Hello,
System info:
CPU: Intel Pentium 4 3.0GHz
Motherboard: MSI 915PL Neo-V(F) i915PL
RAM: 1x DDR1 512Mb 1x DDR1 1Gb
Graphics card: GeForce 6600 256Mb
HDD: WD 1600JS 160Gb 7200rpm
PSU: Codegen 300W 230V ~3A 50/60 Hz
OS: Windows XP SP 3
My PSU fan just stopped working. It started to make noises and visibly slowed down in rpm. After a couple of hours it slowed down to only a couple of rounds per second and became really hot. I tried to clean out the dust and leave it to cool down a bit, but it did not help.
So for a temporary solution until i buy my new PC, I took out PSU, opened it up and put it on top of my PC to prevent it from overheating.
I have been running it like this for a couple of hours now and it seems to work alright for now. No significant changes in voltage values, the air around PSU does not seem to be too hot. I did not try to run any games or any "power consuming" software though.
So my questions would be:
Is it safe to run it like this? (minding all the wires and circuits showing)
For how long should I expect it to run like this?
Will it have an impact on other computer hardware?
Will it have an impact on computer performance?
Thank you for reading.
System info:
CPU: Intel Pentium 4 3.0GHz
Motherboard: MSI 915PL Neo-V(F) i915PL
RAM: 1x DDR1 512Mb 1x DDR1 1Gb
Graphics card: GeForce 6600 256Mb
HDD: WD 1600JS 160Gb 7200rpm
PSU: Codegen 300W 230V ~3A 50/60 Hz
OS: Windows XP SP 3
My PSU fan just stopped working. It started to make noises and visibly slowed down in rpm. After a couple of hours it slowed down to only a couple of rounds per second and became really hot. I tried to clean out the dust and leave it to cool down a bit, but it did not help.
So for a temporary solution until i buy my new PC, I took out PSU, opened it up and put it on top of my PC to prevent it from overheating.
I have been running it like this for a couple of hours now and it seems to work alright for now. No significant changes in voltage values, the air around PSU does not seem to be too hot. I did not try to run any games or any "power consuming" software though.
So my questions would be:
Is it safe to run it like this? (minding all the wires and circuits showing)
For how long should I expect it to run like this?
Will it have an impact on other computer hardware?
Will it have an impact on computer performance?
Thank you for reading.
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