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In article <362194ad.2065865@news.a2000.nl>, tonijnsalade@freemail.nl 
says...

> I just bought 2 stealth coolers for my voodoo2 SLI setup & 
> a lasagna coolers for my mill. G200. They're working on a
> BH6 with a cel. 300 @ 450 mhz., 2.0 v (which is cooled with the
> standard celeron cooler)
> Before using those coolers I had a mobo temp. of about 39 C, 
> now, after 1 hour on Unreal, I get about 37 C ....
> (btw, I leave my case open, otherwise it will heat up very quickly)
> ....
> 
> Only 2 degrees with those 3 coolers ?????
> 
> what's going on ??
> 
> regards,
> robin
> 
> 

Actually dude, you should leave your case CLOSED, so that air circulates 
properly around the Mboard and component cards. I know many non technical 
people will argue about this, but the fact is that's the way cases are 
designed to work - to circulate air at so-many linear feet per second 
down past the HDs, over the PCI cards, and out the front of the case.

You should also make sure that all emtpy expansion slots have their 
backplates on, so proper airflow is maintained.

Of course this is not the final word, there are other ways of providing 
sufficient cooling, such as a Peltier cooling system, or leaving the case 
open and directing OBSCENE amounts of air straight over all the cards 
(this will REALLY dust up your case, and shorten the life of your 
components as well, sorry to say).

Just a few pointers from your friendly neighborhood CPU wholesaler.

Cybermind

Cybermind