Ooooh Oooooh Mod PICS!!!!

[ocnewb]

I posted these in another thread, and someone asked me to make a new one. So here it is.
I had 3 extra bays in my P180B case. So using the extra plates i mounted an extra 120mm fan. Then i made two brackets out of cardboard by tracing out a 120mm fan, I then cut a hole in it big enough to fit some dryer hose. I connected one to the fan in the top bays and the other to the CPU fan.

Pics!

Top mounted 120mm fan

Notice my little fan on the NB (thx wusy). That Video cooler is the KuFormula VF1

This whole project took me an hour and a half. My temps dropped 6c 8O

 

[nukemaster]

temps please...

looks good!

 

[ocnewb]

Running my E6400 at 3.7 on dual primes it hits about 55-57c. Its test stable for over 8hrs. I only really use this pc for gaming (WoW, CS, and have IE and windows media player open) and my cpu usage never goes over 20%. My temps at that point bounce between 45-50c.

 

[Eurasianman]

is the computer still quiet though :?:

 

[neocristi]

nice ..... but at that CPU, lousy videocard... my opinion

 

[ocnewb]

is the computer still quiet though

Yes this PC is suprisingly very quiet.

Now, that's what I call BTX style without it overheating the gfx card.
Nice! So you followed my windtunnel/ducting advice eh?

Yah and it seems to have paid off very well, i was able to get more OC out of it =).

nice ..... but at that CPU, lousy videocard... my opinion

I got the 7600GT because I plan to upgrade to DX10 onec available. Thats why i got an evga. Good ole step up program =).

 

[tool_462]

Heh, I've been stepping up too. I had a 6600GT then I got another one cheap off eBay ($30) then I stepped my first one up to a 7800GT since it ended up costing about $25 more due to the price drops. Sold the other one on ebay for about 65 bucks so I made money and upgraded! Hoping DX10 comes out before my step up time is over.

 

[wolfman140]

Damn you OCnewb! you and your 3.7Ghz! I can't even get up to 3.2!!! I thought you were having issues getting it much higher than 3.2?? What changed? Was it the F6 BIOS because it sure as hell didn't help mine.

 

[ocnewb]

No, I hit a wall at 3.4. This mod and a little more voltage fixed that. I actually had it prime stable for 2hrs at 3.85 but the temps were getting into the 60's . Ill leave it at 3.7ghz. My goal was 3.5 so im happy with the results.

 

[Multiplectic]

*reminds of the joy running Barton @2.62Ghz 2.000V doing Bungholiomarks*

8O

2.0V?

8O

Did you used liquid nitrogen to cool that beast?

 

[Multiplectic]

A Barton core @ 2.62 GHz... More or less like an FX-55, wasn't it?

 

[Multiplectic]

I would have expected a little more, since K7 and K8 are pretty much the same... But, I think it's pretty good, anyway.

 

[Multiplectic]

It happens every time...

My 3200+ @ 2.65 GHz will be useless in a few months... Damn multi-threaded gaming!! :tongue:

 

[yourmothersanastronaut]

Blasted new technology. Glad I never subscribed.



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...waitaminute...

 

[nategarst]

How exactly do you step up?
I have a EVGA 7600GT thats about 3-4 months old, can I step up?

http://www.evga.com/stepup/default.asp?switch=2

Must be done within 90 days of purchase.