just a rant :D

mojo42

mojo42

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ok, so my mom has an OEM machine (Gateway 710 X), that we've had for several years. And it hasn't been cleaned out since we got it (about 7 years ago!!). so yesterday i finally go and clear the 1/2 inch thick layer of dust out. but, before i did this i monitored the temperature of the CPU and such before i cleaned. before the clean it ran at 56'C, on idle, and 79'C on full load!! (and was almost always running the rear case fan at full speed) after my amazingly thorough cleaning, it was spotless. after the cleaning it was running 36'C on idle, and 52'C on full load!!! i was just stunned on how much of a difference that made and now the rear case fan is not even on, even at full load! :O

btw: i've done some research on what processor is in that machine (P4 3.0 GHz HT) but i'm stuck on one thing...is it a northwood core? or a prescott core? i'm thinking northwood because the case is not adequate enough for cooling a prescott (doesn't have air chassis guide)

thanks for reading! just thought that was a nice accomplishment. :P
 
Another utility that works really nice is System Spec. It is stand alone (you don't have to install it) and gives fairly comprehensive info on your system.

When used in conjunction with this site: CPU-World you should be able to identify and and have all the specifications for that CPU.
 
mojo42 said:
ok, so my mom has an OEM machine (Gateway 710 X), that we've had for several years. And it hasn't been cleaned out since we got it (about 7 years ago!!). so yesterday i finally go and clear the 1/2 inch thick layer of dust out. but, before i did this i monitored the temperature of the CPU and such before i cleaned. before the clean it ran at 56'C, on idle, and 79'C on full load!! (and was almost always running the rear case fan at full speed) after my amazingly thorough cleaning, it was spotless. after the cleaning it was running 36'C on idle, and 52'C on full load!!! i was just stunned on how much of a difference that made and now the rear case fan is not even on, even at full load! :O

btw: i've done some research on what processor is in that machine (P4 3.0 GHz HT) but i'm stuck on one thing...is it a northwood core? or a prescott core? i'm thinking northwood because the case is not adequate enough for cooling a prescott (doesn't have air chassis guide)

thanks for reading! just thought that was a nice accomplishment. :P
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"Air chassis guide" would be more of a duct i am assuming, and the only reasons that such were used in systems like dell were to enable the use of less fans. Back in the dell dimension days, the heatsink itself had no fan on it, but a duct went from the rear fan to the heatsink, which worked but wasnt the most effecient design ever(it was meant to be as cheap as possible). Prescotts ran hot, but they could easily be run on cheap coolers, as evidenced by the size of the stock heatsinks that came with the chips.
 
yes, the air chassis guide is a duct. i actually made a custom one for my computer. :P :D i had to dremel a hole on the side to install the duct. it was a fun project, and brought temps down about 5C. i'd say its one of the best solutions for fan cooling. i'll try one of those programs to see. thanks.
 
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