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| 146375 | 2003-05-23 07:24:00 | Yeah, I would have gotten one if I could afford it. If your wanting a quiet PSU I strongly recomend Enermax. I just got a 350W one with temp controlled fans and its almost silent. |
bmason (508) | ||
| 146376 | 2003-05-23 07:35:00 | Whetu... If you can lay your mits on some nice Panaflo fans I'd be interested, k. Tried to track some down awhile back, nada, neit. Found some end of line NMB's on trademe that are prety quet tho. Supposedly 21dbA, no fan speed wire tho. Ian... Interested in your Flower experience. You didn't by any chance go for the GPU HS as well. I Have a Gf2 Pro card (on family comp) with a dying fan, noisey fan. Not sure if the card is woth the expense tho. Cheers Murray P |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 146377 | 2003-05-23 08:17:00 | Hi Murray P, www.pccasegear.com which particular one are you after, and how many? shoot me an email to whetu@radiativenz.com I'm currently waiting on prices to come back |
whetu (237) | ||
| 146378 | 2003-05-23 08:36:00 | Have put my request in. What do you suggest for an old Gf2 pro 64ddr as/ above post. Don't want to throw it away, not in my nature if I think I can fix it, + the cards adequate. I did have a 60mm fan on it but was noisey as, as well. Cheers Murray P |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 146379 | 2003-05-23 08:58:00 | hmmm you could replace the hsf on the gf2 with a blorb or crystal orb or similar.. but they tend to really whine after a while, and make quite effective dust traps (forums.overclockers.co.nz) You could do what I did, as linked above, I took some spare PCI blanking plates, bent them so that they were straight, and drilled and cut them appropriately so that I could mount a fan on them.. I'm using a 92mm fan but there's nothing stopping you from using an 80 or even a 120! Another option is to get an old unused cpu heatsink and passively cool your vid card.. here's (www.overclockers.com) the first example I found.. you could definately do it a lot more professionally than that... it's something I've been meaning to do for a while but requires the purchase of a tap and die kit |
whetu (237) | ||
| 146380 | 2003-05-23 11:41:00 | No, I didnt get the GPU HS as well, thatll come later as my current heatsink is hardly very noisy ;-) Thanks for the tip on the enermax, the only other quiet PSU I could find was only 300W, and if Im going to pay for a quality PSU, I want it to last for many upgrades yet... Iain |
Iain Walmsley (3372) | ||
| 146381 | 2003-05-23 11:47:00 | One of the next things to go will be the whiney little northbridge fan, question though, is a heatsink sufficient? I find that the air coming out of the northbridge fan is actually warmer than the air coming out of the CPU fan... Iain |
Iain Walmsley (3372) | ||
| 146382 | 2003-05-23 13:19:00 | whetu. OC.com wouldn't load up, for me anyway, will have another crak tomorrow. Got a few socket seven heatsinks lying around. Also got a tap and die for about, I think a 10 gauge screw k, also tomorrow. Now..... how do I lever sonny boy away from his little friend.. got any ideas on that one. Cheers Murray P |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 146383 | 2003-05-23 13:46:00 | Found it whetu. Had OC bookmarked, still a bit flacky so saved the article. Went down each likely looking tip and looked at the properties for the article # you posted. Was there in a flash :D 10 gauge is far too big. The GPU will be no prob, already has holes in the pcb. Could use long machine screws and spacers on the back. I'll glue the rest. Got a few litres of Epar 226 downstairs. Takes awhile to set but is very good stuff. Cheers Murray P |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 146384 | 2003-05-23 14:10:00 | iain - depends on your mobo... take a look at the zalman nb hsf here (www.overclockers.co.nz) murray - 10 guage..hmmm whatever translates into M2 because thats the size bolts you'll want to use to go through the mounting holes in the back of your vid card (IIRC) www.overclockers.com try that.. As for getting it off... what brand card is it? Usually there should be two plastic pins, you just pinch them where they pop through the back of the pcb and they should pop out, with them loose the hsf should just pop off the video card. www.thermaltake.com If the HSF is actually glued on, then you'll have to chuck your vid card into an antistatic bag, and into the freezer for half an hour (no joke!) This solidifies whatever is bonding the two surfaces, making it brittle and then its a matter of cracking that buggar off... to do this pop a flathead screwdriver between the two surfaces and twist.. If you're lucky it'll come off with a satisfying crack (actually its nerve wracking the first time you hear it). You might want to protect the pcb with an old business card or credit card or similar while you are doing this though... Or you could try the other method which is to heat it up (www.overclockercafe.com) hem.passagen.se or you could go completely overboard: here (drrabbit.hp.infoseek.co.jp) and here (isweb30.infoseek.co.jp) |
whetu (237) | ||
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