swapped fan

skier · Post by **skier** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 8:39 am

in an old old computer from a 50mm to a 40 on the CPU heatsink because the 50 was bad and rediculously loud, the 40 actually sounds normal.

is this a bad idea or does it make much of a difference(its on a slot 1 600E pentium III), and are there any signs of overheating during use, because there is no way to actually monitor the temp, i can post pix of the HS if needed

kenc51 · Post by **kenc51** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 8:53 am

It should be fine! I have an old 450MHz Slot 1 chip here and it has no fan, just uses a large passive heatsink.
The 40mm fan will be ok!

skier · Post by **skier** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 2:13 pm

ok, but the display was acting.. scetchy the day that i changed them when i watched a short movie (Family Guy Episode), would that be a processor problem?

stev · Post by **stev** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 11:39 am

It's really not the fan size all to much, but the amount of free flowin CFM over the heatsink that is required. If the 40 pushes less air than the 50, I would find a better fan. If the 40 pushes about the same as the 50, you should be ok.