[ale] k7s5a motherboard

[Geoffrey]

Dow Hurst wrote:
> You might want to put a Zalman Copper/Aluminum Heat Sink with the 
> special large adjustable rate fan.  Zalman has a kit.  I put it in mine 
> and it has kept the heat down.  Unfortunately, I don't have number for 
> you but I do know that the guys at Ginstar who helped me install it were 
> impressed with the performance and reduction in sound level.  You could 
> just replace the thermal compound and retry.  Of course, if you don't 
> have a good bond you would probably just melt the CPU.

I'll consider the new heat sink.  The shop I got the cpu from has 
offered to replace it, they are surprised by the temperature.  I had 
heard that the Athlon chips did run pretty hot though.
> 
> Putting in lots of fans is okay but the path of the heat evacuation has 
> to be thought thru.  You really need to not be recirculating hot air 
> around the CPU.  I had some problems with this until I switched to a 
> power supply that had a fan pulling in air from the CPU and another 
> pushing that same air out of the case.  Too many fans can actually 
> create whirpool eddies in the case that just recirc hot air.

Well, I figured with the one fan in the front pulling air in, and 
another in the back pulling air out, along with the ps fan pulling air 
out, I should have decent air flow, but it didn't seem to make much 
difference in the temperature.

Right now, I've got one side off the case with a 2' fan blowing right on 
it.  This has dropped the cpu temperature down to a 'within limits' 43C.

I'm sure I don't want to continue this approach as it sounds like theirs 
a jet engine on the otherside of the wall.  Fortunately, there is a wall 
between me and the box.

> Dow
> 
> 
> Geoffrey wrote:
> 
>> I did get the k7s5a mb and it appears everything is supported.  I've 
>> got sensors working, the intergrated nic and sound to some extent.  
>> There's actually a page on this particular board and linux someone put 
>> together.
>>
>> Question though.  It appears my cpu is running hot.  Sensors say the 
>> max is 45C and it's now at 44, it was at 46 yesterday and I shut the 
>> box down.  I've got a heatsink/fan on the cpu as well as one fan in 
>> the front of the box pulling air in and the ps fan pulling it out.  I 
>> added another fan last night to pull air out the back, but I'm still 
>> running on the edge of the limits.
>>
>> The box did lock up the other day for no apparent reason.  I assume it 
>> might be a heat issue.  Interestingly enough, it had been running for 
>> a couple of days 24 hours with no problems, but the sides were not 
>> assembled, which could have provided some heat relief.  I think I'll 
>> pull the sides off again and see if the temp drops.
>>
>> I do have one fan pulling air in and two pulling it out, so I guess I 
>> could look at adding another to pull air in, although I'd have to 
>> either modify the case or add one of those slot fans.
>>
>> Suggestions would be appreciated.
>>
> 

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