System BIOS: Phoenix Technologies, LTD 6.00 PG
System: VIA Technologies, Inc. KT600-8237
Mainboard: KT600-8237
Total Memory: 1535MB DDR-SDRAM
< Chipset 1 >
Model: VIA Technologies Inc VT8377 Apollo KT400/A/
600 CPU to PCI Bridge
Front Side Bus Speed: 2x 200MHz (400MHz data rate)
Total Memory: 1536MB DDR-SDRAM
Memory Bus Speed: 2x 166MHz (332MHz data rate)
< Video System >
Monitor/Panel: Default Monitor
Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900
< Physical Storage Devices >
Removable Drive: Floppy disk drive
Hard Disk: eUSB SmartMedia
Hard Disk: Maxtor 6Y120L0
Hard Disk: Maxtor 6Y250P0
Hard Disk: Maxtor 6Y250P0
CD-ROM/DVD: SONY DVD-ROM DDU1621 USB Device
< Operating System(s) >
Windows System: Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional (Win32
x86) 5.00.2195 (Service Pack 4)
< Network Services >
Adapter: Realtek RTL8139(A) PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter
#2
< Performance Tips >
Warning 100: Large memory sizes should be made of
Registered/Buffered memory.
Tip 101: Large memory sizes should be made of ECC/
Parity memory.
<<< CPU & BIOS Information >>>
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<< Processor 1 >>
< Processor >
Model: AMD Athlon(tm) XP 3200+
Speed: 2.20GHz
Model Number: 3200 (estimated)
Performance Rating: PR3190 (estimated)
Type: Standard
Package: Socket A PGA
Multiplier: 11/1x
Generation: G7
Name: Duron M10 & Athlon MP/XP (Barton/Thorton)
130nm 1.8GHz+ 1.6-1.65V
Revision/Stepping: A / 0 (0)
Stepping Mask: A2
Core Voltage Rating: 1.650V
Maximum Physical / Virtual Add:34-bit / 32-bit
Native Page Size: 4kB
< Co-Processor (FPU) >
Type: Built-in
Revision/Stepping: A / 0 (0)
< Processor Cache(s) >
Internal Data Cache: 64kB Synchronous Write-Back (2-way, 64 byte
line size)
Internal Instruction Cache: 64kB Synchronous Write-Back (2-way, 64 byte
line size)
L2 On-board Cache: 512kB ECC Synchronous Write-Back (16-way, 64
byte line size)
L2 Cache Multiplier: 1/1x (2200MHz)
< Upgradeability >
Socket/Slot: Socket A
Upgrade Interface: ZIF Socket
Supported Speed(s): 3.00GHz+
< Environment Monitor 1 >
Model: ITE IT8705/12 ISA
Mainboard Specific Support: No
< Environment Monitor 2 >
Model: NS LM83
Version: 2.01
Mainboard Specific Support: No
< Power Rating(s) >
CPU Core Power: 77W (estimated)
< Sensors >
CPU Temperature: 34.0°C / 93.2°F
Auto Fan Speed Control: No
CPU Fan Speed: 2136rpm
CPU Voltage: 1.70V
Ok after reading this forum and others and shopping around I got some of these:
http://store.yahoo.com/svcompucycle/12to80maalfa.html
and these 120mm fans:
http://store.yahoo.com/svcompucycle/en12vasphipe1.html
MCX462+T™ Thermoelectric heatsink assembly for AMD® processors (thru-motherboard mount)
http://store.yahoo.com/svcompucycle/swifmcx462uu.html
I have the older 462 swiftech heatsink on my 3200+ Barton, with 1.5 gig of pc3200 "value" ram running at 366bus (not 400). A Antec TruePower 550Watt and 3 hard drives (250, 250 and 120 gigs). I have a DFI AL-600 motherboard, or something, cuase I could not get 3 Abits in a row to work heh...
Anyway I was all hoping that mounting the 120mm fan on the adapter and then the adapter on the heat sink would solve my problems. Nope it was a joke the computer shut down at 60C after about 3 hours.
I use the newest artic silver plastic ceramic whatever stuffs.
http://store.yahoo.com/svcompucycle/c22ghidethco.html
So then I start thinking about some kind of pipe going from the outside to the top of the heat sink, then I start thinking why have a pipe just cut the hole right over the processor. So I cut a hole in the case and mount another 120mm fan in the case blowing right down onto the 120mmfan on the adaptor. There is only 1-2 inches between the two of them so air dosn't have a lot of place to go to. The 120mm on the adaptor also blows down onto the heatsink. Well Bingo temps are 44-48C all the time now. No overclocking but running at the standard speed. Sound is a bit loud but not like that stupid tornado at all. I have 4 intake fans that came with the case they are low cfm and don't really do much as far as the processor is concerned I just want some air going over the hard drives... The outgo is just the Antec PS fans. But with all the positive pressure in the case the air goes out just anywhere.
This is a really rough setup. I am thinking that the newer 462 that takes a 92MM fan, with the 120 just blowing onto the 92Mm fan without any adaptor might be better yet, and cutting an actually round hole (heh) might reduce some of the noise. I would have posted a picture but I just cut the hole with garden clipers and a power drill lol.... to embarressed to post it.
Oh ya thats the actual fan speed I took the power wires off the 3 pin and just left the sensor to plug into the board and put the two power wires direct to the 4 pins molex connectors from the power supply.
Anyway this duel fan system with freash air from the outside is nice and very easy to build.
Here is the SS report, MBM5 says 44C but I could not find my board as a supported one... Anyway its under 48C which is what i wanted.
< Processor >
Model: AMD Athlon(tm) XP 3200+
Speed: 2.20GHz
Model Number: 3200 (estimated)
Performance Rating: PR3190 (estimated)
Type: Standard
L2 On-board Cache: 512kB ECC Synchronous Write-Back (16-way, 64
byte line size)
< Mainboard >
Bus(es): ISA AGP PCI IMB USB i2c/SMBus
MP Support: 1 CPU(s)
MP APIC: Yes
System BIOS: Phoenix Technologies, LTD 6.00 PG
System: VIA Technologies, Inc. KT600-8237
Mainboard: KT600-8237
Total Memory: 1535MB DDR-SDRAM
< Chipset 1 >
Model: VIA Technologies Inc VT8377 Apollo KT400/A/
600 CPU to PCI Bridge
Front Side Bus Speed: 2x 200MHz (400MHz data rate)
Total Memory: 1536MB DDR-SDRAM
Memory Bus Speed: 2x 166MHz (332MHz data rate)
< Video System >
Monitor/Panel: Default Monitor
Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900
< Physical Storage Devices >
Removable Drive: Floppy disk drive
Hard Disk: eUSB SmartMedia
Hard Disk: Maxtor 6Y120L0
Hard Disk: Maxtor 6Y250P0
Hard Disk: Maxtor 6Y250P0
CD-ROM/DVD: SONY DVD-ROM DDU1621 USB Device
< Operating System(s) >
Windows System: Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional (Win32
x86) 5.00.2195 (Service Pack 4)
< Network Services >
Adapter: Realtek RTL8139(A) PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter
#2
< Performance Tips >
Warning 100: Large memory sizes should be made of
Registered/Buffered memory.
Tip 101: Large memory sizes should be made of ECC/
Parity memory.
<<< CPU & BIOS Information >>>
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<< Processor 1 >>
< Processor >
Model: AMD Athlon(tm) XP 3200+
Speed: 2.20GHz
Model Number: 3200 (estimated)
Performance Rating: PR3190 (estimated)
Type: Standard
Package: Socket A PGA
Multiplier: 11/1x
Generation: G7
Name: Duron M10 & Athlon MP/XP (Barton/Thorton)
130nm 1.8GHz+ 1.6-1.65V
Revision/Stepping: A / 0 (0)
Stepping Mask: A2
Core Voltage Rating: 1.650V
Maximum Physical / Virtual Add:34-bit / 32-bit
Native Page Size: 4kB
< Co-Processor (FPU) >
Type: Built-in
Revision/Stepping: A / 0 (0)
< Processor Cache(s) >
Internal Data Cache: 64kB Synchronous Write-Back (2-way, 64 byte
line size)
Internal Instruction Cache: 64kB Synchronous Write-Back (2-way, 64 byte
line size)
L2 On-board Cache: 512kB ECC Synchronous Write-Back (16-way, 64
byte line size)
L2 Cache Multiplier: 1/1x (2200MHz)
< Upgradeability >
Socket/Slot: Socket A
Upgrade Interface: ZIF Socket
Supported Speed(s): 3.00GHz+
< Environment Monitor 1 >
Model: ITE IT8705/12 ISA
Mainboard Specific Support: No
< Environment Monitor 2 >
Model: NS LM83
Version: 2.01
Mainboard Specific Support: No
< Power Rating(s) >
CPU Core Power: 77W (estimated)
< Sensors >
CPU Temperature: 34.0°C / 93.2°F
Auto Fan Speed Control: No
CPU Fan Speed: 2136rpm
CPU Voltage: 1.70V
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I guess not to many ppl's run swiftys anymore..Thermalright is on the top of the hill right now...To my knowledge, swiftys work best with a high pressure fan..Most 120mm don't provide that..I'm glad you were able to meet your goal..
