I have been purchasing AMD CPUs for many years now. However I may have to switch to Intel because of the following:
On Pentium type motherboards (such as Dell & some IBM), a case fan blows onto a large heat sink which is attached to the CPU.
I know of no AMD motherboards which support this or cases set up to do this. If you know of any let me know.
So anyway here are my questions:
1. What Pentium motherboards are designed to allow a large heat sink over the CPU which is designed to have a case fan cool it?
2. Are there cases specifically designed for such motherboards which have a properly placed fan?
3. Who would supply the plastic tube thing which diverts the air from the case fan onto the CPU heat sink? The motherboard manufacturer? The case manufacturer? A third party?
I've found that case fan cooled systems (such as the Dell towers & desktops) are much quieter than systems which require a fan mounted directly over the CPU heat sink.
I know there are water cooling systems for AMD, but I wonder if it would in the long run be cheaper to simply go with a Pentium and a case fan CPU cooling solution?
I could just buy a Dell I suppose since it has such a setup and is much quieter than heat sink mounted fan solutions, but I prefer to build my own systems. So I guess I have to switch to Intel, even though I would prefer not to. But I will if it means getting less noise without having to pay a lot of money (for water cooling).
On Pentium type motherboards (such as Dell & some IBM), a case fan blows onto a large heat sink which is attached to the CPU.
I know of no AMD motherboards which support this or cases set up to do this. If you know of any let me know.
So anyway here are my questions:
1. What Pentium motherboards are designed to allow a large heat sink over the CPU which is designed to have a case fan cool it?
2. Are there cases specifically designed for such motherboards which have a properly placed fan?
3. Who would supply the plastic tube thing which diverts the air from the case fan onto the CPU heat sink? The motherboard manufacturer? The case manufacturer? A third party?
I've found that case fan cooled systems (such as the Dell towers & desktops) are much quieter than systems which require a fan mounted directly over the CPU heat sink.
I know there are water cooling systems for AMD, but I wonder if it would in the long run be cheaper to simply go with a Pentium and a case fan CPU cooling solution?
I could just buy a Dell I suppose since it has such a setup and is much quieter than heat sink mounted fan solutions, but I prefer to build my own systems. So I guess I have to switch to Intel, even though I would prefer not to. But I will if it means getting less noise without having to pay a lot of money (for water cooling).
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