Your PC ATM

[ThaiTaffy]

Hi,
If anything I better my filters the screen alone is pretty lame
I'm using additional speaker cloth which catches micro dust not just the bunnies
I do the same on the front just vac them when needed.

I also cut the metal grid off the top of the case for less restriction

That's a pretty good idea I have the fan plates for my server cut and ready but I didn't know what cloth to use on them.

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi,
I had some speaker cloth from some old speaker
I've also use regular a/c filter material to it's just a tad to restrictive and it's only white so tough to tell when it's dirty so the black speaker cloth is best.

 

[Deleted member 24505]

No filters on my case either.

 

[ThaiTaffy]

The dust from terracotta clay here is brutal, I don't need filters in my office as that's pretty airtight and I have a pretty good pm filter on my HVAC but thats only when I'm in there and my main home server is on 24/7 as it's our firewall and smart home server. I moved it under the stairs as that's the coolest place in the house without AC but the dust will be an issue.

 

[Ruru]

I clean the front filter 1-2 times a month, still a noticeable dust buildup here.

 

[ThaiTaffy]

That's probably 6months worth with no filters on my daily driver maybe I should give her a blast with the shopvac in reverse tomorrow.

 

[freeagent]

Filters are like condoms, they just get in the way and ruin the sensation..

I prefer bareback, got the kids to prove it

 

[Ruru]

Filters are like condoms, they just get in the way and ruin the sensation..

I prefer bareback, got the kids to prove it

The best post in a while without a doubt.

 

[ThaiTaffy]

Filters are like condoms, they just get in the way and ruin the sensation..

I prefer bareback, got the kids to prove it

It's not the dust I worry about on my main system it's the damn geckos over the past few years I've had to rebuild the HVAC control board I think 3 times because the stupid things have Ted bundy'ed themselves on an open coil or capacitor.

 

[freeagent]

My step daughter lives in FL, I think they have geckos or iguanas or something like that.. they had to build a screened enclosure for the pool..

 

[ThrashZone]

Filters are like condoms, they just get in the way and ruin the sensation..

I prefer bareback, got the kids to prove it

Hi,
Okay that was an unexpected comparison

 

[tabascosauz]

Why is the top fan as an intake

But even I as a dumb guy know that that's against how thermal physics work as hot air rises up

If hot air rises in your case, you aren’t moving enough air

It’s mainly for my memory but it does help with the CPU too

Man's B-die is so cool it's room temp at this point

As to the question, top exhaust can help case and CPU temps but it does nothing for RAM because it just sucks hot air back over the DIMMs. It doesn't matter how big of a fan you have or how fast the fan spins, B-die cannot work with hot exhaust.

 

[Ruru]

Man's B-die is so cool it's room temp at this point

As to the question, top exhaust can help case and CPU temps but it does nothing for RAM because it just sucks hot air back over the DIMMs. It doesn't matter how big of a fan you have or how fast the fan spins, B-die cannot work with hot exhaust.

TBH I haven't been interested that much in RAM overclocking after DDR1 bh-5.. I may just put some fine OC to RAM if they overclock, but I don't pay premium for that.

 

[freeagent]

Funnily enough I have not been interested in memory clocking since ddr1/ddr2 days. After hopping on the B-Die train I tuned them more than I did any other set I have owned, good fun

Best part is no extra kids came from it

 

[Ruru]

Funnily enough I have not been interested in memory clocking since ddr1/ddr2 days. After hopping on the B-Die train I tuned them more than I did any other set I have owned, good fun

Best part is no extra kids came from it

IIRC I have some Hynix chips and one interwebz buddy just said that up to 1.4V is safe, try some OC'ing. Well, I have some headroom as I'm running these (HyperX 32GB 3200 CL16 kit) @ 3466 1.38V.

 

[lexluthermiester]

Hi,
Okay that was an unexpected comparison

Yeah, but it really works!

 

[Deleted member 24505]

top of card, no dust

rear vent, no filter, open to air.

Seems my setup is pretty good.

Filters are like condoms, they just get in the way and ruin the sensation..

I prefer bareback, got the kids to prove it

Should let your wife see this awesome post

 

[ThrashZone]

top of card, no dust
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rear vent, no filter, open to air.
View attachment 245424
Seems my setup is pretty good.



Should let your wife see this awesome post

Hi,
You've altered your machine half dozen times or more in the last few weeks actually seems every couple days bud
Not sure no dust atm means a heck of a lot being inside it so often

By the way who in their right mind filters the back of a machine rear vent no filter

 

[Deleted member 24505]

Hi,
You've altered your machine half dozen times or more in the last few weeks actually seems every couple days bud
Not sure no dust atm means a heck of a lot being inside it so often

By the way who in their right mind filters the back of a machine rear vent no filter

None on bottom intake either. Also i don't clean it every time the sides are off, so if there is no dust in it, it's been like that for a while.

The no rear filter depends on your case pressure i would think, negative would need a filter. I was attempting to show it is not sucking dust through the filterless rear vent 'shrug'

 

[Ruru]

top of card, no dust
View attachment 245423
rear vent, no filter, open to air.
View attachment 245424
Seems my setup is pretty good.



Should let your wife see this awesome post

Be careful with those little heatsinks to not short the backside of your GPU


... I remember when I had a Hercules Radeon 9500 Pro which had a heatsink as stock on the backside of its GPU. looked weird though

 

[Deleted member 24505]

Be careful with those little heatsinks to not short the backside of your GPU

Tbh with the full block it probably does not need them, i might take them off later, i'll let all the dust in again though 'shrug'

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi,
Yeah misunderstood the "rear vent, no filter" bit my bad

Yep rgb puke on the royal kit when running even though aura is off even tried stealth mode still on when system is running
Only time everything is off is when the system is off so that will work I do turn systems off when not using

No time to play with the royal 4000c16 2x16gb kit atm but will maybe this weekend I'm still painting and the z490 system is in another room than it normally would be which is on my desk next to my x299 system.

Optimus foundation cpu block looking good to but damn should of gotten the gold kit

 

[Ruru]

Hi,
Yeah misunderstood the "rear vent, no filter" bit my bad

Yep rgb puke on the royal kit when running even though aura is off even tried stealth mode still on when system is running
Only time everything is off is when the system is off so that will work I do turn systems off when not using

No time to play with the royal 4000c16 2x16gb kit atm but will maybe this weekend I'm still painting and the z490 system is in another room than it normally would be which is on my desk next to my x299 system.
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Optimus foundation cpu block looking good to but damn should of gotten the gold kit
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I have to ask, why the quick connectors?

 

[Deleted member 24505]

Hi,
Yeah misunderstood the "rear vent, no filter" bit my bad

Yep rgb puke on the royal kit when running even though aura is off even tried stealth mode still on when system is running
Only time everything is off is when the system is off so that will work I do turn systems off when not using

No time to play with the royal 4000c16 2x16gb kit atm but will maybe this weekend I'm still painting and the z490 system is in another room than it normally would be which is on my desk next to my x299 system.
View attachment 245443
Optimus foundation cpu block looking good to but damn should of gotten the gold kit
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Try openRGB https://openrgb.org/

 

[ThrashZone]

I have to ask, why the quick connectors?

Hi,
I get tiered of draining and refiling the entire system to do basic stuff

Plus at one time I was testing a lot of cpu blocks and qdc's made it so easy to swap them out
Now it just make maintenance so much easier.

Try openRGB https://openrgb.org/

Yeah I've read about that thanks.