Ghetto Mods

freeagent · Dec 17, 2024

I didn’t want to buy those Noctua gaskets to seal the fans to the radiator.. so I used electrical tape instead lol..

lexluthermiester · Dec 17, 2024

freeagent said:
I didn’t want to buy those Noctua gaskets to seal the fans to the radiator.. so I used electrical tape instead lol..

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Metal tape would work better, but not look at good. Electrical tape adhesive gets nasty very quickly(a few months) whereas the adhesive on metal tape is designed to last for a decade or more.

A Computer Guy · Dec 17, 2024

freeagent said:
I didn’t want to buy those Noctua gaskets to seal the fans to the radiator.. so I used electrical tape instead lol..

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Did it work better after you sealed it?

freeagent · Dec 17, 2024

A Computer Guy said:
Did it work better after you sealed it?

Technically it should, but I am using really bad TIM right now.. probably the worst I have ever used

Edit:

I do not hear air blasting out the sides of the rad anymore, so it is doing something..

wNotyarD · Dec 17, 2024

KernelPanixc said:
Ssshh its come with own spare power button already (Swap the reset button for power and leave the reset button faulty)

Worst of it all: it has a third button for RGB control. But in the end it is even clicking better with a standard push-button with the plastic bit of a pin bar pin and a little super glue :laugh:

Vario · Dec 17, 2024

freeagent said:
Technically it should, but I am using really bad TIM right now.. probably the worst I have ever used

Edit:

I do not hear air blasting out the sides of the rad anymore, so it is doing something..

You can buy paper gasket sheet (Felpro or similar) from an autoparts store that might work well for sealing your fans to the radiator. You can cut it with a scissors to the shape desired.

A Computer Guy · Dec 17, 2024

Vario said:
You can buy paper gasket sheet (Felpro or similar) from an autoparts store that might work well for sealing your fans to the radiator. You can cut it with a scissors to the shape desired.

Possibly even super glue the edges and let capillary action do it's magic for a much cleaner look. Or even some clear silicone but not sure if that would stick to the rad.

freeagent · Dec 17, 2024

Are you kidding, do you know much these fans cost lol

Count von Schwalbe · Dec 17, 2024

You could try Hockey tape if the electrical tape goes nasty. Black, not clear

lexluthermiester · Wednesday at 12:52 AM

Count von Schwalbe said:
You could try Hockey tape if the electrical tape goes nasty. Black, not clear

Yeah, that could work too.

freeagent · Wednesday at 12:57 AM

It really isnt a big deal to me, just when the fans are at top speed you could hear a crap load of air coming out from around the fan, I just wanted to see if that would stop it, and it did

I did 2 full wraps to be sure, and I held it toight like a tiger

de.das.dude · Wednesday at 11:09 AM

lexluthermiester said:
Metal tape would work better, but not look at good. Electrical tape adhesive gets nasty very quickly(a few months) whereas the adhesive on metal tape is designed to last for a decade or more.

acetone makes quick work of that!

_JP_ · Wednesday at 12:57 PM

de.das.dude said:
acetone makes quick work of that!

And the paint finish. :laugh:

70% Alcohol and a good rub gets rid of that without going after the paint.

freeagent · Wednesday at 1:30 PM

Oh yeah I buy 99% iso, I am not overly concerned as I have no plans to sell it. My stuff has been new and shiny long enough, time for the real me to come back out lol.

I splice wires with no solder haha

dannylillhtc · Saturday at 2:05 PM

rushi said:
Max 1. I just thought that .45 could be suitable for the 1/2" hose

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"It had blown a fuse."

ahhh the old audio visual alert fuse

FreedomEclipse · Sunday at 12:47 AM

I have no access to 3D printing so I used some CAD

Maybe i'll get some black or white spray paint and spruce it up after xmas.

::EDIT::

I may try to reinforce it a little and make it stronger. More prototyping needed.

ThE_MaD_ShOt · Sunday at 3:06 AM

freeagent said:
Oh yeah I buy 99% iso, I am not overly concerned as I have no plans to sell it. My stuff has been new and shiny long enough, time for the real me to come back out lol.

I splice wires with no solder haha

Splice wires, no solder, just heat shrink of the marine quality? That's right up my alley

freeagent · Sunday at 4:12 AM

What's heat shrink

I should get some though..

Veseleil · Sunday at 4:48 AM

freeagent said:
What's heat shrink

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Try it, it will change your life.

lexluthermiester · Sunday at 9:08 AM

FreedomEclipse said:
Maybe i'll get some black or white spray paint and spruce it up after xmas.

White would look better given your case and the way the painted cardboard carries paint. I speak from experience.

FreedomEclipse · Sunday at 9:49 AM

lexluthermiester said:
White would look better given your case and the way the painted cardboard carries paint. I speak from experience.

~~Do you think I'm going to need primer?~~

Actually NVM. Ive got enough protypes to do some tests. I'll head down halfords for some of their paint. I say halfords because I dont actually have a arts&crafts store that sells that stuff local to me. By the time I pay for bus fare and time involved going back and forth, I might as well get it from halfords.

silentbogo · Sunday at 1:24 PM

Wanted to do a bit of cleanup at the office, and I think I just found the most "Chinese" gpu box I've ever seen.
Don't remember where I got it, but I think it's from my old 1660super.
Not a mod, but totally ghetto. Just wanted to share a little laugh for the day.

FreedomEclipse · Sunday at 4:39 PM

Ive prototyped it a few ~~hundred~~ more times....

Found some thicker cardboard, Kept the same four vents for ducting but made it more lower profile. Sitting at 30mm instead of 40mm. I dont own a hot glue gun or any regular paper/crafting glue so I used staples to pin and hold things. Folded in some of the excess to add rigidity and now it just snaps right in and needs a good wiggle to remove.

Yes - its made from old amazon packaging.

I could make the vents a little smaller and have more of them but maybe i'll do that another day.

(this is still a ghetto mod right? right??)

y2faulty · Sunday at 5:00 PM

mmhh wouldnt it be better with less "holes" but bigger ? Less resistence to airflow ?

freeagent · Sunday at 5:13 PM

Little update.. the fans are strong, and the tape had no chance

I just peeled it off and went back to air cooling..

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