For ducting, cardboard or metal?

[Charliey]

I want to make a air duct for my vid card (ATI Rage fury128) because it runs hot and i want to get the hot air out of my case. would card board be ok for the ducting or should i use metal like an aluminum pie plate?

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-Charlie

[Phil B]

Think I would lean towards anything electrically non-conductive. Been considering a duct made of pvc pipe for my V3-would look really tacky, but nobody is looking. http://www.pcmech.com/ubb/smile.gif

[Charliey]

Thats a good point, i never though of that, i was thinking of cardboard cuz it would be easy to work with, and i could use duct tape, wow, actually using t for whatits meant for. http://www.pcmech.com/ubb/biggrin.gif

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-Charlie

[Joe Auman]

I found that idex cards (3.5"x5"), scotch tape, and Plasti-Tack work the best. Just cut it, tape it together, and stick it on.

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[Alfie]

Go to a Home Depot or hardware store and check out the ducting tubes they carry,some are made from plastic and are flexible,so can be bent any way you want them.Cost should be $2.00-$5.00.
Do you have a fan attached to your card?
A card cooler is another option.
Check it out.

[d3]

check out some of the cloth dryer tubing. They some small diamiter plastic ones that work good. and you can bend them anyware you want

[Rebel69]

I found that in the plumbing dept. you can get flexable drain pipes that work great for ducting.

[Smoke24]

Hey guys,
You can also get this flexable ducting at an auto parts store. It is made for defroster and air conditioning to route it to the vents.

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