Heat Problems, Again

Mash has been, well, running a tad hot, not really overheating. It's the same problem, where a null zone has developed over the chipset near the video card leading to elevated temperatures there. I pulled the cover off and found the culprit: a failed fan. Turns out it is a 100mm fan, which are pretty rare. I found a Scythe Kaze running around 42 cfm, which ought to be substantially better than the 15-25 cfm the fans in there are currently doing.

To fix it temporarily, I wedged a 120 mm Ultra Kaze in there, which produced substantially higher flow, despite not being sealed into the fan gang. I am so impressed with the Ultra Kaze fan. Many say they are too loud, but my machine is close to a vacuum cleaner at full speed anyway.

I did find a Delta fan, 92 mm, that can blow around 100 cfm, but it is also lots more expensive than the Scythe. I'd have to re-engineer the holder. I'm still considering it because 400 cfm would be nice.