Hey all. I think that I made a mistake. I just built a rig for my father-in-law and while formatting c to install Windows, the thermal sensor kicked in and shut 'er down. CPU (Athlon XP 1700+ with bundled cooler) was running 80C. The problem is that the case is a "Mini-Mid" and the power supply ends up about 1/2 inch from the CPU cooler==no clean, cool air. Is there an easy fix for this? The only two things I can think of are kinda radical
1. Dremel the steel side off the PSU, allowing air to be pulled in.
2. Cut a hole in the top of the case and put an intake fan right above the cooler.
If there's a better way, please let me know before I mangle this project!!! Thanx
1. Dremel the steel side off the PSU, allowing air to be pulled in.
2. Cut a hole in the top of the case and put an intake fan right above the cooler.
If there's a better way, please let me know before I mangle this project!!! Thanx