Sprocket's New Home

[racer II]

Looks great, temps are like mine although it used to be lower but the new sata hdd and the 9800 pro heat up my case alot more then before.

So i cant wait till i get that zalman water cooling.

Cpu temp load are 45 degrees , Idle 38 degrees (Diode temp not socket)
And case temps are between 28 and 30 degrees , before i had the 9800 pro and the sata hdd case temps used to be between 21 and 23 degrees.

Got 2 12 cm papst fans , 1 in the front and 1 in the top pannel , and 2 8cm papst fans in the rear. I will try to post some pics later.

[Virtualbody1234]

used one of my beloved TT ducts in the back to help cool my new vid card.

Nice touch. I have something quite similar for my video cooling.

[clocker]

Great minds think alike.

[clocker]

Small *bump*.

Today I decided to go ahead and implement an idea that I've been pondering for awhile now...a fan/duct on the sidepanel to feed fresh air directly to the HSF.
My old setup wouldn't work in this case due to space restrictions.
I sorta like the symmetry that this second fan gives the case anyway...

Pics will follow later today, right now I just want to let her run and see how effective this is.
The idle temps upon startup ( after 15 min or so) were in the high twenties/low thirties.
I would guestimate the room ambient at 25c or so.

Here are the temps after 1 1/2 hours folding....


Mikey likes it.
We'll see how things go after a more extended run...

[clocker]

Here is my newest addition to Sprocket's cooling arsenal, a sidepanel fan/duct to pipe air right to the HSF...

The fan is sandwiched inbetween a gutted fan housing and the tube fitting from my Sunbeam ducting kit. For some reason they include three of these fittings in the box...
This combination brings the air outlet to within 3/8" of my HS fan.
The airstream from this fan is quite noticable around the sink.

This is a fairly typical idle temp after a few hours of use.
I'll continue to finetune the fan speeds to reach an optimal balance ( I think the socket temp should be lower...), but the general results are acceptable.
Sprocket is stil whisper quiet with this arrangement, but my temps do tend to rise and fall with room ambient (naturally) and I'll probably have to increase fan speeds as summer sets in.
So far today, my lowest sustained idle temp has been 22 c and my highest full load temp has been 39c.

I think my next area of attention will be the video card...it's reporting a temp of 36c...and if I can lower that my case ambient will surely drop.

Hmmm...just noticed...three posts all in a row...I'm talking to myself here.

[racer II]

Wow those are really impressive temps clocker.

[kaiweiler]

Hmmm...just noticed...three posts all in a row...I'm talking to myself here.

haha no, I am listening, just speachless at your amazing abilities...

[atiVidia]

rofl clocker u triple poster havent u ever heard of edting ur posts? u f__king post whore

impressive tho... (damn)


overall how much did u pay for the foam, the case, HSF, the HDD heat pipe and any other fans u added?

[clocker]

overall how much did u pay for the foam, the case, HSF, the HDD heat pipe and any other fans u added?

The foam I bought from the scrap bin at a local automotive upholstery shop...cost $5 for about 1 1/2 sq. yards ( more than enough to line even the largest full tower case).
The case was a scratch & dent special from MicroCenter...$29.95.
Zalman 7000cu HSF...$50.
Zalman HDD heatpipe cooler...$20 ( I think...).
Fans, switches and miscellaneous hardware...maybe another $50-75.

You don't have to be rich to do this stuff ( I , for one, certainly am not), just willing to rummage around surplus stores and clearance tables...

[j2k4]

It doesn't hurt that you have Da Vinci's sensibility, Clocker, while also being one of the pre-eminent fabricators of the modern age.
















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