[ale] OT: reducing Athlon noise

Pete Hardie pete.hardie at sciatl.com
Wed Sep 3 10:52:07 EDT 2003


Dow Hurst wrote:
> I have the Zalman Cu fan shaped heatsink with silent fan combo.  I think 
> the thermal compound isn't right for me as I still get higher temps than 
> I'd like.  However, the airflow in the case is the major reason for 
> problems.  We should figure out an easy way to incorporate piped 
> directed airflow over any heatsink just like in Dells and Gateways.  The 
> need for noisy fans would go away.  I've thought PVC pipe would work, 
> but does anyone have a better suggestion?

PVC has a low melt point (heat guns will osften it.)  I'd suggest someting like 
plumbing drainpipe - thin walled, metal, readily available from Home Depot/Lowes
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