The average temperature in my region is 35 degrees C, so you can imagine my system temperature before installing the Dual Overkill. Intel supplies CPU fans and heatsinks with stock Pentium II and III CPUs that dissipate the heat just enough so your CPU doesn t melt down. So at no surprise to myself, when I removed the Intel fan and heatsink the plastic that links the fan to the heatsink and the case itself together were amazingly weak. Manufactured to averages and economics. Well, in the gaming community, averages and economics mean nothing to hardcore gamers whose sole aim in life is to play, play, and then play some more.
Installation is relatively simple.
Just crack the case, remove the Intel fan and secure the Dual Overkill in its place. Then replace the CPU, plug everything in and turn your beast on. Statistically speaking, the Dual Overkill performed without fault in my system. From the temperature point of view, at normal operating speeds it reduced my CPU from 65C to 30-35C with the case open. It's easy to install, can be monitored on applicable motherboards, and will cool Pentium II and III CPUs to more than acceptable levels.