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gmat · 11-22-2002, 08:04 AM

I'll answer first to PSU watercooling:
It's not an easy mod, but leaks are not the problem. Use a HDD waterblock and have the barbs stick out of the PSU frame. It's the way BladeRunner did it:
http://www.zerofanzone.co.uk
That way, no leak problem, and it's easy to check for them.

Now for the fanless operation:
First i must admit you've got ballz. Being drunk may help.. Anyway your setup is typically low power, i know laptops that draw more current ! No wonder your PSU does not produce any heat...
My storage subsytem draws about 100W by itself, my OC'ed tbird draws around 100W as well.. I've got a GF2 GTS which draws lots of current, an adaptec 29160 (heavy hitter)... My 300W PSU is running at its limits (and since it's getting old, the 'limit' is lowering dangerously). With a powerful fan (Sunon), and thermally controlled, it runs at max speed nearly all the time and spits a very hot air. I wouldnt even dare placing a low-rpm fan in this PSU.

11-22-2002, 08:04 AM	#5
gmat Thermophile Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: France Posts: 1,221	I'll answer first to PSU watercooling: It's not an easy mod, but leaks are not the problem. Use a HDD waterblock and have the barbs stick out of the PSU frame. It's the way BladeRunner did it: http://www.zerofanzone.co.uk That way, no leak problem, and it's easy to check for them. Now for the fanless operation: First i must admit you've got ballz. Being drunk may help.. Anyway your setup is typically low power, i know laptops that draw more current ! No wonder your PSU does not produce any heat... My storage subsytem draws about 100W by itself, my OC'ed tbird draws around 100W as well.. I've got a GF2 GTS which draws lots of current, an adaptec 29160 (heavy hitter)... My 300W PSU is running at its limits (and since it's getting old, the 'limit' is lowering dangerously). With a powerful fan (Sunon), and thermally controlled, it runs at max speed nearly all the time and spits a very hot air. I wouldnt even dare placing a low-rpm fan in this PSU.