What extra cooling do I need in a...

[jon_e]

midi atx tower (cheap plastic priceless, glasgow one)running a 1.2G Amd on a Asus A7M board with 256mb of ram. Using a coolermaster ep5-6111 fan.

I think the cpu will be placed behind the psu (haven't got it yet, on order) and I am worried that it may be running a little hot.

I am thinking of some 5" drive bay fans, any recommended??

I might even go down the blowhole way if becomes necessary, how much do you guys at kustom charge for fitting a 120mm all in?

Any help/advice welcome...

[Maxi]

120mm all in = £22 ( me thinks )

[jon_e]

Ta Maxxi, for the idea of the price...I will first need to see if the cpu has enough daylight between it and the psu, before deciding.

With running the cpu at normal speeds should I use thermal paste as well, I haven't before, but now that I'm going to be in the ghz club do I really need it or can I go without?

Sorry about all the questions, guys. But I have to learn somehow....

A former K6-2 user...

[Graeme*Kustom*]

Your coolermaster cooler will already have heatisnk compound on it, should be adequate if you don`t plan to overclock.

Maxi`s right about the blowholes, though for Sunon or Panaflo fans it costs £25 (inc VAT).

[jon_e]

Ta Guys

Thanks for the help.

Sorry but another one, my PSU is on backorder, so can I run the A7M with an AMD 1.2G on my old atx 235watt PSU??? or is that asking too much?

[ 31 May 2001: Message edited by: jon_e ]

[Graeme*Kustom*]

you might get away with it, but if you have a lot of crashes etc PSU would be first thing to blame. probably best to be patient...

[ross]

I agree 120mm blowhole(s).