At first I thought they just didn't install the cooler, and figured... well, if the CPU didn't come with one, I can see how one might overlook that, especially if they came from the olden days before coolers were mandatory.
Then I saw it..... I honestly don't know if mounting the CPU cooler as a case fan is better or worse!
My 486 had a small heatsink with square block fins, like this one except minus the plate on top with the "overdrive" label (because mine was what the system came with, not an upgrade):
15 Comments
Dudewitbow@lemmy.zip · 24 pts · 187d
i love the madness that is mounting the stock cooler onto the back of the case with the heatsink still on
dmention7@midwest.social · 14 pts · 187d
At first I thought they just didn't install the cooler, and figured... well, if the CPU didn't come with one, I can see how one might overlook that, especially if they came from the olden days before coolers were mandatory.
Then I saw it..... I honestly don't know if mounting the CPU cooler as a case fan is better or worse!
grue@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 186d
With the heat sink still attached? Definitely worse.
Etterra@discuss.online · 22 pts · 187d
What the... Why did... Who would... Dafuq?
rainwall@piefed.social · 11 pts · 187d
"Its overheating. What if i moved this fan thats just sitting on top of the board to the edge of the case?"
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 187d
Have you tried blowing on it?
southsamurai@sh.itjust.works · 13 pts · 187d
I fail to see the problem
Nay, I refuse to see the problem
flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works · 9 pts · 187d
Back to 486 for you!
jqubed@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 187d
Did the 486 typically not have a fan?
flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 187d
I think it didn't have anything! I've got vague memories of passively cooled pentiums but it can't have been long before the fans came out
(...and honestly, my memory is so bad I've got Abraham walking on the water in the book of revelation)
zergtoshi@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 187d
Pentium I came with flimsy passive cooling.
From Pentium II on or AMD K6-2 active cooling was the norm.
486 typically went without cooling.
grue@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 186d
My 486 had a small heatsink with square block fins, like this one except minus the plate on top with the "overdrive" label (because mine was what the system came with, not an upgrade):
MadMadBunny@lemmy.ca · 10 pts · 187d
Runs fine while in the freezer!
Avicenna@programming.dev · 7 pts · 187d
"If it fits I sits" - CPU cooler fan
AlexLost@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 187d
Oops