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kronchev · 03-07-2004, 01:06 AM

2.5 ghz, 114 full load...meh. I really want it to be much better.

/edit: two things I just noticed. one, the fan really doesnt pull jack shit. i put my hand under the rad and couldnt feel ANY airflow. coming out of it is pretty weak too, but its also pretty warm, so it is pulling from the rad. two, I think that both the dual heatercore at dangerden and a 79 bonneville core will fit in my case; ones 11 inches long, others 9.5, both are 6.5 wide (narrower than the current one I believe). the bonneville is smaller and $10 cheaper, but it might be too small for 2 120's (not that i couldnt put em together anyway). right now I think im just going to get the one evercool fan and then see how that goes. I shook the case around and dislodged a few bubbles and my temps dropped 5 degs, i know its not that the side of my case is off as the ambient has stayed the same. wish me luck in my eternal quest

/edit: yep its definatly the fan and the cooling in general. i took off the 2 front faceplates (rad is in the top of the 5 1/4 bays, CD drive is in bottom, put a 80 just sitting there blowing in, and an angled piece of cardboard in the back of the bays angled up towards the rad. right now im going at 102 full load, with the side on. I definatly need to figure out how to mount a few fans right there blowing in, and make it look nice and such. the lian li plates are too expensive to just **** with like that however...

03-07-2004, 01:06 AM	#15
kronchev Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Lawrenceville, NJ Posts: 254	2.5 ghz, 114 full load...meh. I really want it to be much better. /edit: two things I just noticed. one, the fan really doesnt pull jack shit. i put my hand under the rad and couldnt feel ANY airflow. coming out of it is pretty weak too, but its also pretty warm, so it is pulling from the rad. two, I think that both the dual heatercore at dangerden and a 79 bonneville core will fit in my case; ones 11 inches long, others 9.5, both are 6.5 wide (narrower than the current one I believe). the bonneville is smaller and $10 cheaper, but it might be too small for 2 120's (not that i couldnt put em together anyway). right now I think im just going to get the one evercool fan and then see how that goes. I shook the case around and dislodged a few bubbles and my temps dropped 5 degs, i know its not that the side of my case is off as the ambient has stayed the same. wish me luck in my eternal quest /edit: yep its definatly the fan and the cooling in general. i took off the 2 front faceplates (rad is in the top of the 5 1/4 bays, CD drive is in bottom, put a 80 just sitting there blowing in, and an angled piece of cardboard in the back of the bays angled up towards the rad. right now im going at 102 full load, with the side on. I definatly need to figure out how to mount a few fans right there blowing in, and make it look nice and such. the lian li plates are too expensive to just **** with like that however... Last edited by kronchev; 03-07-2004 at 01:24 AM.