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AMD Thunderbirds and Fan ?

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by d squared

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I have a customer who bought an AMD Thunderbird 1.1 Ghz system and the were set up with a 7000 RPM cooling fan. This thing runs very loud. Do the AMD run so hot that you need this type of fan or was that over kill.
What is the effect if I just use a fan designed for a socket 370 board?

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by brian

The Thunderbirds at 1Ghz+ will completely destroy themselves (burn-up) if the fan fails. While this is not your question, I think it is useful to know just how suceptible they are to heat damage. There are sensors in some of the newer/better Motherboards to force the system into standby if the it reaches a certain temperature. Even though these systems are often overclocked and that may be why it has the big fan, I don't think I would take a chance on it. If I really want ed to change it though- I would monitor the cpu temp under heavy usage while using a slower fan. Hope this helps.

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