Re: [PLUG] power supplies

[Paul <paul@dpagin.net>]

I have an Athlon 1800+ and a Classic Athlon 600 (gigantic slot CPU which
runs hot).  The air coming out of the power supplies is fairly cool.
 Try swapping you power supplies.


Bradley Molnar wrote:

> Yes, this is true, but, the machine is an AMD 2200+ and only has one hard
> drive inside.
>
> Right next door is an AMD 2100+ which has about 4 hard drives inside.
>
> The 2100+ machine raises the room temp about 3-4 degrees F -- which is
> bareable.  The 2200+ machine raises the room temp about 15-20 degrees F.
> Since they both have simmilar hard ware configs, one would assume that they
> would put off almost equal levels of heat.  Beyond this, the inside of the
> case always remains relatively cool (on both of them).  This is what led me
> to this assumption -- as the only main difference between the two is the
> brand of power supply.
>
> Looks like I have some dissection to be doing this weekend.
>  


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