13-02-2015, 07:07 PM
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Re: computer interrogation
Originally Posted by MKJ
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It was in it's day but that computer is old hat now and slow as hell really 
.The ability to control fan speeds is useful though for sure.
13-02-2015, 11:18 PM
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Re: computer interrogation
Originally Posted by MKJ
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It was in it's day but that computer is old hat now and slow as hell really .The ability to control fan speeds is useful though for sure.
When I am processing a video for example after about 5 to 10 minutes a second fan turns on and builds to a crescendo but within minutes of the processing finishing goes quiet again. For normal use it never turns on.
Every so often I remove the heat sink and fan from the main processor to get all the fluff out of its vanes.
13-02-2015, 11:25 PM
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Re: computer interrogation
Originally Posted by Bruce
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I can't see the point nowadays the temperature of the processor(s) is monitored and the fans turn on and off (and their speeds are varied/controlled) automatically. (look in your BIOS - also note that computer fans have 4 wires, two for power, one to sense speed and one to control the speed)When I am processing a video for example after about 5 to 10 minutes a second fan turns on and builds to a crescendo but within minutes of the processing finishing goes quiet again. For normal use it never turns on.
Every so often I remove the heat sink and fan from the main processor to get all the fluff out of its vanes.
13-02-2015, 11:34 PM
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Re: computer interrogation
Originally Posted by MKJ
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The computer with the fans on is very old now - must be around 8 years or so. I can still overclock it if I need and turn the fans up - processor mainly - to keep things nice and cool. I still use it but very rarely. Was a cracker in it's day and I used to overclock it a fair bit when playing an online game. I have a pretty potent bit of kit now and there is no need to do anything to this one and it runs cool enough under any condition. Saying that though I used a different old computer the other day and after about 10 mins of playing an online game it locked up through over heating.
You can still buy controllers because they are handy for other purposes. I have a couple of NAS boxes, wifi and router in a fairly small cupboard so there I attached an extraction fan (a 12v fan from an old computer) to exchange the air. In the event it turned out to be unnecessary but a speed controller could have come in handy.
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