My "quiet down the overclocked beast" project

[pelikan]

I put up some pics.

 

[MatthewF01]

dude your vid card kicks @$$

 

[boyRacer]

That video card looks scary... :Q

 

[pelikan]

Originally posted by: MatthewF01
dude your vid card kicks @$$

Thanks!

 

[MoFunk]

How does that duct work for you? Do you notice a cooling difference? What do the temps rise up to if you block the duct?

 

[pelikan]

The duct dropped my temps by 6C.

Before the duct I was using loud case fans and temps under load were: 42C cpu/ 26C mb. The temps were fine, but I wanted my system to be quiet. I couldn't use quiet fans because my temps would rise too much and cause instability.

With the duct and quiet fans temps are: 36C cpu/25C mb. The duct allowed me to use quiet fans. In fact it worked better than expected and my temps dropped too.

 

[MoFunk]

That sounds great. Are you using anything to filter out dust?

 

[pelikan]

No filters. I have an air compressor with a long hose.

 

[MoFunk]

Good deal. I have a clear window on the side of mine and just found a place that sells acrylic tubing. I will be doing this very thing! Glad I saw your post.

 

[pelikan]

That'll look cool. Post your results and pics.

 

[isaacmacdonald]

looks exactly like my ti4600 did. The problem is that you need to clear 2 or 3 pci slots for room + air intake. It would be damn cool if there was a a cheap way to use the heatsink + heatpipe that would allow you to mount the fan perpendicular to the card.

cool beans on the quiet stuff though... I'm all about that.

 

[iamme]

very cool

i may try out that duct idea myself.

 

[erikiksaz]

I couldn't find a pipe like that at my local Home Depot though

 

[pelikan]

Originally posted by: erikiksaz
I couldn't find a pipe like that at my local Home Depot though

I've got another one I don't need if you want it. $1.99 + shipping.

 

[erikiksaz]

I'm going to head to another hardware store soon to buy some dremel bits, so hopefully i can find it there. If not, i'll take up your offer, thanks!