New Pc

[abu_has_the_power]

yea. u got a really well made machine. how much u ditching out for this beast? and i didn't catch wat ur vd card was. r u adding a couple cold cathodes? and some led fans? and some nice lights on the outside? wat bout fan grills?

and bout the heatsink, i thought that heatsink was better than the intel heatsink fan thing that i have

[clocker]

Video card is a Radeon 9000Pro.
At least for now.

No lights, Abu.
Not now, not ever.
It's a computer not a carnival ride.

So far I have about a million hours and more money than I care to think about, but it's getting cold outside and I can't work on my car so this is my winter project...

[abu_has_the_power]

Originally posted by clocker@2 November 2003 - 05:41
Video card is a Radeon 9000Pro.
At least for now.

No lights, Abu.
Not now, not ever.
It's a computer not a carnival ride.

So far I have about a million hours and more money than I care to think about, but it's getting cold outside and I can't work on my car so this is my winter project...

well lights would make ur comp look like this :

http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/atta...=&postid=376298

http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/atta...=&postid=376907

http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/atta...=&postid=385885
lol

http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/atta...=&postid=410709

http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/atta...=&postid=411895
http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/atta...=&postid=428971

these r just a few. there's much better looking ones at forums.extremeoverclocking.com. now tell me these look amazing.

[lynx]

You've got to have lights, Clocker, or how is the hamster going to see his treadmill? If he can't see his treadmill your overclocking performance is going to be absolutely zero.

[3RA1N1AC]

i always thought overclocking depended more on the size of the spoiler and the "go faster" stripe that you paint on the case.

[Kunal]

Originally posted by abu_has_the_power@2 November 2003 - 02:56
very nice work dude. did u say 40 deg C? that's a bit high for that heatsink. did u oc ur cpu? cuz i have my 2.4c @ 2.6, and my idle is around 34 deg C, and i have the crappiest heatsink.

you've got to remember amd's run slightyly hotter than intels and also that clockers fan is silent so runs alot slower than yours, if clocker had a faster fan on his cpu, he could get his temp lower, but its not needed as 40c is a decent temp( my 2000+ runs at 40c, using a coolermaster aero 7 lite, hsf, with the fan at about half way, so it silent )

[Virtualbody1234]

i thought that heatsink was better than the intel heatsink fan thing that i have

@Abu, I think that clocker can out build anything you could build and he would do it with one hand tied behind his back. Maybe you could learn something about how things should be built instead of criticizing his equipment.

No lights, Abu.
Not now, not ever.
It's a computer not a carnival ride.

That's his choice, abu. Let him build it the way he thinks is smart.

I wonder what kind of noisy ''carnival ride" abu would build?

I have said it before abu, if you don't know what you're talking about then don't. Or simply STFU.

[clocker]

you've got to remember amd's run slightyly hotter than intels and also that clockers fan is silent so runs alot slower than yours, if clocker had a faster fan on his cpu, he could get his temp lower, but its not needed as 40c is a decent temp( my 2000+ runs at 40c, using a coolermaster aero 7 lite, hsf, with the fan at about half way, so it silent )

Exactly.

The problem with fan-only cooling is the trade off you have to accept between cooling efficiency and noise generation. You can't seem to have both airflow and silence.

My primary goal is quiet. Hence the exploration into some more active forms of heat dissipation. Water cooling looks to be the easiest, the downside being a lot of clunky hardware.
Peltier cooling looks very interesting, the bad part being the potential for condensation, which would be instantly fatal and devastatingly expensive.

I think that water cooling is the next stage.
The biggest drawback is that I hate to buy stuff online or through the mail.
I really like to be able to see/touch the product I'm purchasing before shelling out my money. Pictures can make crappy stuff look pretty good and I hate the disappointment of opening a box only to find that it's not really what I wanted.
Of course none of my local computer shops have a wide range of watercooling stuff in stock... or any, for that matter.

We shall see.

@Abu,

My backround is with racing machines. The fundamental thinking in that field is "If it doesn't have to be there, get it the hell out!". In other words, function over form.
To my eye there is beauty in sheer performance, not polishing, plating, painting, or, in this case, lighting.
Also, I appreciate the level of detailing that is not all immediately apparent. Even at a third look you are still discovering little touches that add to the harmony of the overall design/execution.
Case lighting runs counter to this approach.
I can appreciate a pimped out case/computer, it's just not the way I want to do it...

Besides that, I think that case lighting is a fad that will only serve to date the machine. Like big wings on little Hondas and harvest gold kitchen appliances, in a few years I'd look at it and say "What the hell was I thinking? That is sooo yesterday!"

[lynx]

I've got to the stage where my ps, case and cpu fans are almost silent at normal running, certainly within acceptable tolerances, but the hd cooler is now the noisiest thing. I liked your alternative clocker, but I wondered what heat pipes might be like. I understand they can be very efficient, so if you can get the heat away from electrical components, a peltier device can then create condensation without risk of damage, but I suspect it may not be necessary.

[clocker]

Lynx,

My experience with heatpipe technology is very limited.
I only put the setup on my video card a few days ago and haven't opened up the case to check out how efficiently it is working yet.
The biggest issue I have with Peltier systems is that all of the kits I have seen to date are sorta crude/homemade looking. I don't really want to be someone else's beta tester.
I already do that for Bill Gates....