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GoGeTa006:
--- Quote from: kyanwan on April 26, 2010, 07:25:34 PM ---Replacing the chipset fan (is that what's broken?) is about a $10 undertaking.
Replacing the MB & CPU is about a $200 undertaking.
I wouldn't go with Win7 on that machine. XP is required, imo.
For a free system that's better than a $500 netbook, it's not that bad. :P
It's not a bad pc for browsing, work, and some casual stuff. You won't be playing any HD video on it, or playing any new games ... but free is good. Otherwise, it would make a really sweet linux play-box. I've got a 700mhz P3 box that I mess around with - great for playing around with new code, testing, and learning the OS & such. ( Trash computer I patched up. It was a pure piece of shit. )
( it was free, yea? )
See if you can get it running, but I wouldn't spend more than $10-20 on it. But hey, it's 2x better than my testbed PC - so it's not that bad - lmao.
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where? If i may get directions. . .?
fohfoh:
You buy a fan and hook it up? I used to remove that thing all the time cuz there used to be shitloads of dust that would literally cake on top of the heat sink. It's easy.
GoGeTa006:
--- Quote from: fohfoh on April 27, 2010, 02:19:58 AM ---You buy a fan and hook it up? I used to remove that thing all the time cuz there used to be shitloads of dust that would literally cake on top of the heat sink. It's easy.
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yeah but its like a 2cm fan. . .its not like i can just place a 12cm fan over that tiny heat sink
kyanwan:
--- Quote from: GoGeTa006 on April 27, 2010, 12:17:39 AM ---where? If i may get directions. . .?
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835425007&nm_mc=OTC-Froogle&cm_mmc=OTC-Froogle-_-Mem ory+++Chipset+Cooling-_-VIZO+Technology-_-35425007
($13.99)
You gotta get that fan off the chipset, and put a new one on. I've used this one as a good replacement on an Asus A8N-e series board (defective fans) running an Athlon 64 FX55 - works nice.
I also have used this one on the same board:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118014&cm_re=Zalman_chipset-_-35-118-014-_-Product ($9.50)
The zalman one, though it looks nice, I would never buy again. It's a real pain in the ass to install - and it's too big. Really high, and where the chip is - it can hit your video card ... and that's never good. I uninstalled one of them and replaced it with the vizo one. It's been running about a year or two, and has worked nicely.
The chipset cooler is probably clipped in with 2 plastic pins. Get a needlenose or other small pilers - and squeeze the pin from under the board ( it's like an expanding arrow lock thing. The pin usually looks like this: http://ep.yimg.com/ca/I/yhst-50621372921554_2096_6676915 - white plastic pin right in the foreground of the picture. ) See if you can pull it out from the top of the board once you have it squeezed. If you can't, just twist off the bottom real carefully ( don't scratch or touch the board ) from the bottom - while holding the top still --- OR --- you can snap off the top where it holds the pin down. Either way should work to break it off. They're pretty weak, so it can just break right off. If it has thermal tape on it, you'll want to slowly work it off by twisting it side-to-side. It may have a paste under it as well ... that may be very rigid due to being old. Same thing as the thermal tape - just work it slow & easy, it'll wear out. Don't try lifting it - if secured - until you feel it's good and loose.
The new fan should have installation instructions on how to secure it and all that. Make sure the pins are the right distance before you pull off the old one.
Hizoka003:
how do people use the small PSUs??? i run half a dozen HDDs and a dual GPU vid card... i wouldn't try turning on my computer with less then a 700 watt PSU
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