On Tue, 31 Aug 1999, Cranston Grey wrote:
> Jut an FYI...
> Any Processor CAN run without a fan. Case in point. I'm currently banging on
> a stock Compaq Deskpro with a slot one Celeron 400mhz. No fan at all. The
> heat sink is large and the case is large but, the heat build up is not bad
> at all.
> BTW. The users here love them because they are soooo.. silent.

No power supply fan either? Is this in an igloo?

I agree, fans are no fun, but PC power supplies are not designed for
convection cooling. You can put a quad-size heatsink on the processor and
get away with no fan as long as there is decent convection, but the power
supply is a different story. PC power supplies are crap and need all the
air they can get.

Just my .02

-Bob