Keeping Cool This Summer

yeap! i'm looking in replacing the screen it collects too much dust too quick! hence got to clean it almost every day!. i'm looking to replace it with a srceen with wider holes.
As far as the temps they are arond 100F in idle before +110F. and on 100% load 135F before was 145F

So 10 degrees is a small but significant difference. and all for the cost of some aluminum foil, some glue, and the little time spent doing this project. (the cylinder and the screen were a donation from my dad, THANKS DAD!!!)
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Alien Tech
    CPU
    AMD Phenom 9850 Black Edition
    Motherboard
    MSI K9N2 Platinum
    Memory
    OCZ PC6400 SLI Edition 8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    XFX Force 8600GT x2 (sli configuration)
    Sound Card
    On board Realtek HD 7.1/ SRS Audio Sandbox 1.7 x64
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer H213H
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080p 32bits
    Hard Drives
    SCSI\Disk____NVIDIA__STRIPE____74.53G Sea Gate
    SCSI\Disk____NVIDIA__STRIPE___298.09G Hitachi
    SCSI\Disk____NVIDIA__STRIPE___372.61G Hitachi
    PSU
    Power Up 550watts
    Case
    Alien Tech (new system in an old chassys)
    Cooling
    By Air 7 fans
    Keyboard
    Microsoft USB Digital Media Pro Keyboard (IntelliType Pro)
    Mouse
    Logitech HID-compliant LX3 Optical Mouse
    Internet Speed
    1mb
    Other Info
    This Rig is OC'd by 13% stock CPU is 2.5GHZ to 2.8GHz
    FSB (HT)225MHZ
    RAM is also OC'd Stock 800MHZ to 900MHZ
    Ultra Media Dash SD/USB/eSATA/Audio/1394/CM/SM/CF-MD/MS
Not bad temps considering it's a stock cooler.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550
    Motherboard
    XFX MB-750I-72P9 NF750i
    Memory
    4096MB Corsair XMS2 PC-5400
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS Nvidia Geforce GTX470
    Sound Card
    ASUS Xonar DX
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell 24" S2409W & Dell 20" E207WFP
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080 & 1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    750GB Western Digital Caviar Black & 500GB Samsung
    PSU
    750 watt Thermaltake Toughpower
    Case
    Coolermaster Dominator 690 Nvidia Edition
    Cooling
    Zalman CNPS9700-NT Cooler, 6x 120mm Chassis Fans
    Keyboard
    Logitech G11 Keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech G5 Laser Mouse (2007 edition)
    Internet Speed
    100Mbps
    Other Info
    abit airpace 54mbps wireless PCI-E x1 card
yeap! one goog thing about this CPU is that it came with a massive heat sink with copper pipes. and the fan can reach the 6K rpms or more if needed. it does the job. cant complain.

And for the temps in general cant complain either, due to the fact of the ambient temps here in P.R. 80's and 90's
So for an air cooled system is not too bad!
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Alien Tech
    CPU
    AMD Phenom 9850 Black Edition
    Motherboard
    MSI K9N2 Platinum
    Memory
    OCZ PC6400 SLI Edition 8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    XFX Force 8600GT x2 (sli configuration)
    Sound Card
    On board Realtek HD 7.1/ SRS Audio Sandbox 1.7 x64
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer H213H
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080p 32bits
    Hard Drives
    SCSI\Disk____NVIDIA__STRIPE____74.53G Sea Gate
    SCSI\Disk____NVIDIA__STRIPE___298.09G Hitachi
    SCSI\Disk____NVIDIA__STRIPE___372.61G Hitachi
    PSU
    Power Up 550watts
    Case
    Alien Tech (new system in an old chassys)
    Cooling
    By Air 7 fans
    Keyboard
    Microsoft USB Digital Media Pro Keyboard (IntelliType Pro)
    Mouse
    Logitech HID-compliant LX3 Optical Mouse
    Internet Speed
    1mb
    Other Info
    This Rig is OC'd by 13% stock CPU is 2.5GHZ to 2.8GHz
    FSB (HT)225MHZ
    RAM is also OC'd Stock 800MHZ to 900MHZ
    Ultra Media Dash SD/USB/eSATA/Audio/1394/CM/SM/CF-MD/MS
all the fans are 80mm. an igot them running on high, plugged to the 12v side.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Alien Tech
    CPU
    AMD Phenom 9850 Black Edition
    Motherboard
    MSI K9N2 Platinum
    Memory
    OCZ PC6400 SLI Edition 8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    XFX Force 8600GT x2 (sli configuration)
    Sound Card
    On board Realtek HD 7.1/ SRS Audio Sandbox 1.7 x64
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer H213H
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080p 32bits
    Hard Drives
    SCSI\Disk____NVIDIA__STRIPE____74.53G Sea Gate
    SCSI\Disk____NVIDIA__STRIPE___298.09G Hitachi
    SCSI\Disk____NVIDIA__STRIPE___372.61G Hitachi
    PSU
    Power Up 550watts
    Case
    Alien Tech (new system in an old chassys)
    Cooling
    By Air 7 fans
    Keyboard
    Microsoft USB Digital Media Pro Keyboard (IntelliType Pro)
    Mouse
    Logitech HID-compliant LX3 Optical Mouse
    Internet Speed
    1mb
    Other Info
    This Rig is OC'd by 13% stock CPU is 2.5GHZ to 2.8GHz
    FSB (HT)225MHZ
    RAM is also OC'd Stock 800MHZ to 900MHZ
    Ultra Media Dash SD/USB/eSATA/Audio/1394/CM/SM/CF-MD/MS
You wanna know my wasteful solution for keeping my components cool?

Its called the ANTEC 1200. :D

The thing cools better than any full tower ive seen. even the cosmos and stacker!...(i may be over exaggerating there)

Im buying it in a week for only 150$, as it post's a 170-200$ pricetag.





1200-B.jpg
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    JUST ME/Custom Built
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Quad Q9550 E0 2.83 Ghz @ 4037.5 Ghz
    Motherboard
    EVGA NFORCE 790I SLI FTW Digital PWM
    Memory
    8 Gig Corsair XMS3 DHX 1600 Mhz DDR3 CAS 9
    Graphics Card(s)
    2x GTX 480's w/ Koolance VID-NX480's
    Sound Card
    Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi Titanium (non-Fatal1ty) Edition
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer P243W 24" Premium Series
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1200
    Hard Drives
    Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1 TB HDD 32mb cache
    (3 Platters, 6 Heads model)
    PSU
    Ultra X4 1050W PSU 76A Rated 12V SLI
    Case
    Antec 1200 Full tower ATX case
    Cooling
    x2 Thermaltake Blue LED 120mm 2800rpm fans, Zalman CNPS 9900
    Keyboard
    Logitech LX310 2.4 Ghz Wireless Keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech LX310 2.4Ghz Wireless Laser Mouse
    Internet Speed
    32mb Download, 12mb Upload from Comcast
    Other Info
    300$ custom watercooling setup. Antec 1200 big boy Radiator, Dual bay XPSC reservoir with clear bubble window, OCZ hydropulse 800L/H 12v pump, 12 ft tygon 1/2" ID, 3/4" OD tubing, Feser One UV Green 1 L fluid. (and VID-NX480 waterblock)
Hey MDA400 !!! sweet box!!!! I saw that box in CompUSA, and it did caught my eye, so i guess if it does the job it claims to do, then the money is all well worth it.
BTW not that i care much about noise, as long as the system is cool, how is this box with noise? and the bulid materials. is it ready for a pounding? It looks like it only have 3 Bays available. Can this be modified? i mean if you ever need to put in more DVD, or a b-ray, or any other device, can you take out one of the fans and use that space?
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Alien Tech
    CPU
    AMD Phenom 9850 Black Edition
    Motherboard
    MSI K9N2 Platinum
    Memory
    OCZ PC6400 SLI Edition 8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    XFX Force 8600GT x2 (sli configuration)
    Sound Card
    On board Realtek HD 7.1/ SRS Audio Sandbox 1.7 x64
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer H213H
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080p 32bits
    Hard Drives
    SCSI\Disk____NVIDIA__STRIPE____74.53G Sea Gate
    SCSI\Disk____NVIDIA__STRIPE___298.09G Hitachi
    SCSI\Disk____NVIDIA__STRIPE___372.61G Hitachi
    PSU
    Power Up 550watts
    Case
    Alien Tech (new system in an old chassys)
    Cooling
    By Air 7 fans
    Keyboard
    Microsoft USB Digital Media Pro Keyboard (IntelliType Pro)
    Mouse
    Logitech HID-compliant LX3 Optical Mouse
    Internet Speed
    1mb
    Other Info
    This Rig is OC'd by 13% stock CPU is 2.5GHZ to 2.8GHz
    FSB (HT)225MHZ
    RAM is also OC'd Stock 800MHZ to 900MHZ
    Ultra Media Dash SD/USB/eSATA/Audio/1394/CM/SM/CF-MD/MS
Hey MDA400 !!! sweet box!!!! I saw that box in CompUSA, and it did caught my eye, so i guess if it does the job it claims to do, then the money is all well worth it.
BTW not that i care much about noise, as long as the system is cool, how is this box with noise? and the bulid materials. is it ready for a pounding? It looks like it only have 3 Bays available. Can this be modified? i mean if you ever need to put in more DVD, or a b-ray, or any other device, can you take out one of the fans and use that space?


This thing can run anything in it. it was made for cooling in mind (as you can see).

You can even get a 200mm radiator for watercooling, to attach under the big 200mm fan on top.

Fits any size and length graphics card, power supply, but only up to standard ATX mobo's. there's plenty of room to mod it and the noise depends on if your going to run it fully (which i will for kicks :D).

I'd say about 35-45 db at highest fan settings
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    JUST ME/Custom Built
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Quad Q9550 E0 2.83 Ghz @ 4037.5 Ghz
    Motherboard
    EVGA NFORCE 790I SLI FTW Digital PWM
    Memory
    8 Gig Corsair XMS3 DHX 1600 Mhz DDR3 CAS 9
    Graphics Card(s)
    2x GTX 480's w/ Koolance VID-NX480's
    Sound Card
    Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi Titanium (non-Fatal1ty) Edition
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer P243W 24" Premium Series
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1200
    Hard Drives
    Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1 TB HDD 32mb cache
    (3 Platters, 6 Heads model)
    PSU
    Ultra X4 1050W PSU 76A Rated 12V SLI
    Case
    Antec 1200 Full tower ATX case
    Cooling
    x2 Thermaltake Blue LED 120mm 2800rpm fans, Zalman CNPS 9900
    Keyboard
    Logitech LX310 2.4 Ghz Wireless Keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech LX310 2.4Ghz Wireless Laser Mouse
    Internet Speed
    32mb Download, 12mb Upload from Comcast
    Other Info
    300$ custom watercooling setup. Antec 1200 big boy Radiator, Dual bay XPSC reservoir with clear bubble window, OCZ hydropulse 800L/H 12v pump, 12 ft tygon 1/2" ID, 3/4" OD tubing, Feser One UV Green 1 L fluid. (and VID-NX480 waterblock)
For this summer and every summer for that matter. I got me a CoolerMaster HAF 932. Sweet full tower! Plenty of room and lots of fans. Can be customized for water cooling, to use 2 power supplies, ect. Lots of hdd bays and cd or whatever bays. The price is worth every penny. The built is exelent. Is not your common tin can case. Best solution for modding water/air cooling.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Alien Tech
    CPU
    AMD Phenom 9850 Black Edition
    Motherboard
    MSI K9N2 Platinum
    Memory
    OCZ PC6400 SLI Edition 8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    XFX Force 8600GT x2 (sli configuration)
    Sound Card
    On board Realtek HD 7.1/ SRS Audio Sandbox 1.7 x64
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer H213H
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080p 32bits
    Hard Drives
    SCSI\Disk____NVIDIA__STRIPE____74.53G Sea Gate
    SCSI\Disk____NVIDIA__STRIPE___298.09G Hitachi
    SCSI\Disk____NVIDIA__STRIPE___372.61G Hitachi
    PSU
    Power Up 550watts
    Case
    Alien Tech (new system in an old chassys)
    Cooling
    By Air 7 fans
    Keyboard
    Microsoft USB Digital Media Pro Keyboard (IntelliType Pro)
    Mouse
    Logitech HID-compliant LX3 Optical Mouse
    Internet Speed
    1mb
    Other Info
    This Rig is OC'd by 13% stock CPU is 2.5GHZ to 2.8GHz
    FSB (HT)225MHZ
    RAM is also OC'd Stock 800MHZ to 900MHZ
    Ultra Media Dash SD/USB/eSATA/Audio/1394/CM/SM/CF-MD/MS
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