Ghetto Mods

CAPSLOCKSTUCK · Apr 17, 2015

Not so much as a mod, more of a repair.......

I recently received a mobo, cpu and hsf as a gift from a fellow TPUer....Joy of joys...lovely, however...........

i removed the HSF and it was overly awkward to get it off, it seemed a little strange
i have 2 other identical HSF s so know how they should look and it certainly isnt like this.

Something mighty heavy has landed on it in transit.

Shit... i muttered under my breath...i hope the mobo and cpu are ok cos this really looks wrecked.

I will try a repair and salvage what i can.
Obviously a repair is required because the contact plate is miles (well, mm) off.

Copper is soft and as you can see the pipes actually run through the contact plate.
My knarly old hands couldnt twist it back and i didnt want to damage the fins.

Time to chuck it in the bin........no way !

so........using a pair of Mole grips and a piece of folded A4 to act as a cushion i twisted hard and i mean HARD, i managed to pull it back.

It took 4/5 attempts to get it bang on....but it worked........

Fixed, in about 5 minutes

Now ThugXeon is sporting an identical pair !!!!

Here is the third of the 3 "identical" HSF notice the solder on the pipes on this one, the other 2 just have copper, hence the reason for the swap.

So it is a story with a happy ending, HSF is fine, the mobo and cpu survived the trauma and all is running tidy. :peace:

Oh and before i get pulled up for not using cable ties, if you go back to pic #1 you will notice HD 5770 held together with yellow cable ties. :toast:

RikuKawai · Apr 17, 2015

I love this thread because it's older than my laptop

CAPSLOCKSTUCK · Apr 17, 2015

Look out............modders pron........

Its a big one

Random Murderer · Apr 17, 2015

CAPSLOCKSTUCK said:
Oh and before i get pulled up for not using cable ties, if you go back to pic #1 you will notice HD 5770 held together with yellow cable ties.

Touché.

CAPSLOCKSTUCK · Apr 19, 2015

i dont often get the chance to use my 4 inch grinder when i am doing computer stuff, but it is usually fun when i do.

For aesthetic purposes i wanted to place a Freezer Pro 7 on the northbridge on a Supermicro mobo to match the one on the cpu. When i have completed the build it will be apparent why. The build is called ThugXeon and it is built for 24/7 crunching.

One big problem though..... the top of the CPU sits higher than the top of the N/B and i want the tops of the heatsinks to match.

12mm difference....yikes. Hmmmmmm, where am i going to find a spacer 12mm thick. Ive got loads of copper but nothing that thick, 12mm is pretty thick for any sheet metal.

A quick dig in the shed and i discovered an odd looking bracket, galvanized steel, not ideal but what the heck this is ghetto, i know Thug will approve.

I only need a chunk, notice the galv? thats got to come off.

it is a bit scratched :eek:

But its getting better (and yes the dog is moulting)

More polishing done and a dose of TIM

The result

Temps are good........ThugXeon is happy.....ghetto goodness.
(northbridge is 62 deg and the cores vary from 41-51 deg under constant 100% load)

It will all be coming off when i build the case so further tinkering is imminent...cant wait, i get to use the grinder again. :peace:

I am looking forward to a heap of critiscism from the "purists" out there but guess what........ The Thugster dont care.

the attachment is the same as pic one so youve already seen it, not sure how it got there.

Misaki · Apr 20, 2015

No place to mount 2.5" HDD in old crappy case? No problem!

Random Murderer · Apr 20, 2015

CAPSLOCKSTUCK said:
i dont often get the chance to use my 4 inch grinder when i am doing computer stuff, but it is usually fun when i do.

For aesthetic purposes i wanted to place a Freezer Pro 7 on the northbridge on a Supermicro mobo to match the one on the cpu. When i have completed the build it will be apparent why. The build is called ThugXeon and it is built for 24/7 crunching.

One big problem though..... the top of the CPU sits higher than the top of the N/B and i want the tops of the heatsinks to match.

12mm difference....yikes. Hmmmmmm, where am i going to find a spacer 12mm thick. Ive got loads of copper but nothing that thick, 12mm is pretty thick for any sheet metal.

A quick dig in the shed and i discovered an odd looking bracket, galvanized steel, not ideal but what the heck this is ghetto, i know Thug will approve.

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I only need a chunk, notice the galv? thats got to come off.
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it is a bit scratched
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But its getting better (and yes the dog is moulting)
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More polishing done and a dose of TIM

The result
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Temps are good........ThugXeon is happy.....ghetto goodness.
(northbridge is 62 deg and the cores vary from 41-51 deg under constant 100% load)

It will all be coming off when i build the case so further tinkering is imminent...cant wait, i get to use the grinder again.

I am looking forward to a heap of critiscism from the "purists" out there but guess what........ The Thugster dont care.

the attachment is the same as pic one so youve already seen it, not sure how it got there.

Wait... so you have THREE of those heatsinks on one board now? :eek:

CAPSLOCKSTUCK · Apr 20, 2015

@Random Murderer

No..........2 is silly, 3 would be ridiculous.

Random Murderer · Apr 20, 2015

CAPSLOCKSTUCK said:
@Random Murderer

No..........2 is silly, 3 would be ridiculous.

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Ah, I was under the impression that was a dual-socket board and you had put one of those on each CPU and the NB.
I see now that it is a single-socket server board. My bad. :toast:

CAPSLOCKSTUCK · Apr 20, 2015

Yes..... 1 cpu ... Supermicro X8sti and Xeon L5620 @2.5ghz

peche · May 1, 2015

gotta recognize that in this moment I just realize that at least 3 of 5 computers that I have repaired here in my office couldn't be working without a ghetto mod several times, thanks to all zip ties and other several tweaks used in the moment,

Have nice day all ghetto modders!

Regards,

jaggerwild · May 2, 2015

@capslock,
If you could solder the brackets you made, I think you would get better thermal transfer. Very cool job!

CAPSLOCKSTUCK · May 2, 2015

jaggerwild said:
@capslock,
If you could solder the brackets you made, I think you would get better thermal transfer. Very cool job!

those brackets are just corner brackets,

Poundshop job, 3 for a quid....fit in lovely and snug, they are a perfect fit, the fins havent buckled at all and it is all rock solid it all kind of locks in together.

looks more like this now

i like it,.....cheap and cheerful.

JunkBear · May 3, 2015

CAPSLOCKSTUCK said:
i like it,.....cheap and cheerful.

Just like my girls from the bar

CAPSLOCKSTUCK · May 3, 2015

And welcome to my ghetto madness...................hahahha...........my wife must love me.......its her kitchen !!

GorbazTheDragon · May 3, 2015

That place is way to cluttered for me, everything looks like it's going to fall over...

dorsetknob · May 3, 2015

GorbazTheDragon said:
That place is way to cluttered for me, everything looks like it's going to fall over...

Only if its cooled by Alcohol and it falls over Drunk

CAPSLOCKSTUCK · May 3, 2015

GorbazTheDragon said:
That place is way to cluttered for me, everything looks like it's going to fall over...

it will get worse...i have space for 3 more, just havent set them up yet. i suppose i could have tidied up a bit, it is the kitchen after all.
Through an archway to the left is the conservatory.......tons of space in there too

(just dont tell the wife).

GorbazTheDragon · May 3, 2015

UK right?

I don't know what it is about native brits (I am English before you ask), but all of my father's side (english, live in england) have ridiculously messy houses. His father has a garage, car-sized shed, and two medium size (6x3m) bedrooms full of junk, he doesn't even know what is in them and the tops of the piles are so high you can't find anything anyway, the house is so full of crap that you can't even find a full table to do any kind of work on, it always involves clearing half a desk by piling stuff elsewhere. Both his sisters (one to a lesser extent) have the same thing, where the house is just an absolute mess. On my mother's side (indonesian) none of that, and our house is very tidy too...

I just find it extremely annoying to have to work in a space that is bordered by piles of stuff. If I had a storage room it would probably be a mess, but where I work I need to have a lot of space and everything needs to be organized.

dorsetknob · May 3, 2015

Yes but Caps lives over the Border in Wales not England

CAPSLOCKSTUCK · May 3, 2015

Everything within arms reach in labled boxes. We dont call it messy....we politely call it "lived in ".

Currently entering negotiations ref. moving the fridge to fit in 7.1 surround sound. :eek:

(really dont want to move the fishtank so...this time the wife will have to compromise.)

As D. Knob pointed out i am Welsh so I ignore any comments directed at the English. :toast:

MORE MODS LESS CHAT :pimp:

JunkBear · May 3, 2015

GorbazTheDragon said:
UK right?

I don't know what it is about native brits (I am English before you ask), but all of my father's side (english, live in england) have ridiculously messy houses. His father has a garage, car-sized shed, and two medium size (6x3m) bedrooms full of junk, he doesn't even know what is in them and the tops of the piles are so high you can't find anything anyway, the house is so full of crap that you can't even find a full table to do any kind of work on, it always involves clearing half a desk by piling stuff elsewhere. Both his sisters (one to a lesser extent) have the same thing, where the house is just an absolute mess. On my mother's side (indonesian) none of that, and our house is very tidy too...

I just find it extremely annoying to have to work in a space that is bordered by piles of stuff. If I had a storage room it would probably be a mess, but where I work I need to have a lot of space and everything needs to be organized.

Its probably a social issue of hoarders that originated after WW2 when England just went out of a long destructive war of bombardment. Same thing as jewish with money after nazis stole all their valuables. That could explain.

CAPSLOCKSTUCK · May 3, 2015

JunkBear said:
Its probably a social issue of hoarders that originated after WW2 when England just went out of a long destructive war of bombardment. Same thing as jewish with money after nazis stole all their valuables. That could explain.

yes, that will be it........i've got an untidy kitchen because of the war.
I will just go and explain to the Wife :toast:

I am sure she will understand .

CAPSLOCKSTUCK · May 4, 2015

This (nicely adorned with yellow cable ties)

Wouldnt fit in here

so i did this

fits and works fine. oh yeah :pimp:

dorsetknob · May 4, 2015

Strange thing i seemed to have seen that last picture before

déjà vu

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