hansolo77

You can post them on a photosharing site like Photobucket, then use the links they provide for sharing on the forums. I've also used Imageshack for sharing.

Thanks for the updates Tom!

I like Pie!

Yeah air flow isn't a problem. I have a huge vent (no fan) on the top of the case, one (no fan) on the left side with the tuner cards, one (no fan) on right side by the power supply, and one (no fan) between the powersupply and the front of the case. In addition, I have a fan directly underneath the hard drives to pull in cool air through them on the front left. Then I have 2 70mm fans on the back directly over the motherboard (My case is a desktop style/horizontal HTPC case). There is ample room around the processor, and I have all the cables and such scrunched up either at the front of the case, or down underneath the motherboard so there's nothing near the processor or ram at all.

The processor I'm using is an Intel Core2Duo Dual Core E6600 @ 2.40gHz. The heatsink/fan combo the guy sent me came in a box for an Intel Core2Duo Dual Core E8400 @ 3gHz - 45 nanometers. I would think with the newer the processor, the more heat it would generate, but I think that was all the hype about the new 45nm chips that they don't cause as much heat. So thats what I got. Also, I'm not overclocking, never quite saw the need to do so.

I went into the BIOS upon reinstall of the new heatsink and checked the temps. At starting load, it was around 40c. I haven't checked it under full load yet. But, I configured the BIOS to send out an audible alarm if the cpu temp goes above 60c (thats the default lowest temp I can set, I can go as high as 100c in 10-degree increments). So far, it hasn't gone off, so I think I'm ok.

Thanks for the updates!