passive cooling?

paige · 19-April-03, 11:03 AM

Well i just picked up a shuttle computer and the guy i bought it from sold me a Via 900mhz proc. to go with it. He said you can passively cool these and not worry about it. I've been setting it up and it seems to be running really hot. Is it really true that it's ok to run it without a fan on the copper heatsink that came with it?

scapegoat · 19-April-03, 11:11 AM

The VIA chips run fine off passive cooling, they are a very low heat producing chip. You temps are coming from the fact that the Shuttle has very little airflow flowing thought it.

What kind of temps are you getting? 50's? Thats probably to be expected with the low airflow of a shuttle case. You may want to see if you can increase the airflow in you case, or maybe a small fan on the VIA.

But to answer the question, yes, the VIA's are actully made to be passivly cooled

paige · 19-April-03, 11:16 AM

Thanks scape, once i get it completely set up i'll see if i can get some better airflow. Any one have a shuttle and suggestions on fan placement?

Tom10167 · 19-April-03, 11:35 AM

Buy a window air conditioner and just put it next to that.

paige · 19-April-03, 11:39 AM

Maybe i'll just stick it in my fridge while i'm not using it.

19-April-03, 11:03 AM		#1 (permalink)
paige Apex Advanced Techie	passive cooling? Well i just picked up a shuttle computer and the guy i bought it from sold me a Via 900mhz proc. to go with it. He said you can passively cool these and not worry about it. I've been setting it up and it seems to be running really hot. Is it really true that it's ok to run it without a fan on the copper heatsink that came with it?

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19-April-03, 11:11 AM		#2 (permalink)
scapegoat Apex Tech God	The VIA chips run fine off passive cooling, they are a very low heat producing chip. You temps are coming from the fact that the Shuttle has very little airflow flowing thought it. What kind of temps are you getting? 50's? Thats probably to be expected with the low airflow of a shuttle case. You may want to see if you can increase the airflow in you case, or maybe a small fan on the VIA. But to answer the question, yes, the VIA's are actully made to be passivly cooled

19-April-03, 11:16 AM		#3 (permalink)
paige Apex Advanced Techie	Thanks scape, once i get it completely set up i'll see if i can get some better airflow. Any one have a shuttle and suggestions on fan placement?

19-April-03, 11:35 AM		#4 (permalink)
Tom10167 Apex Tech Maniac	Buy a window air conditioner and just put it next to that.

19-April-03, 11:39 AM		#5 (permalink)
paige Apex Advanced Techie	Maybe i'll just stick it in my fridge while i'm not using it.