A good system heat teller.. - Page 2

aximbigfan · 11-01-06, 03:34 PM

Originally Posted by sgtsampay

Ok... I don't that is will get a new proc because I don't want to reinstall windows!!! I jsut got it looking nice and I don;t have to time to redo it all.

Thanks for the help about the thermal stuff. When i got the computer, the compound flaked/fell off and I didn;t think that it was needed. So right now I jsut have the heatsink/fan. I did some research and I found out that I could be damaging my proc because it has no thermal stuff so I will go to the store after school and get some. Thanks for telling me how to put it on. (I just put one drop on the heat sink and spread it around where the proc will go?)

Lastly, I found a cool fan online that is the same size for my current fan mount and I want to know if the new fan will hurt anything... Also, will it make the proc get cooler or will it not make a differance? (I have heard of people having dry ice to cool down there proc and turn them into blocks of ice and the proc still work. Is that true?

Thank again guys and thank a bunch ABF. You are really helpful.

the new fan wont hurt any thing BUT it will not work stock. you will nedd to get a 3 pin fan to 4 pin molex adapter, as dells use propiatary fan connector and just one at that.

chris

professor-axim · 11-01-06, 04:21 PM

Originally Posted by aximbigfan

remember that after you put the new proc in you will have to reinstall windows.

chris

That is not true. Upgrading a processor does not require an OS reinstall.

Prof-ax

sgtsampay · 11-01-06, 05:57 PM

Originally Posted by aximbigfan

the new fan wont hurt any thing BUT it will not work stock. you will nedd to get a 3 pin fan to 4 pin molex adapter, as dells use propiatary fan connector and just one at that.

chris

Yeah. I just found that out. Ugg. Now where can I get one of those?

Also, I have a 5-pin USB 2.0 12-in 1 media reader but I only have a normal USB 2.0 connector. Where can i bye a adapter for it. Thanks.