New way to cool CPU looks cool

Driver 7 · Nov 15, 2003, 05:29 AM

LOL. I bought that to direct the air that I'm sending to my Radiators server case. Was only like 24 bucks. Worked really good for what I was trying to accomplish.

jjmd · Nov 15, 2003, 04:35 PM

LOL About time someone agrees with me!!!!!

Thanks Driver 7

jjmd · Nov 15, 2003, 06:09 PM

well i guess i will have to get one of these just to see if it works. Curiousity kills the cat,or in my case the CPU

BWX · Nov 15, 2003, 06:25 PM

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Originally posted by craig588
I dont know about you, but I have alot of brown IDE cables. Almost all of mine are. Even when I just bought them.

Theres no way dust could be around the CPU, I just got this mobo, and this was taken before ANYTHING was fired up!

You need to go to the eye Doc. man. I wish I knew where you lived so I could come clean out your case. I bet you could OC 50 - 100mhz more after I get done w/ it.

jjmd · Nov 15, 2003, 06:32 PM

quick someone get this guy a swiffer, that will get rid of all that dust. LOL

Necrosis · Nov 15, 2003, 07:34 PM

Craig my house if full of dust & my rig doesn't look like yours. No offense man but maybe it's time to invest in an air compressor or something.

I've been thinking about picking one of these up. http://www.homedepot.com/prel80/HDUS...gkk.0&MID=9876

BWX · Nov 15, 2003, 07:59 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Necrosis
Craig my house if full of dust & my rig doesn't look like yours. No offense man but maybe it's time to invest in an air compressor or something.

I've been thinking about picking one of these up. http://www.homedepot.com/prel80/HDUS...gkk.0&MID=9876

Your link doesn't work, but I saw a commercial for one of these on TV yesterday. I thought it sounded like a good deal. Maybe this is what you meant to link to.

Home Depot ***Well it looks like that link doesn't work for me either-- stiupid Home Depot web managers. Anyone who wants to go there and see- just go to tools/air compressors----

Only 99 dollars.

I want one.

~~craig588~~ · Nov 15, 2003, 08:03 PM

I already have and use an air compressor every few weeks.

1.5 HP

BWX · Nov 15, 2003, 08:07 PM

Where do you live that it is so dusty anyway? I remember you saying it is really dusty where you live.

~~craig588~~ · Nov 15, 2003, 08:10 PM

Hartford, Connecticut.

The main problem is that this house has no oil or electric heat. We have a wood stove for heating. It heats up very cheaply and quickly, but it also fills the house with smoke.

tek · Nov 15, 2003, 08:20 PM

Err I have that same exact duct, the Sunbeam.

I've tried hooking it up two different ways, CPU to hole in back of case, and CPU to hole in front of case, both ways I had temps of 50C idle with a SmartFanII and SLK-900(A), fan at full speed.

Without the duct I get 40C idle... hmm big difference

the opposite way...

But I have heard people have great success with it, I guess maybe it just doesnt like me.
Oh well.

BWX · Nov 15, 2003, 08:21 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by craig588
Hartford, Connecticut.

The main problem is that this house has no oil or electric heat. We have a wood stove for heating. It heats up very cheaply and quickly, but it also fills the house with smoke.

Huh? Smoke is not dust. If there is so much smoke that it leaves "dust" on your PC, you need to get out of there- imagine what your lungs look like.

~~craig588~~ · Nov 15, 2003, 08:23 PM

smoke is just airborn dust.

BWX · Nov 15, 2003, 08:28 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by craig588
smoke is just airborn dust.

Yeah, kinda- I grew up with a woodstove in my house for 19 years- I know all about smoke (and chopping and stacking wood)- but I never had so much smoke oin the house that I ever saw any dust form from it.. You should have enough of an updraft that no smoke at all comes IN the house at all. The only time we ever got a backdraft was when there were 50+ mph winds, or when someone that didn't know what they were doing tried to start or stoke the fire.

Necrosis · Nov 15, 2003, 08:30 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by craig588
Hartford, Connecticut.

The main problem is that this house has no oil or electric heat. We have a wood stove for heating. It heats up very cheaply and quickly, but it also fills the house with smoke.

Yeah that will do it. The back part of house which has no basement used to be heated by a wood burning stove. I know your pain Craig...you don't know dust folks if you don't have this kind of heating.

~~craig588~~ · Nov 15, 2003, 08:32 PM

We don't know what we're doing.

We have only had the stove for about 2 years, and we only use it in the winter time.

Necrosis · Nov 15, 2003, 08:32 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by BWX232
Your link doesn't work, but I saw a commercial for one of these on TV yesterday. I thought it sounded like a good deal. Maybe this is what you meant to link to.

Home Depot ***Well it looks like that link doesn't work for me either-- stiupid Home Depot web managers. Anyone who wants to go there and see- just go to tools/air compressors----

Only 99 dollars.

I want one.

I want one too..just wonder how many amps this thing sucks down? It wouldn't only just be nice for being able to bring indoors for the computer but also for my home theater setup too.

Judas · Nov 16, 2003, 12:12 PM

i'll never use a compressor on my computer.....

Judas · Nov 16, 2003, 12:12 PM

EDIT (double post)

studbagel9 · Nov 16, 2003, 11:31 PM

Hey craig, maybe you should stick like... cheese cloth of something over the side of your case.. like a big air filter... I dunno, maybe that's stupid but it could help.

krazy1 · Nov 16, 2003, 11:41 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Judas
i'll never use a compressor on my computer.....

Hmm that is all i ever use to clean my computer and all the PC's at work. It gets the most dust out of your system and even the stuff in the hard to reach places. If you are worried about the pressure of the air, back it down.... Hell when you take your A+ they even tell you the best thing to use for cleaning your PC is an air compressor...

BWX · Nov 17, 2003, 12:12 AM

The only thing I worry about with regular compressed air is moisture- Some compressor systems have a line dryer that filters out all moisture- but little ones surely don't. Canned air doesn't ever have any moisture- just the gas that propels it- but that dries instantly.

krazy1 · Nov 17, 2003, 04:08 AM

I have 2 in-line dryers on mine so moisture is no problem on mine... Why 2 you ask?? When I used to race R/C cars I airbrushed all the bodies and needed no moisture in the air while painting and found the best solution was 2 in-line dryers.... Has worked great!!

BWX · Nov 17, 2003, 04:27 AM

I used to race RC cars- (just for fun- not a pro or anything)

I built an AE (Team Associated) RC10 (original copper monocoque) with a 13 turn triple- All bearing- Stealth trans- stainless CV's- Thing went 40 mph with a big gear on it. I dumped ALLOT of money while I was doing that- but man it weas fun.

krazy1 · Nov 17, 2003, 05:56 AM

I raced the all-wheel drive touring cars for about 2 years.... I now just play with my all-wheel drive drag truck It is an old HPI RS Pro with a 2 speed trannie... does about 50.. my latest invention is a direct drive touring car with 12 cells and and 6 turn single.... with the right gearing I should be able to hit near 90mph.....

BWX · Nov 17, 2003, 07:51 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by krazy1
I raced the all-wheel drive touring cars for about 2 years.... I now just play with my all-wheel drive drag truck It is an old HPI RS Pro with a 2 speed trannie... does about 50.. my latest invention is a direct drive touring car with 12 cells and and 6 turn single.... with the right gearing I should be able to hit near 90mph.....

Holy crap! What kind of speed control do you need to run that beast? Custom?

I was going to get a TC3 and race one of those (I actually raced against them on some tracks)- Those looked like lots of fun. Mine is in a box on the top shelf in a closet

--I raced for about 2 years and then moved away, haven't raced in 3 years.

Someday I may take it up again. I'd also like to build a helicopter someday. That looks like it would be fun too. You should take a video of that crazy 12 cell beast while your testing it or something. That would be nuts.

jjmd · Nov 17, 2003, 04:17 PM

Well you guys have not experienced nothing until u go nitro! I have an all wheel drive that dose 98 clocked by radar gun and a couple of trucks that do 60 mph +, My full blown trucks have cost me well over 3000.00 each, full titanium and 7075 aircraft aluminuim. Tkae a look at a couple of my babies.

Nov 15, 2003, 05:29 AM	#31
Driver 7 Discombobulated NVidiot Join Date: May 2003 Location: Vancouver, BC - CANADA Posts: 1,015 Rep Power: 0	LOL. I bought that to direct the air that I'm sending to my Radiators server case. Was only like 24 bucks. Worked really good for what I was trying to accomplish. __________________ [COLOR=Black]Asus A8N Deluxe SLI, AMD64 4200 X2 Dual Core, 2x 6800's, Corsair TwinX PC4000 DDR500, Yamaha F1 cdrw, Soundblaster Audigy 2, 2 SATA 120 gig Maxtor HD's, Raid 0 array, Altec Lancing 5.1 Surround Speakers, Thermaltake Xaser III Case, Stealth 470w Power supply, 21.3" Samsung widescreen, MX1000 Lazer mouse.[/COLOR]

Nov 15, 2003, 04:35 PM	Thread Starter #32
jjmd DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: In Your Mothers Closet... Posts: 1,082 Rep Power: 0	LOL About time someone agrees with me!!!!! Thanks Driver 7 __________________ [COLOR=blue]Win XP Pro all updates.[/COLOR] [COLOR=blue]Asus Crosshair, Amd 64 X2 6000. 4 GB Cosair Dominator,2 MSI 7900gs 512 mg, 2 raptor 150 gig in raid 0. 22inch View Sonic LCD, 2 HP 16x dvd burners, and some other crap. HE HE HE. [/COLOR]

Nov 15, 2003, 06:09 PM	Thread Starter #33
jjmd DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: In Your Mothers Closet... Posts: 1,082 Rep Power: 0	well i guess i will have to get one of these just to see if it works. Curiousity kills the cat,or in my case the CPU __________________ [COLOR=blue]Win XP Pro all updates.[/COLOR] [COLOR=blue]Asus Crosshair, Amd 64 X2 6000. 4 GB Cosair Dominator,2 MSI 7900gs 512 mg, 2 raptor 150 gig in raid 0. 22inch View Sonic LCD, 2 HP 16x dvd burners, and some other crap. HE HE HE. [/COLOR]

Nov 15, 2003, 06:32 PM	Thread Starter #35
jjmd DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: In Your Mothers Closet... Posts: 1,082 Rep Power: 0	quick someone get this guy a swiffer, that will get rid of all that dust. LOL __________________ [COLOR=blue]Win XP Pro all updates.[/COLOR] [COLOR=blue]Asus Crosshair, Amd 64 X2 6000. 4 GB Cosair Dominator,2 MSI 7900gs 512 mg, 2 raptor 150 gig in raid 0. 22inch View Sonic LCD, 2 HP 16x dvd burners, and some other crap. HE HE HE. [/COLOR]

Nov 15, 2003, 07:34 PM	#36
Necrosis HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,838 Rep Power: 129 System Specs	Craig my house if full of dust & my rig doesn't look like yours. No offense man but maybe it's time to invest in an air compressor or something. I've been thinking about picking one of these up. http://www.homedepot.com/prel80/HDUS...gkk.0&MID=9876 Last edited by Necrosis; Nov 15, 2003 at 07:51 PM.

Nov 15, 2003, 08:03 PM	#38
~~craig588~~ Banned Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: In clothing Posts: 3,510 Rep Power: 0	I already have and use an air compressor every few weeks. 1.5 HP

Nov 15, 2003, 08:07 PM	#39
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,665 Rep Power: 109 System Specs	Where do you live that it is so dusty anyway? I remember you saying it is really dusty where you live. __________________

Nov 15, 2003, 08:10 PM	#40
~~craig588~~ Banned Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: In clothing Posts: 3,510 Rep Power: 0	Hartford, Connecticut. The main problem is that this house has no oil or electric heat. We have a wood stove for heating. It heats up very cheaply and quickly, but it also fills the house with smoke.

Nov 15, 2003, 08:20 PM	#41
tek DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Boston, US Posts: 2,103 Rep Power: 0	Err I have that same exact duct, the Sunbeam. I've tried hooking it up two different ways, CPU to hole in back of case, and CPU to hole in front of case, both ways I had temps of 50C idle with a SmartFanII and SLK-900(A), fan at full speed. Without the duct I get 40C idle... hmm big difference the opposite way... But I have heard people have great success with it, I guess maybe it just doesnt like me. Oh well. __________________ [COLOR=White][/COLOR]

Nov 15, 2003, 08:23 PM	#43
~~craig588~~ Banned Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: In clothing Posts: 3,510 Rep Power: 0	smoke is just airborn dust.

Nov 15, 2003, 08:32 PM	#46
~~craig588~~ Banned Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: In clothing Posts: 3,510 Rep Power: 0	We don't know what we're doing. We have only had the stove for about 2 years, and we only use it in the winter time.

Nov 16, 2003, 11:31 PM	#50
studbagel9 Rolling the Hard Six Join Date: May 2003 Location: Lock Haven, PA Posts: 767 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Hey craig, maybe you should stick like... cheese cloth of something over the side of your case.. like a big air filter... I dunno, maybe that's stupid but it could help. __________________

Nov 17, 2003, 12:12 AM	#52
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,665 Rep Power: 109 System Specs	The only thing I worry about with regular compressed air is moisture- Some compressor systems have a line dryer that filters out all moisture- but little ones surely don't. Canned air doesn't ever have any moisture- just the gas that propels it- but that dries instantly. __________________

Nov 17, 2003, 04:08 AM	#53
krazy1 Live from the Dungeon Join Date: May 2003 Location: Between the SubWoofers Posts: 1,395 Rep Power: 0	I have 2 in-line dryers on mine so moisture is no problem on mine... Why 2 you ask?? When I used to race R/C cars I airbrushed all the bodies and needed no moisture in the air while painting and found the best solution was 2 in-line dryers.... Has worked great!! __________________

Nov 17, 2003, 04:27 AM	#54
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,665 Rep Power: 109 System Specs	I used to race RC cars- (just for fun- not a pro or anything) I built an AE (Team Associated) RC10 (original copper monocoque) with a 13 turn triple- All bearing- Stealth trans- stainless CV's- Thing went 40 mph with a big gear on it. I dumped ALLOT of money while I was doing that- but man it weas fun. __________________

Nov 17, 2003, 05:56 AM	#55
krazy1 Live from the Dungeon Join Date: May 2003 Location: Between the SubWoofers Posts: 1,395 Rep Power: 0	I raced the all-wheel drive touring cars for about 2 years.... I now just play with my all-wheel drive drag truck It is an old HPI RS Pro with a 2 speed trannie... does about 50.. my latest invention is a direct drive touring car with 12 cells and and 6 turn single.... with the right gearing I should be able to hit near 90mph..... __________________

Nov 17, 2003, 04:17 PM	Thread Starter #57
jjmd DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: In Your Mothers Closet... Posts: 1,082 Rep Power: 0	Well you guys have not experienced nothing until u go nitro! I have an all wheel drive that dose 98 clocked by radar gun and a couple of trucks that do 60 mph +, My full blown trucks have cost me well over 3000.00 each, full titanium and 7075 aircraft aluminuim. Tkae a look at a couple of my babies. __________________ [COLOR=blue]Win XP Pro all updates.[/COLOR] [COLOR=blue]Asus Crosshair, Amd 64 X2 6000. 4 GB Cosair Dominator,2 MSI 7900gs 512 mg, 2 raptor 150 gig in raid 0. 22inch View Sonic LCD, 2 HP 16x dvd burners, and some other crap. HE HE HE. [/COLOR] Last edited by jjmd; Nov 17, 2003 at 04:30 PM.