Help w/temporary cooling solution

[Sokratz]

I've been moving a lot lately and I'm still in the process of finishing my waterbox. It's functional and was in use for a month at the old apt, but I don't have the resevoir sealed and the top covered or anything like that. I realize with my crazy schedule that I probably won't get it done for a few months yet. *ohwell, just a hobby. I keep saying to myself*. but I'm dying here w/o my main computer while the new games are coming out that I want to play.

So what I need help with is a Air solution for my CPU and Vid.
Two important notes:
On the CPU I'll probably need to use the mounting rods as I got pissed off and glued them in.

I've also removed the shim from the vid card and have added ram heatsinks that'd interfere with a heatpipe setup or something that needed to be laid flat probably.

I'm looking for something decently priced. If I could get both for around 50 I'd be happy, and something that's not excessively loud.

Any help?
Mucho thanks as always

 

[Navid]

Popular air cooling solutions for CPU and GPU are:

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=35-118-108&depa=0
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=35-186-110&depa=0

 

[cw42]

Originally posted by: Navid
Popular air cooling solutions for CPU and GPU are:

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=35-118-108&depa=0
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=35-186-110&depa=0

yup, u can pretty much get both for <50.

 

[SneakyStuff]

Take the side of the case off and put a fan near it? That costs nothing

 

[Sokratz]

Originally posted by: SneakyStuff
Take the side of the case off and put a fan near it? That costs nothing

I hear ya, but I dont' have blocks either.

 

[Sokratz]

Originally posted by: Navid
Popular air cooling solutions for CPU and GPU are:

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=35-118-108&amp;depa=0
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=35-186-110&amp;depa=0

Thanks kindly. I'm not sure if that zalman is beefy enough. I know I'll have to drop my overclock down but hopefully not too much.. Will the silencer fit if I've already added heatsinks to the ram chips?

 

[Navid]

Originally posted by: Sokratz

Originally posted by: Navid
Popular air cooling solutions for CPU and GPU are:

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=35-118-108&amp;depa=0
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=35-186-110&amp;depa=0

Thanks kindly. I'm not sure if that zalman is beefy enough. I know I'll have to drop my overclock down but hopefully not too much.. Will the silencer fit if I've already added heatsinks to the ram chips?

I run a P4C 2.6GHz with that CPU cooler. When I overclock to 3.2GHz and run prime95, the CPU temperature does not go any higher than 47 degrees. Although, I have lapped the cooler and used Arctic Silver 5, which does not come with the cooler.

I cannot answer your question about the silencer fitting after having added ram sinks since I do not know how high your ram sinks are. I also have ramsinks and have no problems.
Have a look at your card and see what is the highest thing on it? If it is the ramsink, it is possible that you may have problems.

 

[Sokratz]

Oh, btw. this HSF isn't compatible with my the Abit NF7-S