Recent content by CoyotePuma

Yes, I am running a Windows XP system. It has a P4 1.6G processor and a gig of memory. It runs at or near 100% utilization most of the time and still runs cool. I would be concerned with task overloading if the PFU usage was high, but it normally runs under 10%. Let me add that this time loss...

Thank you. Every one of you gave me valuable information. Fans: I'm going to reverse the direction of the case's air flow to out the top though it does give me some concern, negative case air pressure. Those Panaflos are real hungry, might have to slow them down - which, of course, will quiet...

Another question; I've a computer that keeps losing time, 15 minutes a day. I replaced the battery, but the clock still runs slow. Any ideas?

Hi John, Core 2 Duo: Yes, that would be my next system. Fans: The two top-mounted 100+ cubic feet Panaflos blow in and the two standard case fans next to the CPU and hard drives blow out of my aluminum Antec P160. That's a lot of air and I can feel the exhaust a foot away. CPU: What nags me...

Okay, I know just enough to get myself in trouble. That said... I have assembled four desktop PCs, only one does not overheat in room temperature highs of about 28C. The one that remains cool, a service installed the 1.6G P4 CPU with its standard cooler, and it is now five years old. The...