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8 months ago by jqubed to c/iiiiiiitttttttttttt

Crossposted from https://sh.itjust.works/post/55233414

Dudewitbow 27 points 8 months ago

i love the madness that is mounting the stock cooler onto the back of the case with the heatsink still on

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dmention7 16 points 8 months ago

At first I thought they just didn't install the cooler, and figured... well, if the CPU didn't come with one, I can see how one might overlook that, especially if they came from the olden days before coolers were mandatory.

Then I saw it..... I honestly don't know if mounting the CPU cooler as a case fan is better or worse!

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grue 4 points 8 months ago

With the heat sink still attached? Definitely worse.

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Etterra 23 points 8 months ago

What the... Why did... Who would... Dafuq?

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rainwall 12 points 8 months ago

"Its overheating. What if i moved this fan thats just sitting on top of the board to the edge of the case?"

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UnderpantsWeevil 16 points 8 months ago

Have you tried blowing on it?

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southsamurai 14 points 8 months ago

I fail to see the problem

Nay, I refuse to see the problem

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flambonkscious 9 points 8 months ago

Back to 486 for you!

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jqubed 5 points 8 months ago

Did the 486 typically not have a fan?

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flambonkscious 9 points 8 months ago

I think it didn't have anything! I've got vague memories of passively cooled pentiums but it can't have been long before the fans came out

(...and honestly, my memory is so bad I've got Abraham walking on the water in the book of revelation)

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zergtoshi 6 points 8 months ago

Pentium I came with flimsy passive cooling.
From Pentium II on or AMD K6-2 active cooling was the norm.
486 typically went without cooling.

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grue 4 points 8 months ago

My 486 had a small heatsink with square block fins, like this one except minus the plate on top with the "overdrive" label (because mine was what the system came with, not an upgrade):