THE HEATSINK GUIDE: CPU temperature survey results, 1997-April 1998

Heatsink used CPU used over-
clocked
voltage Mother-
board
Thermal
compound
Add.
cooling
Max. Temp.
Computer Nerd Cool-It Dude! FA6EXB K6-pr233 250 3.3V TX97-E Yes No 48°C
Thermalloy TCM2334B w/12V 8CFM fan P54C 200MHz 204 3.4 TX97-EYes 3.5" fan blowing on CPU + slot fan 53°C
Anime's B_Cooler pentium-MMX 233 262 (75x3.5) 2.9 TX97 Yes huge sleeve bearing fan 59°C
Asus Smart Fan 6x86-p166+ p200+ 3.5 TX97-XE Yes No 42°C
CoolerMaster T15-5020C1 K6-pr166 210 (83x2.5) 2.9/3.3 TX97-E Yes Secondary fan in Enlight case 42°C
ASUS Smart Fan K6-PR200 208 2.9 TX97-E Yes Yes 42°C
ASUS Smart Fan pentium-MMX 200 225 2.8 TX97 Yes No 59°C
ASUS Smart Fan K6-pr166 187.5 (75x2.5) 3.3/3 TX97 Yes No 59°C
ASUS Smart Fan pentium-MMX 166 187 2.8 TX97-E No No 55-58°C
ASUS Smart Fan K6-pr200 240 (68x3.5) 3.3 TX97 Yes No 62°C
ASUS Smart Fan pentium-MMX 166 225 (75x3) 2.8 TX97 rev. 1.21 No Case left open! 61°C
Ablecom 5cm 6x86L-pr200 n/a 2.9V TX97-E Yes No 57°C
Ablecom 5cm 6x86MX-pr200 n/a 2.9 TX97-E Yes No 59°C
Ablecom 5cm 6x86MX-pr200 187.5 3.2V TX97-E Yes No 65°C
CoolTec Ball Bearing K6-pr166 No 2.9 TX97-X No 2nd case fan (running only at 5V) 55°C
AAVID K6-pr200 233 ? TX97 No No 60°C
ASUS Smart Fan pentium-MMX 233 290 (83x3.5) 3.2 TX97-X Yes 2 80mm Sunon fans (front and back) 65°C
ASUS Smart Fan 206MHz 68Mhz bus 3.4V TX97 rev 1.21 Yes No 60°C
Cooler Master (unknown model) K6 233 n/a 3.2V TX97-XE No No 68°C
Noname ball bearing K6 233 n/a 3.2V TX97 No Chasis fan 67°C
Noname K6 200 n/a 2.9V TX97-X No No (except ATX PS fan) 74°C
ASUS Smart Fan pentium-MMX 233 262.5 (75x3.5) 2.8/3.3V TX97-XE No No 61°C
noname TW (stinks) P54C 200MHz 208 VRE 3.4 TX97-E 1.04? fan in side case (cut) blowing in 61°C
ASUS Smartfan AMD K6-233 -- 3.2 V TX97-X No No 62°C
Boxed CPU used Intel's 11mm heatsink/fan P166MMX SL23X 250 2.8 TX97-X Yes ATX fan blowing down on it 67°C
Coolermaster TI6-602525B AMD K6 233 3.2 TX97-X No Case Fan 1,4W 66°C
Thermalloy 2334B AMD K6-233 n/a 3.2V Asus TX97-xe "Thermalcote" by Thermalloy 54°C
Computernerd PAX56B heatsink/peltier/fan Intel 166mmx 264 2.9 Asus TX-97E Yes 57-60°C
Big heatsink (>2cm high, same size as the cpu socket) K6-200 225 (3x75) 2.9V Asus TX-97E yes no 53°C
Asus Heatsink & fan AMD K6-200MHz 225MHz 2.9V Asus TX-97-E Yes 52°C
Cooler Master 5020ABC AMD K6 166 187mhz 2.9 ASUS TX97 Radio Shack Thermal Compound Enlight Mid-Tower case with second case fan relocated to the rear. 49C°C
Global Win K6-200 225 3.2V Asus TX97-X yeah none 48°C
Asus Smart Fan P54C 200MHZ +3.4 Asus TX97-XE 66°C
Cool-it Dude FA6EXB Pentium MMX 166 266 2.8 Asus TX97 XE Yes None 55°C
Thermalloy 2395B-TCM62 (12v, 60mm fan) K6-200 225 3.2 ASUS TX97-E Yes No 50°C
Cooler Master, AMD-recommended AMD K6 233 290 3.2 SuperMicro P5MMA98 Yes No 49°C
FA6EXB AMD K6 200 250 (83x3) 3.3 Shuttle Hot 571 Chemtronics Silicon H.S. Compound Opened Case 40°C
ASUS Standard AMD K6-166 225 3.4 Asus TX-97 Yes 64°C
ASUS Smart Fan Intel P55 233 MMX 290 (83*3.5) 3.0 (yes it can be done!) ASUS TX97-E (ver 1.11) YES Large Fan on front of case. Right cover on case removed. 54°C
AAVID for Cyrix with ASUS Smartfan on iP 200 MMX 250 3.2 TX97-E 1.04 yes No case cover on 53°C
Supermicro, Included with Motherboard pentium 75 120 3.3 SuperMicro P5MMA98 thermal tape chasis fan 38°C
Global Win CPM25602-16 AMD K6 166 225 3.2 SuperMicro P5MMA98 yes chasis fan 40°C
Cooler Master (TI5-601525C3) Pentium MMX200 3x75=225Mhz 2.8 ASUS TX97e no 1 Chassi fan. 57°C
std Intel Intel Pentium 233 mmx std Asus TX97 no 67°C
KTX P200+ Heatsink w/BB Fan Intel Pentium 100 133MHz STD Asus TX97-XE Radio Shack Case Fan 57°C
Coolmaster (The Big one) K6-200 225 2.9 Asus TX97-EX Yes 51°C
FA6EXB,ComputerNerds, Global Win 233AMD 262 3.5@75Mhz 3.2 Asustx97e came with fan front chasis blower 48°C
ASUS Smartfan AMD K6-233 -- 3.2 V TX97-X No No 62°C
Boxed CPU used Intel's 11mm heatsink/fan P166MMX SL23X 250 2.8 TX97-X Yes ATX fan blowing down on it 67°C
Coolermaster TI6-602525B AMD K6 233 3.2 TX97-X No Case Fan 1,4W 66°C
Thermalloy 2334B AMD K6-233 n/a 3.2V Asus TX97-xe "Thermalcote" by Thermalloy 54°C
Computernerd PAX56B heatsink/peltier/fan Intel 166mmx 264 2.9 Asus TX-97E Yes 57-60°C
Big heatsink (>2cm high, same size as the cpu socket) K6-200 225 (3x75) 2.9V Asus TX-97E yes no 53°C
Asus Heatsink & fan AMD K6-200MHz 225MHz 2.9V Asus TX-97-E Yes 52°C
Cooler Master 5020ABC AMD K6 166 187mhz 2.9 ASUS TX97 Radio Shack Thermal Compound Enlight Mid-Tower case with second case fan relocated to the rear. 49C°C
Global Win K6-200 225 3.2V Asus TX97-X yeah none 48°C
Asus Smart Fan P54C 200MHZ +3.4 Asus TX97-XE 66°C
Cool-it Dude FA6EXB Pentium MMX 166 266 2.8 Asus TX97 XE Yes None 55°C
Thermalloy 2395B-TCM62 (12v, 60mm fan) K6-200 225 3.2 ASUS TX97-E Yes No 50°C
Cooler Master, AMD-recommended AMD K6 233 290 3.2 SuperMicro P5MMA98 Yes No 49°C
FA6EXB AMD K6 200 250 (83x3) 3.3 Shuttle Hot 571 Chemtronics Silicon H.S. Compound Opened Case 40°C
ASUS Standard AMD K6-166 225 3.4 Asus TX-97 Yes 64°C
ASUS Smart Fan Intel P55 233Mhz / MMX 290MHz (83x3.5) 3.2 ASUS TX97-E rev. 1.11 Yes Large fan in front. One side cover removed. 58 @ 3.2 volts 54 @ 2.8 volts°C
ASUS Smart Fan Intel P55 233 MMX 290 (83*3.5) 3.0 (yes it can be done!) ASUS TX97-E (ver 1.11) YES Large Fan on front of case. Right cover on case removed. 54°C
AAVID for Cyrix with ASUS Smartfan on iP 200 MMX 250 3.2 TX97-E 1.04 yes No case cover on 53°C
Supermicro, Included with Motherboard pentium 75 120 3.3 SuperMicro P5MMA98 thermal tape chasis fan 38°C
Global Win CPM25602-16 AMD K6 166 225 3.2 SuperMicro P5MMA98 yes chasis fan 40°C
Cooler Master (TI5-601525C3) Pentium MMX200 3x75=225Mhz 2.8 ASUS TX97e no 1 Chassi fan. 57°C
std Intel Intel Pentium 233 mmx std Asus TX97 no 67°C
KTX P200+ Heatsink w/BB Fan Intel Pentium 100 133MHz STD Asus TX97-XE Radio Shack Case Fan 57°C
Coolmaster (The Big one) K6-200 225 2.9 Asus TX97-EX Y 51°C
FA6EXB,ComputerNerds, Global Win 233AMD 262 3.5@75Mhz 3.2 Asustx97e came with fan front chasis blower 48°C
Cool It! Dude FA6EXB Intel Pentium 166 MMX (SL27H) 262.5 Mhz 2.8 Asus P55T2P4 revision 3.1 yes Attached an extra fan from an old power supply to the top back of my bigtower(blowing outwards). Removed all lids of the free expansion slots. Good air circulation essential!!! Now temperature with lid on case is lower than without! 30°C
Cooler Master 5020ABC AMD K6 200MMX 225 3.2/3.3 ASUS TX97 yes Enlight Mid tower w/ case fan relocated to rear as exhaust fan. 56.5°C
Home built by me...has 1.7 inch high fins...2 and a quarter in fan..4 inch long 2 and a quarter wide Works very well P166MMX , SL27H 292 mhz 3.1 Asus HX-T2P4 rev 3.2 yes none 46°C
GlobalWin CPM25602-16 AMD K6/233 None 3.2 Asus TX97-X (rev. 2.01) Yes, silicon-based One fan blowing in, PSU fan blowing out and one additional fan blowing out. One fan mounted on the heatsink 41°C
ASUS smart fan by Elan-Vital AMD K6 200 mmx 233mhz 3.2v TX97-E Radio shack cat no. 276-1372 2 case fans: 1 blowing in and 1 blowing out 53°C
Standard Asus (Elan Vital) 3-wire, variable speed heatsink/fan K6-200 N/A 2.9/3.6 ASUS TX97-XE Yes P/S fan blows in over CPU. 62°C
Ball bearing basic blue shitty sink P166MMX 75X3 (225mhz) 3.1V Asus TX97 radio shack t compound Big industrial fan on top of chip also 50°C
Asus Smart Fan AMD K6 233 3.2 ASUS TX-97 E Grease 3" exhaust fan aside from 3" power supply exhaust fan in the back of casing, 3" intake fan in front 68°C
GLOBAL WIN PENTIUM 166 MMX 262.5 3.1 ASUS TX 97E TERMAL TAPE NO 55°C
Cooler Master (Unknown Model) AMD K6 200 225 2.9V ASUS TX97XE Yes Inwin ATX Case with power supply fan extracting and additional 2nd fan also extracting. Ambient 30°C 58°C
Self built custom heatsink, modified for Pentium Pro Heatsink. AMD K6 200Mhz 225Mhz 3.1 Asus TX97 Yes A 50mm X 50mm ball bearing fan 56°C
ASUS Amart Fan Cyrix PR166+ 150Mhz (75x2) 2.9V ASUS TX97-E N/A 9cmx9cm case fan helps 54°C
Titan model: up to 300MHz / 40 W AMD K6 200 263 MHz 3.3 V Asustek TX97-X used 62°C
Asus Smartfan P200mmx 225Mhz 2.9V AsusTx97e yupper 3" front case fan, 3" rear case fan, 54°C
Pentium Pro with 50X50X30mm Fan 166 MMX 250 MHz 2.9 ASUS P55T2P4 Yes 40°C
ComputerNerd PA6EXB with TE unit Intel 200mmx sl26j 225mhz 2.8v Asus TX97XE Yes Psu Fan mounted the bottom of the case 55°C
Ultimate Heat Sink (John Corwith) P55C-166 225 (75x3) 2.9 ASUS TX97 No None 50°C
PC Power&Cooling - CPU Cool Z-1 AMD K6 166 2.9 ASUS TX97 Supplied with Z-1 None 43.5°C
Sanyo Denki MC Pentium Pro 200 233 3.3 Shuttle HOT 613 yes Left case open with a room fan set on it at low blast. 60°C
Cooler Master 5020ABC AMD K6 200MMX 225 3.2/3.3 ASUS TX97 yes Enlight Mid tower w/ case fan relocated to rear as exhaust fan. 56.5°C
Home built by me...has 1.7 inch high fins...2 and a quarter in fan..4 inch long 2 and a quarter wide Works very well P166MMX , SL27H 292 mhz 3.1 Asus HX-T2P4 rev 3.2 yes none 46°C
GlobalWin CPM25602-16 AMD K6/233 None 3.2 Asus TX97-X (rev. 2.01) Yes, silicon-based One fan blowing in, PSU fan blowing out and one additional fan blowing out. One fan mounted on the heatsink 41°C
ASUS smart fan by Elan-Vital AMD K6 200 mmx 233mhz 3.2v TX97-E Radio shack cat no. 276-1372 2 case fans: 1 blowing in and 1 blowing out 53°C
Standard Asus (Elan Vital) 3-wire, variable speed heatsink/fan K6-200 N/A 2.9/3.6 ASUS TX97-XE Yes P/S fan blows in over CPU. 62°C
Ball bearing basic blue shitty sink P166MMX 75X3 (225mhz) 3.1V Asus TX97 radio shack t compound Big industrial fan on top of chip also 50°C
Asus Smart Fan AMD K6 233 3.2 ASUS TX-97 E Grease 3" exhaust fan aside from 3" power supply exhaust fan in the back of casing, 3" intake fan in front 68°C
GLOBAL WIN PENTIUM 166 MMX 262.5 3.1 ASUS TX 97E TERMAL TAPE NO 55°C
Cooler Master (Unknown Model) AMD K6 200 225 2.9V ASUS TX97XE Yes Inwin ATX Case with power supply fan extracting and additional 2nd fan also extracting. Ambient 30°C 58°C
Self built custom heatsink, modified for Pentium Pro Heatsink. AMD K6 200Mhz 225Mhz 3.1 Asus TX97 Yes A 50mm X 50mm ball bearing fan 56°C
ASUS Amart Fan Cyrix PR166+ 150Mhz (75x2) 2.9V ASUS TX97-E N/A 9cmx9cm case fan helps 54°C
Titan model: up to 300MHz / 40 W AMD K6 200 263 MHz 3.3 V Asustek TX97-X used 62°C
Asus Smartfan P200mmx 225Mhz 2.9V AsusTx97e yupper 3" front case fan, 3" rear case fan, 54°C
Pentium Pro with 50X50X30mm Fan 166 MMX 250 MHz 2.9 ASUS P55T2P4 Yes 40°C
ComputerNerd PA6EXB with TE unit Intel 200mmx sl26j 225mhz 2.8v Asus TX97XE Yes Psu Fan mounted the bottom of the case 55°C
Ultimate Heat Sink (John Corwith) P55C-166 225 (75x3) 2.9 ASUS TX97 No None 50°C
PC Power&Cooling - CPU Cool Z-1 AMD K6 166 2.9 ASUS TX97 Supplied with Z-1 None 43.5°C
Sanyo Denki MC Pentium Pro 200 233 3.3 Shuttle HOT 613 yes Left case open with a room fan set on it at low blast. 60°C
ASUS smart fan Pentium 166MMX 225 (75X2½) 2,8Volt Asus TX97X no 62°C
PC Power & Cooling, Inc. CPU-Cool Z1 AMD K6-166 200 2.9 Dual Asus TX97 Heatsink Compound - supplied None 44°C
Generic heatsink w/ball bearing fan AMD K6-200 2.9/3.2 Asus TX97 Radio Shack #64-4342 56°C
Crystal Cooler Cyrix 166 mhz PR200MX NA 2.9/3.3 Shuttle HOT 567 No. 2 white Marine Grease (strange but true). Crystal Cooler fan 46°C
"built-in" (boxed pentium) Pentium MMX 200 MHz 68*3.5= 238 MHz 3.6V, (bios) ASUS TX-97 no no 61°C
PC Power & Cooling Z1 AMD K6 200 225 3.2 ASUS TX97 Yes Two additional case fans. One in rear above PS as exhaust one in front blowing in. 54°C
Asus smart fan AMD K6/200 225 (3*75) ASUS TX 97 NO 57°C
PC Power & Cooling CPU-Cool Z1 AMD K6-200 225 3.2 TX97-E V1.11 Included Front- and bottom-mounted case fans. 52°C
self-made K6-233 262MHz 3.2 TX97-E yes 3 case fan 43°C
Cool Master AMD K6 166 187 (75*2.5) 2.8 Asus TX-97-X Yes Case fan on front running at 5V 45°C
ASUS Smart fan ADM K6 166 200 2.9 ASUS TX97-XE Yes Additional fan in the back blowing in 42°C
CoolerMaster TI6-602525 Cyrix 6x86MX PR200+ 233+ 2.9V AOpen AX5T Revision 3.1I Industrial Heat Sink Compound Nil 40°C
PC Power & Cooling Z1 K6 166 225 3.2 ASUS TX97 Yes 2 additional case fans. One pulling one pushing. 52°C
ASUS SmartFan AMD K6-166 225MHz 3.2 Asus TX97-E v.1.12 yes Additional fan pumping air into the case 53°C
Global Win 25602-16 Intel P166mmx 187.5(75X2.5) 2.8 SuperMicro P5MMS98 Paste None 42°C
Big Typhoon for Cyrix CPU Pentium 233MMX 292MHZ 3.2V ASUS TX97-E YES I put another 4" fan blowing directly 58°C
Cooler Master AMD K6 233 250 (83*3) 3.2 core Abit AX5 Yes No °C
Global Win Pentium-MMX 200Mhz 291 (83x3.5) 3.5V Asus TX-97E Yes Running with casing off. 56°C
Cyrix Heasink & Fan K6-200 207.5 (83x2.5) 3.2v Asus TX97-E Yes Case Left off 62.5°C
FA6EXB AMD K6 200 250 3,4 Asus Tx97x YES NO 46°C
AAVID Megatrends K6 166 223 3.2 P5MMS98 yes Ocean Mid Tower; Extra Case fan; 40°C
CPVUE Peltier AMD K-5 PR166 PR187 3.5 Asus TX 97E Coputernerds paste Fan mounted on the front of case 42°C
AAVID Pentium II heatsink with ball Intel Pentium II 300Mhz N/A 2.8v ASUS P2L97 Yes 38°C
Intel OEM Heatsink and fan Pentium II-266mhz 300mHz ASUS P2L97-S None 43°C
Cooler Master (2 fans mounted on 1 heatsink with M3*24 screws, blowing the air onto the heatsink AMD K6-200 225 3.2V Asus P55T2P4 rev. 3.10 Not used A 6" Sprofan mounted next to it (on the case's backplane) blowing the air from the front of the PC to the back,through and over the VGA & Monster 3D. ?°C
Cool Master CPM25602-16 K6 200 C stepping 262.5 MHz 3.1 V Asus T2P4 Rev 3.1 Yes Extra case fan °C
Asus smartfan Cyrix P166+ rev 2.7 150 MHz 3,3 Asus TX97-E No thermal comp. PSU fan running at max revs. all the time. 55°C
First used a generic 1/2" fin cooler: AMD K-6 233 3x75mhz(225) 2.9 Asus TX-97E no at first, yes second Added a 3" case fan with bigger HS/fan 57°C
Asus heatsink and fan combo K6-166 225Mhz 3.2 Asus TX97-E Rev 1.04 Yes Extra CPU fan blowing on heatsink 54°C
PC P&C Pentium Pro heatsink/fan Pentium Pro 166/512K (Dual) 200 Tyan 1662D Yes 4" 120VAC fan blowing in, 3" 120VAC fan drawing air out through upper drive bays (full tower case). Maintains ambient temp. inside case 20F above room. Running 4 mos. no crash (NT) °C
AOC AMD K-6 200 225 3.2 TX97-X Radio Shack ***got manifold to air intake hose from autoparts store..2 inch diameter hose..installes to CPU fan.Ducts external air directly to CPU fan 79°C
40mm, ball bearing fan K6-200ALR 225 (75x3) 2.9 A-Open AP5T-3 Radio Shack 4" fan blowing across cpu, volt. regs and video cards (also overclocked) 43°C
Global Winds 25602-16 Intel Pentium 233 MMX 262 MHz 2.8V ASUS TX-97 Radio Shack Two case fans one blowing in and one out. 49°C
Intel original Heatsink and Fan ... Intel Pentium MMX 200 MHz none 2.8V Asus TX97-E rev 1.04 Yes..Supply by Intel No... 62°C
Original Intel Pentium Heatsink and Fan ... manufactured by Sanyo Denki .. Intel Pentium MMX 200 MHz nope 2.8V Asus TX97-E rev 1.04 Yup .... Comes with the intel box No.. 66°C
None AMD K6-233 MMX 250 3.3 Asus TX-97X None Ball-bearing fan on top of CPU 81!°C
AOC Model K6-6B AMD K6-166 200 3.3 ASUS TX97-E Yes An 87cfm, 119mm, 12V fan mounted in bottom front of chassis blowing air in and then across the main board/CPU. 38°C
AOC 3 wire AMD K6 200 225 3.2 TX-97X radio shack ATX case divided into upper and lower sections with light cardboard. In the lower section,additional fan blows air across all expansion cards and out open slot. CPU fan draws ambient air through flexible duct from out side case directly to heatsink, and P/46 46°C
ASUS cooler AMD K5 166 233 3.2/3.3 mycomp AI5TV ver 2.10 yes 80mm fan blowing in from front of case 45°C
AAVID WITH FAN P233 MMX 262.5 MHz 2.8 ASUS TX97-E YES CASE FAN 57°C
Cooler Master TI5-602525SBC3 K6-233 MMX no 3.2 ASUS TX97-XE yes none 58°C
Cyrix ball-bearing fan AMD K6 233 MHz MMX 3.2 core/3.3 IO QDI P5I430TX-MATXB Titanium IIIB none Power WIN ATX power supply which feeds cool air from exterior into the case using a fan with around 1.5-2 inch blades. Secondary case fan mounted at lower-front of tower that feeds air outwards using a fan with 1 inch blades. ?°C
Cooler-Master Fan - Model #TP2-5030BP2R AMD K-6 233MHZ NO 3.2 V-CORE ASUS TX-97XE/ATX Piece of silver thermal tape on bottom of heat-sink. Came with the fan/heat-sink. 1) Case fan sucking air out of case. 52°C
Asus SmartFAN Intel P200-MMX 250 MHz 2.9V Asus TX97-E bios 1.08 YES Another 50mm ball-bearing fan on the CPU and a second 3.5" case fan 49°C
KTX "Enhancement" CPU Cooler IBM P200MX (166 MHz clock) - 2.9 TMC TI5TT supplied rubber pad! ATX case 44°C
Global Win 200 MMX 250 2.9 ASUS P55T2P4 Rev 3.0 Yes there is a fan on the front of the case blowing external air over the cpu. 33°C
Global Win 200 MMX 250 2.9 ASUS P55T2P4 Rev 3.0 Yes there is a fan on the front of the case blowing external air over the cpu. 33°C
IERC P54552CB Intel P166 MMX SL27H 250 MHz 3.2V Abit IT5H rev 1.5 Unick Silicone Heat xfer compound Using a Sunon 60mm 17.6 CFM as a CPU 38.7°C
Thermalloy 2511B. 8 cfm centrifugal blower, input external to case. Cyrix 6x86MX P166 P233 (188 MHz) 2.8 V ASUS P/I-P55T2P4 Radio Shack. Small radial fan case front. 46°C
Generic 50 x 50 x 20 mm. 8 cfm centrifugal blower inside case. IBM 6x86L PR200+ 2.8 V ASUS P/I-P55T2P4 Radio Shack. 35°C
Global Win Global win CPM25602-16 Intel 233 MMX 2.8 Asus TX97-XE Bundled with heatsink 56°C
Asus SmartFan K6-233 n/a 3.2 TX97-E Yes 3" fan blowing in; enlarged case holes 60°C
Peltier type, with fan. It was some off brand in a plain box that I got overseas. All the box said was "Ice Cooler" 120 pentium 133 ? Soyo 5TF0/F2/F5 None yet. Just the power supply fan ?°C
Cooler master TI5-601525C3 AMD K6 200 Mhz 2.9 Winco W-P55TX None A PAPST 3312 Multifan from an IBM 286! 44°C
Generic Ball bearing fan, and heatsink Amd k6 233 no 3.2v Supermicro P5MMA98 yes -1 intake fan at bottom of case e temp 33c°C
GlobalWin iP233MMX 250 2.9 Asus TX97E Rev. 1.12 Yes ATX Case with PS fan exhausting out; Front case fan pulling air in; case fan attached to floor of case after drilling 1cm holes in case. Mobo temp 35C 53°C
Generic Blue anodised Aluminium, circa 1 in high, largish fan on top. Cyrix/IBM PR200MX PR233MX (187MHz) 2.9 AOpen Ap5t-3 Yes, silicon based <50°C
Intel Heatsink/Fan 266Mhz Pentium II 2.83 SuperMicro P6SLS 49°C
p-pro 1"tall fins p200 55c 262 2.9 bdm Sq575 yes 4"case fan w/ paper shroude to funnel all air coming from fan over the CPU, 3slot covers removed to alow for air flow out back of case, fron of case modified to allow good air flow to fan 43°C
2" Thermalloy w/Elan-Vital ball bearing 3-wire fan Pentium II-266 300 MHz 2.8V Asus P2L97 Yes ATX PS fan blowing across heatsink, secondary 3.5" fan in front of case 45°C
"Ippoton" = a big heatsink + a medium-sized fan (no ball bearings) AMD K6 233 nope 3.2 V Asus TX-97E nope nope 56°C
massive industrial heatsing custom-cut(2"x2"x3"tall!!)Smaller heatsinks on chipset and pci devices Dual 233 MMX Dual 290.5(83x3.5) 2.9 Tyan Tomcat 4 Dual- desolder ICS9152c-02, replace with ICS9152c-14 thermal tape 3 old power supply fans. Fan 1 blows in from free ISA slots to fan 2, which blows across both CPUs to fan 2, which blows out a hole in the front of the case. causes MASSIVE windtunnel effect 40°C
Birchtek BEC6X86B1 Heatsink + Aavid 026437 Fan AMD K6-200 225 2.9 Asus TX97-E Unick Silicone Heat Transfer Compound 2 Ball Bearing Fan over VRM 61.5°C
ElanVital AMD K6-233 n/a 3.2 TX97-E grease 3" fan blowing in at bottom 53°C
Thermalloy 2511B w/ FA6EXB fan AMD K6 233mhz 266mhz 3.3v TX97-E XA1HTC - twice as heat efficient as thermal compound additional passive fan 54°C
PC Power&Cooling K1 Pentium II 266 300 Auto Set By M/B Aopen AX6L Yes 2 additional fanss blowing right on top of the CPU (I gued them to each other side by side and then glued them to the underside of the power supply atx form factor, so the fans sit appx. 2 inches from the heatsink. 35°C
CompUSA $15 Pentium Cooler w/ Fan Intel Pentium 133 MHz (Sk106) 150 MHz 3.52 V Abit AB TX-5 Radio Shack HeatSink Applicator Pen (Zinc Oxide and Naphtha) One main 12V 8 cm X 8 cm coolant fan 41°C
Normal P2 heatsink with fan Pentium II 266 300 2.9 EPoX KP6-LA no none 43°C
yakumo heatsink i200mmx 266mhz 2.9 asus tx-97 smart yes. 2 x 40mm fans mounted on top of eachother, using a gasket in between. 92 mm fan mounted in the side of the case at cpu level. runs at 5 volt. 12 volts is cooling better but noisy, as u develope overpressure in case and blades make more noise. 48°C
yakumo standard heatsink, 2x 40mm fans mounted on top of eachother i200mmx 266mhz 2.9v vre asus tx-97 yes 1x 90 mm case fan at cpu level 48°C
PC Power & Cooling Z1 K6-233 FIC PA-2007 Yes 2 extra case fans (1-in/1-out)'cause my case is packed! (4 drives,CD,CD-RW burner,tape drive,zip drive etc.) 53°C
Computer Nerd's PA6EXB High-performance Peltier Cooler Intel Pentium 75 120 3.3V Matsonic MS-5205 The stuff that came w/ the PA6EXB Extra Case fan °C
Midsize heatsink, double ball beared fan AMD K6/233 250 3.2 Asus TX97-XE yes 73°C
Compunerd FA6EXB AMD K6-200 240 3.2 Vcore Asus TX97-E Yes Asus Smart Fan 54°C
ComputerNerd FA6EXB AMD K6-200 68x3.5=240 3.2 Vcore Asus TX97-E yes Case Fan 80mm 3pins 54°C
standard model with rpm monitor K6/200 225 (75x3) 2.9 Asus tx97-E yes, electronic grade none 64°C
peltier-cooler 200mmx intel 3.5 x 75= 262mhz 2.9 tx-97e nope case fan 32°C
Global Win CPM25603-16 AMD K-6 233 262 3.5X75 3.1 Asus TX-97 Yes 2 Asus Smart Case Fans 39°C
PC Power & Cooling K1 Intel Pentium II 233 262 2.8 Asus P2L97 revision 1.05 thermal tape 3 additional case fans, 1 fan on video card, power supply fan pulls some air out 24°C
ASUS Smart Fan AMD K6 233 250 (83x3) 3.2 ASUS TX97-X None Standard Power Supply Fan 61°C
Homemade Aavids biggest pentium cooler 200MMX (intel) 266 (75*3.5) 3.0 QDI Titanium Ib Silicon based Remove that rubber thingie from the cooling device and replace it with silicon based paste. 45°C
Silent Systems Eldorado III heat sink/fan PII 266 3.3 Supermicro P6DLE yes PS fan (Silent Systems SilentPower) 47°C
Cool it Dude! Pentium MMX 200 262 (75*3.5) 2.8V FIC PA-2007 VIA Yes Fan in front of case blowing over CPU / Voltage reg 41°C
Cool it dude PA6EXB peliter intel 233mmx 292 2.8 Mtech 581-A rev b2 yes, came with fan/heatsink second case fan blowing across cpu/board, also a very small fan ob chipset heatsink ( sis 5591 chipset gets hot! cool it ) also case lid off ( of course ) 28°C
Asus Cooler P55C 233MHz 2.8V Asus TX 97 Yes 56°C
AAVID full length w 3.5cm fan PII/266 n/a 2.8v Supermicro P6SLA white patch form, came with 2x3-1/2" (low front intake, high rear exhaust directly over PII (ATX, reversed); 2x3.5cm (intake above CD-R, intake across HDD's). 39°C
IERC P550 w/Sunon fan AMD K6 233 250 2.9 core Aopen AP5T rev3.1 Yes 2 additional case fans, 3dfx cool fan ?°C
Cotech 548-3 Bcooler, 1.75" heatsink, 600 LFPM Ball Bearing Fan - 0.3 thermal resistence P55C 166MMX 225mhz 3.1 Asus TX97-X yes Front case fan Inwin mid tower case. 54°C
Intel Boxed Fan P2-333 P2-416 2.0 Aopen AX6LC Boxed 3" Generic Fan mounted on slot cover pointed at rear of CPU 35°C
ASUS Smart Fan Intel 233MMX 262.5 Mhz 2.8 TX97-XE Yes Case left open 51°C
No name heatsink supposedly for amd k6 233 amd k6/233 3.1 abit tx5 thermal paste dual fan air extractor, self-made power supply fan blowing in 55°C
Elan vital (asus) 200MMX 250 2.8 ASUS TX97-E built-in tape lots of fans 55°C
standard Pentium 2 233 266 3.3 ASUS P2l97 none 3 case mounted add on fans. 41°C
Coolmaster (unknown model number) P233 MMX 262.5 (75x3.5) 2.8v Giga-Byte GA-586SG Yes Two internal fans in case. 64°C
Modified AOC BB-56 (5900 rpm) AMD-K6/266 300 (75 X 4) 2.1 ASUS TX97-E None None 53°C
Global Win CPM25603.16 Cyric PR 200MX 66mhz/2.5 2.9v/3.3v Shuttle HOT 567 Yes Two Case fans, upper and lower parts of ATX midtower case. 35°C
Cool-it Dude FA6EXB Cyrix 6x86MX PR233+ No 2.9 MTech R581A Heat-Conductive Cement Additional case fan in the front of the In Win case. 37°C
Intel boxed fan P2-266 Mhz 337Mhz/75Mhz Auto AIR P6LXIS Boxed fan Pin fins from old 486 cpu cut into 2 and attached to top of Intel boxed fan heat sink for addition cooling area and 12v 3.25 inch fan blowing across 40°C
Boxed set from intel PII300 338 2.8 Gigabyte LX4 None no side on case, power supp. fan blows along fins of heat sink 55°C
CPU Cooler Slot 1 HEat Sink Pentium II-400 450 Gigabyte GA-686BX Yup 4" Fan blowing directly on top of HS fan. Another 4" Fan blowing across Monster 3D card. 60°C
PC Power & Cooling CPU-Cool™ 3.2 200Mhz Pentium Pro 233Mhz VRM (3.5v) Intel VS440FX (Dell OEM) grease Case fan and power supply fan 44.2°C
CPM25602-16 Cyrix PR233MX 188/75 225/75 2.9 FIC PA-2007 silicon grease CPUidle 2.4 ?°C
Cyrix 686 Heatsink AMD K6-166 200MHz(66x3) 3.0/3.5 TMC AI5TT Yes Cyrix 686 fan 38°C
IERCP54552CB from John T.Corwith p200mmx 2.8v tx97-e silicon based from John T.Corwith front case fan. 53°C
Two Vantec SI5-5025SC's (Sapphire) PII/266 (SL2HE) 2.8 ASUS P2L97 thermal double-sided tape .3A Toyo exhaust (ATX, 50cfm) 36.6°C
amd official heatsink/fan (one big cooling unit!) AMD K6-233 3.2 ASUS TX97-E none yet all covers removed 43°C
Big one (5cm high) w. silent Papst Fan intel 200 MMX 262,5 2,8 ASUS TX97-E Rev. 1.12 Yes 1 old ASUS Smart CPU-Fan in front of 51°C