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Byte 2.0 · 05-22-2003, 04:05 PM

my ideas have not panned out much.

I have discovered my case modifing isn't going smooth.

but I have corrected a few issues with heat in my case.

I got this case about 3 years ago, it was not great for venting out the heat and the power supply(I discovered is a deer) had was placed directly above the CPU and had no vents so there was a pocket of heat build up near the processor, I removed a section of the case of the Power supply and put an extra fan above the CPU blowing into the Power supply and then the power supply fan venting.

Plus I cleaned all the dust from the CPU heat sink and the video card heat sink. At least 2 years of built up.

I had also drilled out a much larger intake .

I used a whole can of Air in the case. it is very clean, replaced the CPU fan and it is running much cooler now. I didn't take temps before and after but the CPU heat sink would burn you before and now you can touch and hold it.

05-22-2003, 04:05 PM	#7
Byte 2.0 Member (12 bit) Join Date: Aug 1999 Location: Secret City (Oak Ridge, TN) Posts: 3,271	my ideas have not panned out much. I have discovered my case modifing isn't going smooth. but I have corrected a few issues with heat in my case. I got this case about 3 years ago, it was not great for venting out the heat and the power supply(I discovered is a deer) had was placed directly above the CPU and had no vents so there was a pocket of heat build up near the processor, I removed a section of the case of the Power supply and put an extra fan above the CPU blowing into the Power supply and then the power supply fan venting. Plus I cleaned all the dust from the CPU heat sink and the video card heat sink. At least 2 years of built up. I had also drilled out a much larger intake . I used a whole can of Air in the case. it is very clean, replaced the CPU fan and it is running much cooler now. I didn't take temps before and after but the CPU heat sink would burn you before and now you can touch and hold it.