Ghetto air cooling

mot19 · 05-November-03, 10:57 AM

Ive been wanting to post this some time, my case fans are too weak and dont move air well enough. So i cut 2 more holes and installed fans and still system temp is around 65c. So what is a man with 2 dollars to do? Go tot he local dollar store and buy a mini desk fan for 2 bucks. I took off the side of my case and put that there and now my temps are around 46c

I was just wondering if anyone else ever rigegd a very ghetto cooling system to their puter. Maybe i should send this to Afrotech

Jonny English · 05-November-03, 11:10 AM

Been done before Mot - in the old galleries their was a rig with a _pink_ desk fan aimed at the open side.

The fact that you're getting much lower temps with the side panel off makes me think there is something seriously wrong with your airflow ... like you have all the fans blowing in or something

Chrome_Rust · 05-November-03, 11:10 AM

d00d i am the pioneer of ghettto man! i had A small box fan that i used as a case side. and that was the only fan on the entire system it was only a 400 amd k6-3 but still....that is ghetto!!

Maverick · 05-November-03, 11:10 AM

Ive seen box fans attached to the side of computers before. I have also seen a computerbutted up against a window unit air condioner. Heck I even have an 80mm case fan hung next to my video card with zip ties. I think everyone has done something ghetto to their system at one time or another...lmao!

mot19 · 05-November-03, 11:25 AM

i think i dont have a major airflow problem, i have 4 front intakes, 1 blowhole, 2 side panel fans exhasts, and one rear exaust. I figure the aire flows from the front and gets drawn over the certain parts because of the suction of the exhasts. Maybe its my terrible wireing that blowcks all the air from going where it is supposed to. Also, i am the kings of ghettoness, its all about when your out of screws so you ducktape fans on

That isnt there anymore but still i tihnk my penny ram sinks on my radeon 9600 pro shows my cheapness(complements of afrotech)

godfoot · 06-November-03, 03:01 AM

I would think about making those side panel fans intake rather than exhaust. Seems like they may currently be "stealing" some of the air that should be directed at the mobo and GPU.

EDIT: oh yeah, it would DEFINATELY help to clean up your wiring, especially if you are still using ribbon IDE cables. If you dont want to spend the money on rounded IDEs, then just accordian-fold the ribbons and use rubber bands to hold the folds if you want to remain truly ghetto-fabulous.

amd_i-c-e · 15-November-03, 05:27 AM

I cut a hole in the side of my case and
stuck a thermaltake smart case fan and my case
temps never go above 26C but i do got . . . .
3 x thermaltake snart case fans, and 3 Blue led
fans as well in my case

keeps things very cool

Jonny English · 15-November-03, 07:02 AM

Quote:


	Originally posted by amd_i-c-e I cut a hole in the side of my case and stuck a thermaltake smart case fan and my case temps never go above 26C but i do got . . . . 3 x thermaltake snart case fans, and 3 Blue led fans as well in my case keeps things very cool

Hi amd', if no-ones already said "welcome to PR", let me be the first to do so

Sounds like we're practically neighbours

I had a peep at your rig pics, have you posted in the gallery here yet? I've got to say your power wiring is pretty rough though - I hope you stick around for a bit as I've got an article on psu power loom sleeving/tidying coming up soon

amd_i-c-e · 15-November-03, 08:25 AM

Thankx for the welcome,
My power will be solved soon ive got loads of cable ties
to keep them out for the moment.
Ive posted about 3 pictures to my gallery so they should be in there soon

TYCOON · 15-November-03, 10:10 AM

Phhh its winter time here and i just put my computer on the deck laying in the snow -7c temps.

Thats ghetto

1bad-wanna-B · 06-January-04, 04:36 PM

I have an asus A7V8X-X mainboard, AMD Athlon XP 2600 Barton CPU (not overclocked running at 1916 mhz), Artic Cooler, 2 Case fans in a chieftec midi tower with a 450 watt power supply, mainboard tem is 30 c, CPU is at 50 c, is that o.k.?

Jonny English · 07-January-04, 08:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1bad-wanna-B


	... is that o.k.?

What ? Resurrecting a 2 month old, only periphally related thread ?

You didn't specify what state those temps are ... are they in full in frag mode or idle ?

There's room for improvement there, but if those are high load temps I don't think you have anything to worry about

1bad-wanna-B · 07-January-04, 09:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jonny English


	What ? Resurrecting a 2 month old, only periphally related thread ? You didn't specify what state those temps are ... are they in full in frag mode or idle ? There's room for improvement there, but if those are high load temps I don't think you have anything to worry about

No I didnt ressurect this post I saw it and then I posted, max load temps are 53 c CPU 33 c Mainboard.

hawklen · 07-January-04, 10:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1bad-wanna-B


	No I didnt ressurect this post I saw it and then I posted, max load temps are 53 c CPU 33 c Mainboard.

Yes. When you post in a thread thats a few months old, you "resurrect" it.

And is it the default hsf that came with your CPU? Or an aftermarket one? If its the default one, pretty decent temps, if its an aftermarket, not too hot there. Its best to try to get yer CPU under 50C on full load imho

1bad-wanna-B · 08-January-04, 06:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hawklen


	Yes. When you post in a thread thats a few months old, you "resurrect" it. And is it the default hsf that came with your CPU? Or an aftermarket one? If its the default one, pretty decent temps, if its an aftermarket, not too hot there. Its best to try to get yer CPU under 50C on full load imho

default hsf?

mot19 · 08-January-04, 11:32 PM

will someone please slap him

1bad-wanna-B · 08-January-04, 11:41 PM

aaahhhhhh your talking about the white goop huh? I borrowed a half full tube from the dealer works good. Bet youd really freak if I said I didnt use any. But that would be a lie. truth is I didnt pay attention to the name on the tube.

jcarkeys · 08-January-04, 11:51 PM

Uhh... HSF is the heatsink/fan unit. Meaning the big metal thing that gets slapped on top of the white goop.

The default HSF is the one that comes when you buy a new processor.

aaronrkelly · 08-January-04, 11:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1bad-wanna-B


	aaahhhhhh your talking about the white goop huh? I borrowed a half full tube from the dealer works good. Bet youd really freak if I said I didnt use any. But that would be a lie. truth is I didnt pay attention to the name on the tube.

HSF........Heat Sink Fan. Your proc. cooling setup. Is its the stock heatsink and fan.

Slider · 08-January-04, 11:58 PM

This guy's yanking your chain guys. Nobody who can turn on a computer is that dumb.

05-November-03, 10:57 AM		#1 (permalink)
mot19 Apex Tech God	Ghetto air cooling Ive been wanting to post this some time, my case fans are too weak and dont move air well enough. So i cut 2 more holes and installed fans and still system temp is around 65c. So what is a man with 2 dollars to do? Go tot he local dollar store and buy a mini desk fan for 2 bucks. I took off the side of my case and put that there and now my temps are around 46c I was just wondering if anyone else ever rigegd a very ghetto cooling system to their puter. Maybe i should send this to Afrotech

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05-November-03, 11:10 AM		#2 (permalink)
Jonny English Etiquette & English Gentleman	Been done before Mot - in the old galleries their was a rig with a _pink_ desk fan aimed at the open side. The fact that you're getting much lower temps with the side panel off makes me think there is something seriously wrong with your airflow ... like you have all the fans blowing in or something

05-November-03, 11:10 AM		#3 (permalink)
Chrome_Rust Apex Tech God	d00d i am the pioneer of ghettto man! i had A small box fan that i used as a case side. and that was the only fan on the entire system it was only a 400 amd k6-3 but still....that is ghetto!!

05-November-03, 11:10 AM		#4 (permalink)
Maverick Apex Elite Expert Tech	Ive seen box fans attached to the side of computers before. I have also seen a computerbutted up against a window unit air condioner. Heck I even have an 80mm case fan hung next to my video card with zip ties. I think everyone has done something ghetto to their system at one time or another...lmao!

05-November-03, 11:25 AM		#5 (permalink)
mot19 Apex Tech God	i think i dont have a major airflow problem, i have 4 front intakes, 1 blowhole, 2 side panel fans exhasts, and one rear exaust. I figure the aire flows from the front and gets drawn over the certain parts because of the suction of the exhasts. Maybe its my terrible wireing that blowcks all the air from going where it is supposed to. Also, i am the kings of ghettoness, its all about when your out of screws so you ducktape fans on That isnt there anymore but still i tihnk my penny ram sinks on my radeon 9600 pro shows my cheapness(complements of afrotech)

06-November-03, 03:01 AM		#6 (permalink)
godfoot A George Orwell fan...sorta	I would think about making those side panel fans intake rather than exhaust. Seems like they may currently be "stealing" some of the air that should be directed at the mobo and GPU. EDIT: oh yeah, it would DEFINATELY help to clean up your wiring, especially if you are still using ribbon IDE cables. If you dont want to spend the money on rounded IDEs, then just accordian-fold the ribbons and use rubber bands to hold the folds if you want to remain truly ghetto-fabulous.

15-November-03, 05:27 AM		#7 (permalink)
amd_i-c-e Apex Techie Wannabe	I cut a hole in the side of my case and stuck a thermaltake smart case fan and my case temps never go above 26C but i do got . . . . 3 x thermaltake snart case fans, and 3 Blue led fans as well in my case keeps things very cool

15-November-03, 08:25 AM		#9 (permalink)
amd_i-c-e Apex Techie Wannabe	Thankx for the welcome, My power will be solved soon ive got loads of cable ties to keep them out for the moment. Ive posted about 3 pictures to my gallery so they should be in there soon

15-November-03, 10:10 AM		#10 (permalink)
TYCOON Apex Tech God	Phhh its winter time here and i just put my computer on the deck laying in the snow -7c temps. Thats ghetto

06-January-04, 04:36 PM		#11 (permalink)
1bad-wanna-B Apex Techie Lite	I have an asus A7V8X-X mainboard, AMD Athlon XP 2600 Barton CPU (not overclocked running at 1916 mhz), Artic Cooler, 2 Case fans in a chieftec midi tower with a 450 watt power supply, mainboard tem is 30 c, CPU is at 50 c, is that o.k.?

08-January-04, 11:32 PM		#16 (permalink)
mot19 Apex Tech God	will someone please slap him

08-January-04, 11:41 PM		#17 (permalink)
1bad-wanna-B Apex Techie Lite	aaahhhhhh your talking about the white goop huh? I borrowed a half full tube from the dealer works good. Bet youd really freak if I said I didnt use any. But that would be a lie. truth is I didnt pay attention to the name on the tube.

08-January-04, 11:51 PM		#18 (permalink)
jcarkeys Key Hoe	Uhh... HSF is the heatsink/fan unit. Meaning the big metal thing that gets slapped on top of the white goop. The default HSF is the one that comes when you buy a new processor.

08-January-04, 11:58 PM		#20 (permalink)
Slider Ghostrider	This guy's yanking your chain guys. Nobody who can turn on a computer is that dumb.