Hi folks,

Striek................I guess it goes like: "The quest for knowledge should not be questioned" ......sorry, I do the same sort of things myself, so I kind of understand the requirement. I might even say "Sir, your question was as pertinent as it was irrelevant", no offence intended mate, just that I like messing around too

mnchur.........

You did not give me the overclocking data, nor where your fan is..........I am guessing on the 386 itself?

Here are a few thoughts:

1. The case on an average 386 is generally cramped, and not well designed (more info on the kit please) It probably does not have a fan other than the power supply's one. So you could add another...........preferably one of those exhaust fans that take up an ISA slot (I doubt that you have PCI in a 386? not that it matters, they only take up an outlet port) They will shift about 42 cfm, and I get them for just under £5 (GBP) You neeed to get that hot air out of the case for anything else to work.

2. Any 386 and most 486s I have seen did not have a heatsink, or only had a heatsink. Some had fans attatched direct to the processor surface. The ideal is a heatsink with attached fan.
I would budget on picking one of those units up for around £5(GBP)

3. The thermal compound between your heatsink and processor surface is VITAL........the cheap white stuff is useless.............you need SILVER.......at around £5(GBP)...yeah, yeah, I know, diamond or composite carbon is better, but where do you get it?....and the rule was <$50

BTW mnchur, you got that wrong way round > is "greater than"...........or have I had too much to drink?....impossible!!!

Right, enough nonsense...back to the task:

What I have suggested so far should reduce your temperature by about 15 degrees Farenheit, and will cost you about $15, on the grounds that $1=£1 when it comes to IT spend.

Please have a think about this and PM & e-mail me so that we can progress this project a bit further. I am reluctant to do this in the open forum, as I do not think that it would interest many of the regular members?

I really do need the full kit specs though, and any pictures you might have.

Good Luck


Johnno