One of the only things I don't like about running older PCs (386 and 486 era) is the noise of the fans. I like playing games with the sound card hooked up to speakers, but the fans are often so loud in these types of cases it kind of takes away from the fun a bit, even with a tower case sitting on the floor (and I like building systems with the older, desktop variety cases that you sit the monitor on top of).
Does anyone know if its safe to disconnect the fans in these systems and just run them without this extra cooling? I would be running software and games that wouldn't be pushing the cpu to its limit most of the time. I've also considered running the computer without the case lid on (though of course the monitor would have to sit directly on the desk for desktop-type cases, if the lid isn't on).
The only thing I'm worried about is running the cpu too hot and causing either damage to the cpu itself or some other part of the computer.
Thanks for any help/advice.
Does anyone know if its safe to disconnect the fans in these systems and just run them without this extra cooling? I would be running software and games that wouldn't be pushing the cpu to its limit most of the time. I've also considered running the computer without the case lid on (though of course the monitor would have to sit directly on the desk for desktop-type cases, if the lid isn't on).
The only thing I'm worried about is running the cpu too hot and causing either damage to the cpu itself or some other part of the computer.
Thanks for any help/advice.