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Offline JacktheBodiless

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Re: Your Rig/Your Setup
« Reply #30 on: December 17, 2007, 12:10:57 am »
I have a desktop HTPC case, so no tall aftermarket coolers will fit.  I though the low profile Zalman one might do the trick, but it won't fit because of the heatsink on my Northbridge... so stock it is for yours truly.
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Re: Your Rig/Your Setup
« Reply #31 on: December 17, 2007, 12:45:16 pm »
Quote from: JacktheBodiless on December 17, 2007, 12:10:57 am
I have a desktop HTPC case, so no tall aftermarket coolers will fit.  I though the low profile Zalman one might do the trick, but it won't fit because of the heatsink on my Northbridge... so stock it is for yours truly.


you can rotate the zalman.... other than that you could cut the NB heatsink to fit and add a 40mm fan to the side of it, to compensate for the surface area loss on the NB heatsink
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Re: Your Rig/Your Setup
« Reply #32 on: December 17, 2007, 12:49:06 pm »
answer my question too!
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Re: Your Rig/Your Setup
« Reply #33 on: December 17, 2007, 12:56:11 pm »
Quote from: GeNe on December 16, 2007, 11:13:05 pm

Cool. I have an Arctic Freezer Pro 7. Between that and the Zalmann, I think they are the best air-cooled heatsinks out there.

As I said, I have no control over my memory timings or FSB, just the clock speed; which is irritating.

I think when my processor is going full out (doing the prime95 torture test) it is around 50c.

I think I could safely OC to 3.2 because I never do anything super CPU intensive. What do you think?

in my opinion 50c is high for that cooler that you have... heres some tips.

get some "artic silver 5" (really good thermal paste) and reseat your CPU Heatsink with that stuff.

if you have holes in you case for more fans, fill them up. and set the fans so that the flow of air is smart. if you need more help on that one let me know

your CPU cooler can only cool your CPU with the air thats in the case. so you need more flow thru your case.

what case and mobo do you have? ?
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Re: Your Rig/Your Setup
« Reply #34 on: December 17, 2007, 01:01:15 pm »
Ok. I don't know if I'm going to reseat my processor. There's something very very scary about that for me. But if you reassure me that I won't blow up my computer, I'll be glad to give it a shot.

I have an Asus P5B MoBo and an Antec 900 case. I have all the fans in there. Currently, the 2 front and 1 side fan is set to low speed, with the top exhaust and back exhaust on high speed.

Also, I tried tidying up the wires in my computer, but there are too many!! I'll try and take some pictures later today.

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Re: Your Rig/Your Setup
« Reply #35 on: December 17, 2007, 01:07:28 pm »
YES! pics will help alot

i will get you in top performance for the bottom dollar.  ;)

ps you wont have to pull your processor for this... just the heatsink.
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Re: Your Rig/Your Setup
« Reply #36 on: December 17, 2007, 01:11:56 pm »
Quote from: anomaly on December 17, 2007, 01:07:28 pm
YES! pics will help alot

i will get you in top performance for the bottom dollar.  ;)

ps you wont have to pull your processor for this... just the heatsink.

alright, when i head home for lunch then....
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Re: Your Rig/Your Setup
« Reply #37 on: December 17, 2007, 01:59:15 pm »
Quote from: anomaly on December 17, 2007, 12:45:16 pm


you can rotate the zalman.... other than that you could cut the NB heatsink to fit and add a 40mm fan to the side of it, to compensate for the surface area loss on the NB heatsink

Yeah, I won't be cutting the heatsink on my mobo...  Especially since the cooling gains for the Zalman "helicopter style" low-profile cooler weren't that great compared to stock.  Once I get my home office back (i.e., I stop playing so much TF2 and get back to work finishing our basement) I will just get a new case and then it will be on like ping pong!
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Re: Your Rig/Your Setup
« Reply #38 on: December 17, 2007, 02:14:35 pm »
ic. fabing is what i do best so the first thought in my mind when you said the NB heatsink was the prob...

murder it, for the greater good of your PC jack! :wacko:
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Re: Your Rig/Your Setup
« Reply #39 on: December 17, 2007, 02:49:38 pm »
For my next case, I am going to get a dorm-room size refrigerator, drill some holes in the side for wires, and just put the darn mobo in there with the fridge set to max... heck with a case!
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Re: Your Rig/Your Setup
« Reply #40 on: December 17, 2007, 02:58:33 pm »
Quote from: JacktheBodiless on December 17, 2007, 02:49:38 pm
For my next case, I am going to get a dorm-room size refrigerator, drill some holes in the side for wires, and just put the darn mobo in there with the fridge set to max... heck with a case!

that really works...
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Re: Your Rig/Your Setup
« Reply #41 on: December 17, 2007, 03:44:35 pm »
Quote from: JacktheBodiless on December 17, 2007, 02:49:38 pm
For my next case, I am going to get a dorm-room size refrigerator, drill some holes in the side for wires, and just put the darn mobo in there with the fridge set to max... heck with a case!
screw that. I'm going to build a refrigerated clean-room to put my computer in. No dust and cooled to -40F, with 0 humidity.
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Re: Your Rig/Your Setup
« Reply #42 on: December 17, 2007, 04:02:52 pm »
Quote from: anomaly on December 17, 2007, 02:58:33 pm
that really works...

Quote from: GeNe on December 17, 2007, 03:44:35 pm
screw that. I'm going to build a refrigerated clean-room to put my computer in. No dust and cooled to -40F, with 0 humidity.

Er, oh, yeah, the humidity... well, it won't be a problem when I put the suitcase full of little silica beads I have accumulated from years of shoe and toy purchases in the bottom of the fridge.  ;)
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Re: Your Rig/Your Setup
« Reply #43 on: December 17, 2007, 05:15:03 pm »
Alright. 1 before and 3 after pictures. If you can make it even more streamlined, that would be fantastic.




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Re: Your Rig/Your Setup
« Reply #44 on: December 17, 2007, 08:25:51 pm »
Stop biting your nails, Gene.
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