help me do a HSF mod on my 1.2 Athon?

[GratefullySaved]

Hey all,

I'm looking for to replace my 60mm HSF (too noisy) with an NMB 80mm 3110 (very quiet). As a goofy experiement, I tried simply disconnecting the power of the 60mm fan, then placing my 80mm fan on top of the 60mm fan, and pluggin in the 80mm of course. I then watched the cpu temp gradually rise to 60 degrees celsius (and probably higher if I'd let it run longer) - my question is this: is there a safe way to simply mount the 80mm fan on top of the existing plastic fan, or does that not create enough airflow close enough to the chip?

Also, what is the highest safe temp you can run an Athlon 1.2 ghz at anyway?

What HS would take my NMB if I can't just mount my 80 on top of my 60mm? Cheap is the name of the game.

Thanks in advance,

GS

 

[OulOat]

Probably the cheapest one you can get. Many people think it's an excellent product for it's price, but I would be wary from ordering from SVC. I ordered $800 of stuff from them 3 weeks ago, and it has yet to come after 5 emails and 3 phone calls. Another package I ordered case-mod 3 days ago has already arrived. So yeah, I would suggest paying a little extra and getting the SVC GC68 from case-mod instead.

 

[mastay]

Try an adaptor. Although if your HSF is really bad, get the GC68. You could also get it at nexfan.com and several other places.