ATX form factor standards abandoned by Intel?

I am under the understanding that the ATX form factor standard is that the fan exhaust is blown across the cpu for cooling.

Most of the computers I run into have the fan pulling air out of the box, so this standard capability is being diminished.

I recently bought an Abit SE6 and installed a boxed Intel 733 chip. The heat sink is solid on the side that faces the power pack exhaust. So, it would seem that the use of this capability is removed again, but this time there is no way around it.

Now, I am sure someone will say "well that's what cpu fans are for". But if the cpu fan fails, wouldn't it be nice to have more than a few moments of time before the cpu cooks to death? You may even have enough time to turn the computer off if you have a monitor for the cpu fan.

John

Well, the case is cooler if the air is sucked out (sucking in cool air from somewhere else), instead of hot air from the power supply being pushed in. Also having the CPU fan fail shouldn't worry you, you generally hear it long before it gives up totally, and even if it does, your computer will most likely just lock up rather than be damaged.

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[This message has been edited by Cougar (edited November 02, 2000).]

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Originally posted by fiestared:
I am under the understanding that the ATX form factor standard is that the fan exhaust is blown across the cpu for cooling.

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That was the old standard - the new one is reverse..

It never made sense to blow hot air into your case in the first place..

$ .02

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