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04-08-2007, 12:58 AM
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Cardboard: Yes/No?
The motherboard tray in my old case was rattling, and I no longer trusted it, so I switched to this old hp pavilion case i had laying around. The case is quiet and stable and great for cooling, but sadly I was missing one of the sides.
Long story short: I zip-tied a peice of cardboard to the side of my case to replace the side. It is sealed off for airflow, minus the fan I zip-tied to it, is this terrible for cooling? |
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04-08-2007, 01:21 AM
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I can't see it being a big problem.
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04-08-2007, 04:42 PM
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I bet it's better for rattling and keeping the fan sounds inside the case as well, while not very aesthetic.
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04-08-2007, 09:56 PM
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yeah it stays very quiet, and I can add as many fans to that side as i please, seeing as all that requires is blade and a few zipties. This case has become easily the coolest computer ive ever owned. I replaced my aux fan with a nice aftermarket cpu fan i had laying around that spins so fast you can feel cold air coming out of the back of the case from four feet away. I am very pleased with how it turned out.
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04-08-2007, 09:57 PM
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Interesting setup. Can you post a pic?
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04-09-2007, 08:42 AM
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Im at school right now, but il send a picture when I get home.
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04-09-2007, 05:19 PM
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http://saafas.com/Sean/Ghetto%20PC/DCFN0013.JPG
Yeah sorry. Heres a link instead. Last edited by skooiker; 04-09-2007 at 06:26 PM. |
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04-09-2007, 05:25 PM
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That might need to be converted to a link.
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04-09-2007, 08:25 PM
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Haha, and you put stickers on it! Great!
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04-09-2007, 08:53 PM
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haha yeah, i couldnt resist. The CPU sitting on the stereo is actually what that p4 sticker came with.
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04-11-2007, 05:06 AM
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That is radical man. Nice case mod!
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04-15-2007, 03:29 PM
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Just wanted to follow up, the computer is still running strong at relatively low temps with overclocked video card and RAM. The hard disks were getting a little hot due to absolutely no airflow in the front half of the case, so i chopped another 90mm fan into the cardboard for that. Then not enough air was being pushed out because it was sealed up too well, so I untaped the back side of the cardboard to let more air out and it all runs beautifully.
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