Need help cooling

talem · 20-May-03, 02:11 PM

Hi i need help cooling my system. I just bought this case http://www.electroseller.com/Merchan...1/4336-153.jpg .
I have 1 fan in there and was woundering if there any way i can cool it better? Whas the best and cheap heatsink? Its at 52cc right now.
Thank You

Ben · 20-May-03, 02:14 PM

You could add a few 80MMs for exhaust...dunno about intake on that. Do you have any pics of the front and back? Also, how much do you want to cut?

scapegoat · 20-May-03, 02:32 PM

Best heat sink for little cash, The ThermalRight SK7
Check out www.svc.com for a good price on it.

As for cooling. Whats the name of the case? And more pics would be helpfull.

But in general You are looking for a bottom to top cooling approach (see pic)

At least 2 good high flow fans shoud be the minumum one intake on the front and one exhaust on the rear. (plus a dual fan PSU with an intake and an exhaust)

It looks as if you PC also has a fan on the door which im guessing is where you have your one fan now?

AntiM · 20-May-03, 02:35 PM

Hard to tell much from that picture. But cutting a blowhole on top will help a great deal. You could also cut an intake in the bottom of the case to bring cool air in.

As far as heatsinks the hsf of choice around here is generallly the Thermalright line. What cpu do you have? The SLK-800 and the SLK-900 will fit both Intel and AMD. The SLK-700 and AX-7 will work for AMD and are cheaper. As is the AX-478 for Intel chips. Any of those will outperform and are less expensive than most of the competition.

talem · 20-May-03, 02:58 PM

yes but i dont know how to cut and i really dont wanna ruin this ccase.

AntiM · 20-May-03, 03:19 PM

Okaaaay.

Try this. Replace the current fan in your door with a high output delta or tornado fan. Noisy but it will do the job.

Another way to get air into the case without cutting are bay coolers, hard drive coolers and slot coolers.

For added exhaust look for a good two fan psu as Scapegoat suggested. Kingwin makes a quality psu that actually has 4 fans.

chiquita · 20-May-03, 03:20 PM

THis is a modding community, if you wanna do something here then the first thing to get out is a device, such as a dremel, to start cutting that case. That case has 4 80mm intakes @ the front, but are rather useless as they pretty much just churn air.

Ben · 20-May-03, 04:06 PM

Hay bananna boy, are you not quitting PR anymore?

talem · 20-May-03, 06:30 PM

Yes i know its a modding community. I have cut stuff with Dramel before and my case turned out all crappy. Im not good with power tools. So stop putting me down man. Thank you other people for helping me out.

BigAkita · 20-May-03, 08:26 PM

Dood! Please edit that post and resize the pic down to around 500x500 pixels.

talem · 20-May-03, 08:41 PM

Heres a current pic of what fans i have. I just added the intake fan.

BigAkita · 20-May-03, 09:23 PM

That would work, but you probably want to move the fan in the window a little more towards the rear. That way some air goes directly to the CPU and vid card.

talem · 20-May-03, 09:25 PM

well the window one is stuck there. I dunno if i can put one on the back.

BigAkita · 20-May-03, 10:23 PM

OK, I just looked at the link you had. If you don't want to cut the case, get better high CFM case fans and a better heatsink.

That will make your pre-mod real pimp.

scapegoat · 20-May-03, 10:40 PM

Quote:


	Originally posted by talem well the window one is stuck there. I dunno if i can put one on the back.

There has to be a fan mount on the back, either that our the case manufacturers are complete retards. There should be a grill looking thing surronding by four mouting holes on the back, if you cant recongnize it let me post a pic when i get home.

talem · 21-May-03, 01:02 AM

Herre i took a pic of it. Its a lil small though for a fan grill.

chiquita · 21-May-03, 01:10 AM

"Hay bananna boy, are you not quitting PR anymore?"

Gotta help out my fellow Pimp's n' Hoe's don't I? Gotta keep business rolling.

chiquita · 21-May-03, 01:13 AM

"Yes i know its a modding community. I have cut stuff with Dramel before and my case turned out all crappy. Im not good with power tools. So stop putting me down man. Thank you other people for helping me out."

You should have seen my first cut. Like we always say "Practice makes perfect". Buy a cheap $5 case and mod it to death, thats what most of us have done. I bought my case for $9.99 @ a noname computer store and look what I've turned it into man. You can do the same if you put some effort into it.

talem · 21-May-03, 01:26 AM

welll if i had the time but schools important to me more. Heres my first cut...... As u can see the cutting and sanding suckes. But i love the pic

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TheOutcast · 21-May-03, 01:29 AM

Okay folks, what this man has is my case with the premod window and a different front bezel... therefore, same basic rules apply.

Rear mount: 1x60mm
Front mount: 1x80mm
Side mount: 1x80mm

You basically told me this:
Get some hard drive coolers to push air through the 5.25 bays, and cut a blowhole in the top.
My suggestion is cut a hole for another 60mm underneath the current mount for one.

Speaking of which, where the hell is your exhaust fan?!

20-May-03, 02:11 PM		#1 (permalink)
talem Apex Techie II	Need help cooling Hi i need help cooling my system. I just bought this case http://www.electroseller.com/Merchan...1/4336-153.jpg . I have 1 fan in there and was woundering if there any way i can cool it better? Whas the best and cheap heatsink? Its at 52cc right now. Thank You

20-May-03, 02:32 PM		#3 (permalink)
scapegoat Apex Tech God	Best heat sink for little cash, The ThermalRight SK7 Check out www.svc.com for a good price on it. As for cooling. Whats the name of the case? And more pics would be helpfull. But in general You are looking for a bottom to top cooling approach (see pic) At least 2 good high flow fans shoud be the minumum one intake on the front and one exhaust on the rear. (plus a dual fan PSU with an intake and an exhaust) It looks as if you PC also has a fan on the door which im guessing is where you have your one fan now? Attached Thumbnails

20-May-03, 08:41 PM		#11 (permalink)
talem Apex Techie II	Heres a current pic of what fans i have. I just added the intake fan. Attached Thumbnails

21-May-03, 01:02 AM		#16 (permalink)
talem Apex Techie II	Herre i took a pic of it. Its a lil small though for a fan grill. Attached Thumbnails

21-May-03, 01:13 AM		#18 (permalink)
chiquita Banned	"Yes i know its a modding community. I have cut stuff with Dramel before and my case turned out all crappy. Im not good with power tools. So stop putting me down man. Thank you other people for helping me out." You should have seen my first cut. Like we always say "Practice makes perfect". Buy a cheap $5 case and mod it to death, thats what most of us have done. I bought my case for $9.99 @ a noname computer store and look what I've turned it into man. You can do the same if you put some effort into it. Attached Thumbnails

20-May-03, 02:14 PM		#2 (permalink)
Ben Mote-Hoe-Cross	You could add a few 80MMs for exhaust...dunno about intake on that. Do you have any pics of the front and back? Also, how much do you want to cut?

20-May-03, 02:35 PM		#4 (permalink)
AntiM Aqua Pimp	Hard to tell much from that picture. But cutting a blowhole on top will help a great deal. You could also cut an intake in the bottom of the case to bring cool air in. As far as heatsinks the hsf of choice around here is generallly the Thermalright line. What cpu do you have? The SLK-800 and the SLK-900 will fit both Intel and AMD. The SLK-700 and AX-7 will work for AMD and are cheaper. As is the AX-478 for Intel chips. Any of those will outperform and are less expensive than most of the competition.

20-May-03, 02:58 PM		#5 (permalink)
talem Apex Techie II	yes but i dont know how to cut and i really dont wanna ruin this ccase.

20-May-03, 03:19 PM		#6 (permalink)
AntiM Aqua Pimp	Okaaaay. Try this. Replace the current fan in your door with a high output delta or tornado fan. Noisy but it will do the job. Another way to get air into the case without cutting are bay coolers, hard drive coolers and slot coolers. For added exhaust look for a good two fan psu as Scapegoat suggested. Kingwin makes a quality psu that actually has 4 fans.

20-May-03, 03:20 PM		#7 (permalink)
chiquita Banned	THis is a modding community, if you wanna do something here then the first thing to get out is a device, such as a dremel, to start cutting that case. That case has 4 80mm intakes @ the front, but are rather useless as they pretty much just churn air.

20-May-03, 04:06 PM		#8 (permalink)
Ben Mote-Hoe-Cross	Hay bananna boy, are you not quitting PR anymore?

20-May-03, 06:30 PM		#9 (permalink)
talem Apex Techie II	Yes i know its a modding community. I have cut stuff with Dramel before and my case turned out all crappy. Im not good with power tools. So stop putting me down man. Thank you other people for helping me out.

20-May-03, 08:26 PM		#10 (permalink)
BigAkita n00b-ass reviewer	Dood! Please edit that post and resize the pic down to around 500x500 pixels.

20-May-03, 09:23 PM		#12 (permalink)
BigAkita n00b-ass reviewer	That would work, but you probably want to move the fan in the window a little more towards the rear. That way some air goes directly to the CPU and vid card.

20-May-03, 09:25 PM		#13 (permalink)
talem Apex Techie II	well the window one is stuck there. I dunno if i can put one on the back.

20-May-03, 10:23 PM		#14 (permalink)
BigAkita n00b-ass reviewer	OK, I just looked at the link you had. If you don't want to cut the case, get better high CFM case fans and a better heatsink. That will make your pre-mod real pimp.

21-May-03, 01:10 AM		#17 (permalink)
chiquita Banned	"Hay bananna boy, are you not quitting PR anymore?" Gotta help out my fellow Pimp's n' Hoe's don't I? Gotta keep business rolling.

21-May-03, 01:26 AM		#19 (permalink)
talem Apex Techie II	welll if i had the time but schools important to me more. Heres my first cut...... As u can see the cutting and sanding suckes. But i love the pic . Attached Thumbnails

21-May-03, 01:29 AM		#20 (permalink)
TheOutcast Minnes-hoe-tan	Okay folks, what this man has is my case with the premod window and a different front bezel... therefore, same basic rules apply. Rear mount: 1x60mm Front mount: 1x80mm Side mount: 1x80mm You basically told me this: Get some hard drive coolers to push air through the 5.25 bays, and cut a blowhole in the top. My suggestion is cut a hole for another 60mm underneath the current mount for one. Speaking of which, where the hell is your exhaust fan?!

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