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heatsink for p2
Name: tonyme7 Date: December 4, 2004 at 18:05:10 Pacific OS: winxp CPU/Ram: p2 233mhz 128mb pc100
Comment:
i was just given a pc that has a pentium 2 at 233mhz everything works fine but it has no heat sink or cpu fan. will it be okay to use it without and if not what type of heatsink and cpu fan do i need to use and where could i find one
Name: ddp59 Date: December 4, 2004 at 20:27:02 Pacific
Reply:
the p2 is a slot card so it will have a heat sink built in unless somebody basterdized it. put a fan at front of case to blow air into case
david
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Response Number 2
Name: wizard-fred Date: December 4, 2004 at 22:27:59 Pacific
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Also many P2's use the power supply fan. They are usually quit close and may use a plastic duct to direct airflow.
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Response Number 3
Name: tonyme7 Date: December 5, 2004 at 01:40:16 Pacific
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thank you i'll just buy a case fan to put in the front of the case and one to pull the air out in the back. thanks again
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Response Number 4
Name: Free Weasel Date: December 5, 2004 at 07:03:18 Pacific
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I have a Pentium2 350MHz and the heatsink is nearly as large as the slotcard itwelf. But the fan on it isn't much bigger than the ones used on Pentium CPUs. Still I don't think you should use it without any heatsink because even a Pentium 133MHz needed one!
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Response Number 5
Name: tonyme7 Date: December 5, 2004 at 13:39:57 Pacific
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where can i find a place that still sells heatsinks for p2
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Response Number 6
Name: jam Date: December 5, 2004 at 14:16:13 Pacific
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I was at a local PC shop just yesterday to buy a replacement fan for an Althon Slot A system I'm working on. They had P2 HSFs for $8.99
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