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dav2b3 · 12-20-2004, 02:02 PM

i have this case and the fan on the side is right above the processor and is blowing on it and im wondering if i could take off the fan that is right on top of the processor, the processor is an intel northwood 2.4ghz with hyperthreading technology. i also have a fan in the back wich blows a little bit on the processor. is taking off the fan ontop of the processor ok, i wanted to check with you guys to make sure it is ok. how do i check the temp. of my processor?

12-20-2004, 02:02 PM	#1 (permalink)
dav2b3 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 115 OS: Win Xp Pro, Mac OS 10	can i take off the fan on top of my processor? i have this case and the fan on the side is right above the processor and is blowing on it and im wondering if i could take off the fan that is right on top of the processor, the processor is an intel northwood 2.4ghz with hyperthreading technology. i also have a fan in the back wich blows a little bit on the processor. is taking off the fan ontop of the processor ok, i wanted to check with you guys to make sure it is ok. how do i check the temp. of my processor? Last edited by dav2b3; 12-20-2004 at 02:06 PM.