New Pc

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Originally posted by clocker@2 November 2003 - 16:17
Thanks Brainiac I appreciate the advice.
The pictures were originally JPEGs, but exceeded my webhost's file size limit, so I made them into .GIFs to lower the file size.

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awright. well, if you're so inclined to get hold of a program like Photoshop, clicking "save for Web" is a good way to achieve a fairly awesome file size vs dimension ratio. i think it could easily get pics like those down to about 30kb each as jpegs and they'd still be nice & clear.

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Originally posted by _John_Lennon_@2 November 2003 - 18:43
The Ram is fine for his 333Mhz side bus CPU.

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that is true. as far as i know, nvidia recommends that their boards perform best when you run the FSB and memory at the same clock. even if the memory is capable of outpacing the FSB. i'd only recommend 400mhz memory if you were expecting to get a 400mhz FSB CPU eventually-- or just to keep that upgrade option open.

Stage 2

Removed three more fans.
Down to three total (including HSF).
Using a Thermaltake ducting mod intended for remounting a fan on a Volcano series heatsink, I mounted a low profile Zalman fan right next to the heatsink.
http://www.bit-tech.net/images/review/262/2.jpg
This neat little doodad puts the fan, which is set to exhaust (suck) air, in the perfect place to help out the Zalman HS fan.
http://galleries.vinyamar.com/ps/sho...BVCNx&ext=.jpg
This arrangement works quite well. CPU temps have dropped from 40 C to 38 C. Motherboard temp is a steady 28 C.
I may duplicate the setup in the fan space right above the current one.

The harddrive has been moved out of the floppybay and mounted on the back wall. I used a Zalman heatpipe cooler and it was a piece of cake. These heatpipe units really seem to work and as an added bonus I was able to delete more fans.
Into the floppybay I mounted a SmardCard reader.
This is the HDD cooler...
http://www.1coolpc.com/heatpipehdd.jpg

So now I'm ready to really get serious about switching to water cooling I think. I'll probably mount the second fan for the heatsink and run this rig for a few days/weeks so I have a good baseline from which to evaluate the H2O cooling efficiency.
I'll keep you posted....

Man, I like this thread. It shows the personality of this forum.

I don't have time to read it all, but I must say that it is elequent.

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Originally posted by clocker@3 November 2003 - 00:43

Oh yeah, it was also on sale for $175. ;)

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That! Is what I dont like about xasers.

Mine was about 50 bucks, not counting shipping.

sweeeeet

if you want any help with a set up on water cooling, i may not be be the best person, but i am sure we the poeple at the forum can help if it is required... (I will try to help too!!)Although i would imagine you will be fine... :D Your case looks good, and it looks like you have a good set up for the future... Best of luck! :P

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Originally posted by _John_Lennon_@3 November 2003 - 19:10

That! Is what I dont like about xasers.

Mine was about 50 bucks, not counting shipping.

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You got a Xaser case for $50?

Quite a bargain.

clocker, I congratulate you on your reduction of the total number of fans. You are definitely showing me that you view things similar to the way I do. The simpler the better. That angled duct positioning is a smart idea. I also see that you have a fan adaptor there (experimental placment I assume).

Fewer fans is also less load on the power supply, leaving more power for your system.

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Originally posted by Virtualbody1234@3 November 2003 - 21:43
clocker, I congratulate you on your reduction of the total number of fans. You are definitely showing me that you view things similar to the way I do. The simpler the better. That angled duct positioning is a smart idea. I also see that you have a fan adaptor there (experimental placment I assume).

Fewer fans is also less load on the power supply, leaving more power for your system.

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Thanks VB.

The fan adapter is just holding a filter in place at the moment. Denver has a lot of dust in the air.
I am loathe to do any major hacking around on the case or my components till I get further along in my experiments. The adapter was handy so I screwed in into place...
Ultimately the angled fan adapter is going to end up on the case floor I suspect, directing air onto the video card heat sinks. I'm too lazy to do it right now as it will require stripping out all the parts and frankly, my mounting method for the CPU heatsink, while very effective, is a pain in the ass to assemble. I hope to avoid the trauma until I'm ready to mount the water block and other parts of the cooling system.