my first kind of mod! "sk7 improvment"

justinvalencia · 05-June-03, 09:36 PM

okay a couple days ago i was figiting around with my computer and i felt that right next to my sk7 on the sides, that there was alot of air not going into the heatsink but just off to the side doing no good. so i figured that since my fan was puting all its effort into making high cfms, "not to mention screaming its ass of to do so" i thought that i should make good use of that wasted airflow....
so basicly since the TT fanis 80x80mm and the sk7 is closer to 82x65mm i figured that i could bend the outer 4 plates on each side out so that now the dimensions of the heatsink would be more like 82x80mm

all in all... the results were good. originaly with my cpu set to 2.43ghz at 1.8v my system produced 86 watts and had an idle of 39C with a toast load at 49.5C

with the mod and all the same cpu settings: i achieved a 37C idle and a toast load at 47C this was all conducted at a 73F ambient temp.

BigAkita · 05-June-03, 11:15 PM

Nice job.

chiquita · 05-June-03, 11:24 PM

Good job. Like to see pics though.

jinxÂ© · 05-June-03, 11:25 PM

Sounds like a good mod then just.

justinvalencia · 05-June-03, 11:47 PM

well i dont have a digital camera, so i cant get pics to you guys. i do have a scanner but i dont have a camera, and then id have to get the film developed.... so i cant, oh well

05-June-03, 09:36 PM		#1 (permalink)
justinvalencia Apex Master Tech Apprentice	my first kind of mod! "sk7 improvment" okay a couple days ago i was figiting around with my computer and i felt that right next to my sk7 on the sides, that there was alot of air not going into the heatsink but just off to the side doing no good. so i figured that since my fan was puting all its effort into making high cfms, "not to mention screaming its ass of to do so" i thought that i should make good use of that wasted airflow.... so basicly since the TT fanis 80x80mm and the sk7 is closer to 82x65mm i figured that i could bend the outer 4 plates on each side out so that now the dimensions of the heatsink would be more like 82x80mm all in all... the results were good. originaly with my cpu set to 2.43ghz at 1.8v my system produced 86 watts and had an idle of 39C with a toast load at 49.5C with the mod and all the same cpu settings: i achieved a 37C idle and a toast load at 47C this was all conducted at a 73F ambient temp.

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05-June-03, 11:15 PM		#2 (permalink)
BigAkita n00b-ass reviewer	Nice job.

05-June-03, 11:24 PM		#3 (permalink)
chiquita Banned	Good job. Like to see pics though.

05-June-03, 11:25 PM		#4 (permalink)
jinxÂ© Still Duck's Hoe Though	Sounds like a good mod then just.

05-June-03, 11:47 PM		#5 (permalink)
justinvalencia Apex Master Tech Apprentice	well i dont have a digital camera, so i cant get pics to you guys. i do have a scanner but i dont have a camera, and then id have to get the film developed.... so i cant, oh well