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Re: Discontinue pentium?

Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2020 5:45 am
by froggyboy604
I wonder if those small USB fans would blow enough air to cool a CPU and the rest of a computer when the door is open.

I think in some places like the Arctic, if you turn off your home's room heater it maybe enough to cool a PC with a broken fan.

Re: Discontinue pentium?

Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2020 8:21 am
by Skeithex
I'm thinking it won't, it takes direct air to keep it cool I'm guessing.

Re: Discontinue pentium?

Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2020 3:59 am
by froggyboy604
There are some PC and powersupply which case is a metal heatsink cooler which can cool a PC, but the room air temperature needs to be colder. I think the CPU may also run at a slower speed when it gets too hot.

Re: Discontinue pentium?

Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2020 8:28 am
by Skeithex
I've found that its hard to get the cool room air to flow to the PC tower, sometimes the fan keeps the air out.

Re: Discontinue pentium?

Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2020 8:11 pm
by froggyboy604
PC fan makers and computer brands may make the fan spin at a fast speed, so they get less complaints from people who think their PC fan is not spinning fast enough, and to prevent dust from sticking to the fan.

I think low power and very old PC CPU which run MS-DOS snd Windows 3.1 and 95/98 can sometimes be cooled by a metal heatsink without a fan.

Re: Discontinue pentium?

Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2020 5:50 am
by Skeithex
pretty sure back in those days it didn't take much to keep a pc cool.

Re: Discontinue pentium?

Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2020 3:22 am
by froggyboy604
I think MS-DOS and Windows 3.1 have very simple graphics, and sound, and the CPU ran at a slower speed in the past, so the CPU can be cooled without a fan like early game consoles like the Nintendo console.