Passivvvvve!

[dq]

Quick question folks..
Just wondering if anyone here is running a dual p3 600e.. (not overclocked)
If they are, or anyone running any dual p3 coppermine, are they fine to run on passive heatsinks?
or should I go for the HS/F method..?

Just wanna know before I box the server up for good..

passive or retail?

 

[3chordcharlie]

I'venever seen a p3 that had passive cooling.

It doens't need spectacular cooling, but unless the heatsinks are in a wind tunnel, 'passive' won't do it.

 

[dq]

So why have these been pulled out of a Compaq AP400 server...?
Click me!

 

[Fuchs]

many dell's use them and still today use passive for their new machines. They just opt for the fan on the case with a bezel to suck the heat off the heatsink.

As long as you have good airflow you should be able to run them passive. A lot of servers run them

 

[dq]

I thought so!! they were made to run cooler then those Katami or whatever they were called..
Thanks mate..

Just one other question, if you got no serious cooling going on.. just the psu taking out the hot air.. do u reckon its still good enough?

 

[chilled]

Originally posted by: dq
If they are, or anyone running any dual p3 coppermine, are they fine to run on passive heatsinks?

I have a P3 866EB which I tried to run passively. I didn't want to buy another HSF so I used an aluminium one made by Coolermaster that was rated upto Athlon XP 2700+.

It worked, but then summer came and the room temperature climbed to about 23*C during the day. It would lock up on occasion. So I've added a 60mm fan on top, but volt-modded it to 7V using the wire-swap trick (I may have possibly just made this name up). It works fine thereafter and is still silent since the fan spins at about 1500rpm.

I think my 866EB could run passive with a slightly better HSF, bearing in mind that I also had to lap it myself and I used sandpaper to do so! I think your slot 1 CPUs should be able to handle being passive easier than mine due to the increased surface area for heat dissipation.

Hope this helps...

 

[3chordcharlie]

Originally posted by: dq
I thought so!! they were made to run cooler then those Katami or whatever they were called..
Thanks mate..

Just one other question, if you got no serious cooling going on.. just the psu taking out the hot air.. do u reckon its still good enough?

It won't kill the chip - P3 will just freeze up if it gets too hot.

(Didn't think about the bezels - but that actually qualifies as a 'wind tunnel' and isn't really passive).

 

[Carbonadium4]

the many quad xeons here off dell are fanless but there are 6 (SIX) 120mm fan sucking air away from it..
need pics ? these are xeon 3.0ghz with 4mb cache