My Dell Dimension 4600 (trust me... I've built computers on my own since I was 16..., but I bought this dell because they sold a $3000 system to me for $1000, and now there's a lot of "annoyances" with it) has this 92mm fan that is thermal sensing and RPM controlled by the temp. At full capacity, it does 115CFM, and sounds like a hand vac. It has been hotter in CA these days, so I am feeling the full effect of it.
So I figured, I can just change the fan, but having a 3.2ghz with HT, I didn't want to just replace with a weaker fan and risk overheating. The 4600 has a duct like apparatus that is connected to the case fan (the loud fan I'm talking about), and no direct fan on the heatsink. The fan also has a clip customly made for the duct Dell puts in there.
I figured the easiest way to go would be to replace the case fan, and add a CPU fan on the heatsink. However, the heatsink has no mechanism to hold any kind of fan in place. No screw holes, no clips, etc (obviously cuz it's not designed for that).
So then the next thing I'm thinking is... do I need to replace my heatsink? So then I inspect the Dell mobo a little bit... there are no mounting holes for heatsinks. Ok. There are custom clips that holds the duct in place on the heatsink base also. What I can't be sure of, is whether the cpu sockes even has the standard clips to clip on a heatsink.
So then let's say there are no clips for the heatsink... then what do I do? Do I replace the motherboard? Then I think... why didn't I just build my computer....
I AM, however, very happy with the 2001FP that came with the system.
Does anyone have experience with anything like this?
So I figured, I can just change the fan, but having a 3.2ghz with HT, I didn't want to just replace with a weaker fan and risk overheating. The 4600 has a duct like apparatus that is connected to the case fan (the loud fan I'm talking about), and no direct fan on the heatsink. The fan also has a clip customly made for the duct Dell puts in there.
I figured the easiest way to go would be to replace the case fan, and add a CPU fan on the heatsink. However, the heatsink has no mechanism to hold any kind of fan in place. No screw holes, no clips, etc (obviously cuz it's not designed for that).
So then the next thing I'm thinking is... do I need to replace my heatsink? So then I inspect the Dell mobo a little bit... there are no mounting holes for heatsinks. Ok. There are custom clips that holds the duct in place on the heatsink base also. What I can't be sure of, is whether the cpu sockes even has the standard clips to clip on a heatsink.
So then let's say there are no clips for the heatsink... then what do I do? Do I replace the motherboard? Then I think... why didn't I just build my computer....
I AM, however, very happy with the 2001FP that came with the system.
Does anyone have experience with anything like this?