Ghetto Mods

P4-630 · Jun 9, 2019

Not my video, but it works! :pimp:

micropage7 · Jun 9, 2019

not too ghetto
i need something as monitor stand since i feel it's too low
i use 2 dead HDD that wrapped in plastic cover and bunch of ice cream sticks to elevate it a little so i can slide cables there
so far it works well :roll:

freeagent · Jun 10, 2019

Looking at your monitor stand reminded me of a time when an old harmon/kardon amp and a VHS tape allowed me to use a two tiered desk with my 85lb Sony CRT many many moons ago lol.

And incase you were wonder what cooler that is.. its a Thermalright XP90.

And while I am here.. before RGB and fancy cases, we placed fans wherever we could and relied on led. I figured I would leave this slice of ghetto here..

Edit:

That's a BFG and PNY 6600GT in SLi :rockout:

lexluthermiester · Jun 10, 2019

freeagent said:
Looking at your monitor stand reminded me of a time when an old harmon/kardon amp and a VHS tape allowed me to use a two tiered desk with my 85lb Sony CRT many many moons ago lol.

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And incase you were wonder what cooler that is.. its a Thermalright XP90.

And while I am here.. before RGB and fancy cases, we placed fans wherever we could and relied on led. I figured I would leave this slice of ghetto here..

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Edit:

That's a BFG and PNY 6600GT in SLi

"NOTICE This Machine Starts Without Warning"

Papahyooie · Jun 10, 2019

freeagent said:
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Is that a tin snip window job I spy there? Extra ghetto points. Times were good back then! :laugh:

freeagent · Jun 10, 2019

Papahyooie said:
Is that a tin snip window job I spy there? Extra ghetto points. Times were good back then!

Yes indeed, I forgot about that! Even after looking at the pic and seeing the cut, it still didn’t register

xtreemchaos · Jun 10, 2019

dont laugh my test bench

ok laugh if you want but kindly.

Deleted member 24505 · Jun 10, 2019

xtreemchaos said:
dont laugh my test bench ok laugh if you want but kindly.
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More of a chair really

lexluthermiester · Jun 10, 2019

tigger said:
More of a chair really

That's what I was going to say! LOL! Rolls around well I'm sure.

xtreemchaos · Jun 10, 2019

its designed for comfort

in a few years thay will be all the rage remember you seen it here first the cutting edge...

micropage7 · Jun 23, 2019

Bought external hdd case, looks nice but it doesn't have any vibration dampening foam so i put plastic from cotton buds as vibration dampening

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Yeah it's annoying since you can see what is behind the case

micropage7 · Jun 29, 2019

I bought 2nd laptop and as usual after test it right i open it up, i found the blower foam got tear, since i don't have the same foam i use double side foam then plastic from sachett coffe as replacement

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bmacsys · Jun 30, 2019

storm-chaser said:
Ventilated my Network Attached Storage Device to help keep temps down. Doesn't look good, but it solved my overheating problem...

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You could easily use a hole saw and put a exhaust fan in that case.

xtreemchaos said:
dont laugh my test bench ok laugh if you want but kindly.
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Old motherboard trays are a Godsend.

HUSKIE · Jul 1, 2019

Raijintek 360 rad with drain port plug. I cut the honey Comb grill from r6 case. Very handy.

lexluthermiester · Jul 1, 2019

HUSKIE said:
Raijintek 360 rad with drain port plug. I cut the honey Comb grill from r6 case. Very handy.

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This is very creative. Nice!

shovenose · Jul 1, 2019

Well, I didn't have a test bench setup, so I simply used a box

HirschbergT · Jul 1, 2019

I water cooled my PC with a BMW X5 engine oil cooler. It looks a bit janky, but the cooling capacity is fantastic.

phanbuey · Jul 1, 2019

HirschbergT said:
I water cooled my PC with a BMW X5 engine oil cooler. It looks a bit janky, but the cooling capacity is fantastic.

Nice! Looks very aluminum tho - doesn't that mess with ur blocks?

HirschbergT · Jul 1, 2019

Nope. I have two things working in my favor to counter the aluminum:
1. The CPU block is nickel plated and has shown no signs of flaking or degradation over the past 5 or so years that I've been running the system.
2. I'm running 90% distilled water with the other 10% being an additive called "OptiTemp Plus" that is made specifically for protecting mixed-metal loops. The stuff is amazing. As I said, with that additive in place, I have seen zero corrosion on the block.

lexluthermiester · Jul 1, 2019

phanbuey said:
Nice! Looks very aluminum tho - doesn't that mess with ur blocks?

Very unlikely. Galvanic corrosion takes a long while and can be mitigated with coolant additives.

HirschbergT said:
Nope. I have two things working in my favor to counter the aluminum:
1. The CPU block is nickel plated and has shown no signs of flaking or degradation over the past 5 or so years that I've been running the system.
2. I'm running 90% distilled water with the other 10% being an additive called "OptiTemp Plus" that is made specifically for protecting mixed-metal loops. The stuff is amazing. As I said, with that additive in place, I have seen zero corrosion on the block.

And there we go.

phanbuey · Jul 1, 2019

That's awesome... aluminum radiators are so much more efficient at heat transfer (and cheaper to make) than copper ones I'm not sure why the PC insists on copper unlike virtually every industry (automotive, appliances, etc.)

HirschbergT · Jul 1, 2019

It just so happens that I work for the company that manufactures the BMW X5 oil cooler. I had our prototype shop weld on barbed fittings for me, and when it was all said and done it runs my Xeon X5670 clocked at 4.1 GHz rarely above 43 °C under max load.

lexluthermiester · Jul 1, 2019

HirschbergT said:
It just so happens that I work for the company that manufactures the BMW X5 oil cooler. I had our prototype shop weld on barbed fittings for me, and when it was all said and done it runs my Xeon X5670 clocked at 4.1 GHz rarely above 43 °C under max load.

Very nice performance. I'm thinking a car heater core or small block radiator modded to fit PC tubing would work well too.

Vayra86 · Jul 1, 2019

P4-630 said:
Not my video, but it works!

Ehm so basically the guy built a rad. On ice. A radter chiller?

dorsetknob · Jul 1, 2019

lexluthermiester said:
. I'm thinking a car heater core or small block radiator modded to fit PC tubing would work well too.

Water Cooled Motorcycle engine rad also

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