Ghetto Mods

[Bo$$]

These pens are available from Poundland. (in the UK) 4 in a pack, one pen does one fan

Rattlecan of paint is also a pound from poundland!

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

Rattlecan of paint is also a pound from poundland!

Thats the kids sorted for Xmas....nice one

Poundland should be spelled with a capital P, out of respect.

 

[RejZoR]

"super-charged" intel stock CPU fan (added a Scythe Grand-Flex to the top of My stock i3 4160 CPU cooler, and it dropped temps around 15C ) Normally an i3 wouldn't require such ridiculous cooling, but this PC runs in a VERY cramped space, in a TV entertainment stand, and so I decided Id add this "professionalmodification" for those wondering...its Hot-Glue holding it on, and it's been on for around 3 months now, hasn't fallen off once(*edit* ran Prime95 @ 10minutes maxed @ 78C), and it stands as it is in the Pic,

as a side note. anyone looking for some REALLY good quality Fans, Those Sythe Grand-Flex' are easily some of, If not the best fans I've ever had the pleasure to own. I originally bought the "Kaze" type @ Microcenter in 2010, or 2011, but when one seized up, Scythe offered to replace it if I provided proof of purchase. They then told Me that they were going to send Me a different Model because they didnt make My original ones any longer, and the ones they were refering to were the only ones they had that made up for the Extremely high CFM of my original ones (135 CFM'ish). The GF's are like $30 each, and i would never buy 'em out of pocket, but FFS they are Seriously beastly fans, IMO/IME better than those ugly noctua ones(but these ones aren't all that good looking either TBH)...they weigh just slightly under a HALF Pound EACH!!(7 ounces iirc). just recommending them to anyone who likes to have top end fans. From my experience they are high up there with some of the best, and the quality is matching.

i looked for, and found a link for them Here.... sorry to go off topic, but they are worth mentioning. LINK

You can go ghetto, but you also have to understand thermodynamics of coolers and aerodynamics of fans. If you stick such huge fan on a small stock Intel cooler. You're not pushing hot air out of the cooler fins, you're in fact keeping it in fan's dead zone (motor area). Dunno if GrandFlex compensates for that with those cut off fins...

 

[jboydgolfer]

i cant speak for any of that, but it works like a charm. so thermodynamics ,and aerodynamics aside it works.

its only an i3 though, so maybe its that, i only did it because the PC is VERY cramped in an entertainment stand.

 

[micropage7]

HP dx6120 MT, it supports micro atx but from the mounting to the board corner, theres about 2cm hanging
so i made it by using double foam tape, 2 coins and some paper

at least now my board is safer

and i make custom washer from plastic shampoo bottle, actually to hold the drives, since that case has plastic holder but not work well anymore

 

[MasterFilms]

a few more, this time a cracked aluminum bicycle rear wheel. and woodgrain PC wich is kind of ghettoy

 

[dorsetknob]

this time a cracked aluminum bicycle rear wheel.

Slow suicide if this is for road use but if its just a ghetto exercise

 

[natr0n]

"super-charged" intel stock CPU fan (added a Scythe Grand-Flex to the top of My stock i3 4160 CPU cooler, and it dropped temps around 15C ) Normally an i3 wouldn't require such ridiculous cooling, but this PC runs in a VERY cramped space, in a TV entertainment stand, and so I decided Id add this "professionalmodification" for those wondering...its Hot-Glue holding it on, and it's been on for around 3 months now, hasn't fallen off once(*edit* ran Prime95 @ 10minutes maxed @ 78C), and it stands as it is in the Pic,

as a side note. anyone looking for some REALLY good quality Fans, Those Sythe Grand-Flex' are easily some of, If not the best fans I've ever had the pleasure to own. I originally bought the "Kaze" type @ Microcenter in 2010, or 2011, but when one seized up, Scythe offered to replace it if I provided proof of purchase. They then told Me that they were going to send Me a different Model because they didnt make My original ones any longer, and the ones they were refering to were the only ones they had that made up for the Extremely high CFM of my original ones (135 CFM'ish). The GF's are like $30 each, and i would never buy 'em out of pocket, but FFS they are Seriously beastly fans, IMO/IME better than those ugly noctua ones(but these ones aren't all that good looking either TBH)...they weigh just slightly under a HALF Pound EACH!!(7 ounces iirc). just recommending them to anyone who likes to have top end fans. From my experience they are high up there with some of the best, and the quality is matching.

i looked for, and found a link for them Here.... sorry to go off topic, but they are worth mentioning. LINK

Yeah, I use the 2000 rpm in my psu. Really good fans.

 

[jboydgolfer]

Yeah, I use the 2000 rpm in my psu. Really good fans.

yeah they are, and REALLY under rated , You really never hear people praising them, which is why i mentioned them, IMO they are in the Top 5 of Case/Cooling fans. Which is likely why these particular models are SO F'ing Pricey. I got mine all for free, but still they are pricey.

You can go ghetto, but you also have to understand thermodynamics of coolers and aerodynamics of fans. If you stick such huge fan on a small stock Intel cooler. You're not pushing hot air out of the cooler fins, you're in fact keeping it in fan's dead zone (motor area). Dunno if GrandFlex compensates for that with those cut off fins...

Oh , and i looked into how the Intel fan works, It pushes air downwards, and that is how i mounted the "ghetto Fan" i pictured in my post, Maybe that is why it worked, simply because all it was doing was working With the shitty intel fan, im not sure if You meant that they were cancelling eachother out, or if You realized that they were working in unison, but just in case that was the situation, I figured id follow up on that, I didnt know the intel fans blew downwards, but i just had the case open, and it does. So i suppose that is why it dropped my i3's temps so well.

 

[micropage7]

the space for cable management in small case is tight
and i run out of idea

 

[MasterFilms]

Slow suicide if this is for road use but if its just a ghetto exercise

Hehe yeah its for road use. but the top speed is like 30kmh so its not going to kill.
the engine sounds like a hammer drill but everything is still holding together after 100 miles

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

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the space for cable management in small case is tight
and i run out of idea

turn the HDD's the other way up, the 90's will all face down, the green SATAS will be heading in the right direction and will also be hidden by the black power cables.

 

[dorsetknob]

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the space for cable management in small case is tight
and i run out of idea

Nice use of electricians tape to coloUr you Sata cables ( i call that coloUr pea soup puke green )

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

I found a better use for knicker elastic, it is adjustable too....

 

[micropage7]

Nice use of electricians tape to coloUr you Sata cables ( i call that coloUr pea soup puke green )

ha ha ha.. actually its not tape. its ribbon
first i got an idea to wrap it with ribbon. the whole cables but the psu cables since its sleeved its hard to wrap so i leave the sata cables wrapped

i forgot to post it, my routine every time i have a new board
clean the thermal paste and applying new paste
i made cover by using receipt paper

 

[micropage7]

I found a better use for knicker elastic, it is adjustable too....

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just ouch, im afraid it loose a little and the rad will drag your card down

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

just ouch, im afraid it loose a little and the rad will drag your card down

The ribs on the hoses are snagged on the case so it cant go anywhere.

It isnt a permanent arrangement. When the weather is a bit more favourable i am going to attack this case with a 4 " grinder. It will then become

"PC in a hamster cage, hanging off the wall"

our hamster died ages ago and it seems like a fitting memorial to poor old "Hammy"

Watch this space....

 

[micropage7]

The ribs on the hoses are snagged on the case so it cant go anywhere.

It isnt a permanent arrangement. When the weather is a bit more favourable i am going to attack this case with a 4 " grinder. It will then become

"PC in a hamster cage, hanging off the wall"

our hamster died ages ago and it seems like a fitting memorial to poor old "Hammy"

Watch this space....

looks like you are going to have a new project there

 

[dorsetknob]

wendys knicker elastic is stronger than olive oils

and Popeye never got her knickers off

Oh He tried

but they never fell down

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

looks like you are going to have a new project there

Wendy wont let me go out till i have finished this one,

Blue Bubbles is half done and aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh FTW

 

[micropage7]

Wendy wont let me go out till i have finished this one,

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Blue Bubbles is half done and aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh FTW

back to classic again, you gonna make a retro machine or something

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

back to classic again, you gonna make a retro machine or something

The total cost of the parts on the table is £7.00 which is about $10.00 (not including the screwdriver)

Im going to get my pal online as cheap as possible, he is a fantastic artist and lives in a remote rural paradise, isolation is a problem for him so if i can build it for the cost of a birthday present it will make a welcome gift and hopefully he can sell some of his work, keep in touch with me and fix his car.


He doesnt need anything fantastic but he needs something and this will be a good start.

 

[micropage7]

The total cost of the parts on the table is £7.00 which is about $10.00 (not including the screwdriver)

Im going to get my pal online as cheap as possible, he is a fantastic artist and lives in a remote rural paradise, isolation is a problem for him so if i can build it for the cost of a birthday present it will make a welcome gift and hopefully he can sell some of his work, keep in touch with me and fix his car.


He doesnt need anything fantastic but he needs something and this will be a good start.

great, it would be a nice present for him

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

I have improved on my knicker elastic solution, it is now more rigid as i have fixed it to the case with screws and for a temporary job it looks and works a treat.

One problem i needed to overcome is that the PSU now vents directly onto the upper half of the rad therefore adding heat to my AIO.

I bring you ...............

"The PSU Excessive Heat Deflector Shield"




BEFORE........notice how raising the rad to perpendicular will bring it into the "blast zone"

CPU added for scale

The "Gap" ........ PSU outlet on right, blasting directly onto rad (left) The hot air moves right to left.

Plate in situ

I played GTA V for about an hour last night, it used all 12 threads and none of them exceeded 48 degrees with one fan on the lowest setting.

 

[MasterFilms]

Now this is proper ghetto engineering