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PurpleDiamond · 09-January-07, 11:04 AM

For the longest time I was experimenting with Pentium III processors and have seen and tried different solutions. I know for a fact that the slot type Pentium III CPUs up to 700MHz were cooled with passive aluminum coolers and had no problems. But - that is when used in a well ventilated case.In addition, the socket 370 run hotter than the slot type CPUs. I would not go passive in a mATX case which probably has poor cooling as it is. I would go with a low noise active HSF such as the Zalman. You may have a problem with such a large HSF in a mATX case, so you should verify the size on Zalman's website.

The Dell PSU may be another source of noise - putting a better fan in there may be more beneficial for noise reduction purposes.

09-January-07, 11:04 AM		#6 (permalink)
PurpleDiamond Apex Tech Maniac Supreme	Re: Processor TDP and passive cooling For the longest time I was experimenting with Pentium III processors and have seen and tried different solutions. I know for a fact that the slot type Pentium III CPUs up to 700MHz were cooled with passive aluminum coolers and had no problems. But - that is when used in a well ventilated case.In addition, the socket 370 run hotter than the slot type CPUs. I would not go passive in a mATX case which probably has poor cooling as it is. I would go with a low noise active HSF such as the Zalman. You may have a problem with such a large HSF in a mATX case, so you should verify the size on Zalman's website. The Dell PSU may be another source of noise - putting a better fan in there may be more beneficial for noise reduction purposes.