So I did some case modding, most in order to get better cooling in my case. It's an old SuperMicro SC760-A (full tower).

what I did was to build a fan controller bay (bay bus??), to control the 2 Silverstone FM-121 I added to the side doors and to also control the PSU's fan (a Thermaltake Silent PurePower 480W).

CPU is running with a Zalman 9500 and AS5.


Room temp: 26º C
Mobo temp: 36º C
CPU temp (idle): 42º C
CPU temp (load, overclocked to 3.6 GHz): 48º C


It doesn't go beyond 48º C. I've left it running for 1 hour with prime 95 (two instances, w/ different tests) and Dr DivX 2.0. No errors, no nothing.

Also, there was no improvement in temp readings by running the 2 FM-121 at the lower or higher speed. The GPU, OTOH, was cooler with 1 of the big fans spinning faster.

So, considering it was a very hot day (it's summer down here), and it's entirely fan cooled, I consider this a great reading and a successful attempt.

BTW, these Silverstone FM-121 are FANtastic!!! (pun intended!) At max speed each one pushes 110 CFM.

Comments welcome! I'll try to post pics of the bay bus.

That's the main reason I often wear a kilt.

P.S. WARNING: DO NOT LOAD THE NEW THG HOME PAGE WITHOUT TAKING YOUR NAUSEA PILLS. YES, IT'S THAT UGLY AND CHEAP-LOOKING!

There are 2 exhaust fans:

- 1 near the Zalman 955, a generic ball-bearing 6 cm fan.
- the PSU itself pushes air outwards

The problem is that on the upper side of the case there is no space to fit a fan into. Really! That's where all the drives are located and with all the cables and stuff there isn't room to fit anything else.

Simonetti, what kind of case do you have that's that tight? Minitower? I suggest you invest $25 into a mid-tower or larger.

Hey, mpilch, who's the old dude in your avatar? Edison?

OUCH! I thought that was some kinda joke, but I went and checked anyways.


MY EYES HURT!!!

I wish I had taken your advice!

Simonetti, I'm trying to start a poll thread to see what people think of it, but no matter what I do I can't get the poll to appear. You know what I'm doin' wrong?

Mpilch, it's drivin' me crazy. I know I recognize the dude. Who is it? Please please pretty please!

This is a bad pic (found through Google) of the case:

http://images.ciao.com/iuk/images/ [...] 464686.jpg

It's a pretty big case, but it's PACKED! Since all the drives (including HD's) are on the upper half of the case, ventilation would be bad because of the amount of cables (although all of them are Vantec round cables).

On the upper half I have:
- 1 DVD-RAM
- 1 CD-RW
- 1 floppy + multicard reader
- 3 HD's (2 SATA + 1 IDE)
- 1 bay for removable external HD tray (IDE)
- bay bus (fan controller + LCD display), takes 2 x 5.25" bays

The PSU is in the middle of the case, right above where the mobo is.

That's pretty similar to my case. How many HDs do you have in it? If there are that many, you might be well advised to jerry-rig up some brackets (even some erector set bits might work) and hang some HDs down by the motherboard to get some air flowing in there.

Capt,

Just noticed you "location"!

If you ever decide to really invade Venezuela, you have my full support. I'll even sign up to be in the front lines. I can supply guns and ammo! I'll snipe and hunt Hugo Chaves myself!!!!!

Then we'll head to Bolivia and give an end to Evo Morales.


One thing I can't stand is having 2 communist backstabing crackheads POS like Evo Morales and Hugo Chaves so close to my home!

Mods generally frown on political discussions on this forum so let it suffice to say: MEGADITTOS!

Oh, and BTW, Castro died six months ago...

8)

Good load temps for a P4; my 3.0G office p4 OCed to 3.4 on stock cooler tops at 62°C in a 26°C room temp. (even @ 3.0G it touches 60°C)

finally I have some pics and a brief history of the project:

Please take a loot and let me know what you think:

http://paginas.terra.com.br/informatica/simonetti/

Thanks.

In my experience, a top-mounted exhaust fan ROCKS. As everyone knows, heat rises, exhausting from the top and back with a front intake and maybe a not-so-high-powered side intake or two makes for very good cooling.

I believe the picture is of Dr. Watts if im not mistaken.

Nice mod ...mine is much uglier, but still works fine.