not really a mod, maybe just ghetto?

Vampyromaniac · Sep 2, 2004, 05:20 AM

so, to save money on the air conditioner, I have a 120mm case fan on my desk blowing at me.
would you call that ghetto?

GutterPunk · Sep 2, 2004, 05:22 AM

right on lol

G@MeBoY · Sep 2, 2004, 05:29 AM

you could even try placeing a towel behind it to collect moisture from the air that is blowing to your face

Vampyromaniac · Sep 2, 2004, 05:52 AM

oooh, I can use a glass full of ice cubes maybe

chill the air a bit!

GutterPunk · Sep 2, 2004, 06:45 AM

got a pic of this lovely mod?????!!!!

pr0digal jenius · Sep 2, 2004, 07:20 AM

lemme know when you get an HSF chin strap

Vampyromaniac · Sep 2, 2004, 07:37 AM

o shi... I can stick an HSF to my forehead!! ah but I don't have any spare

no pics, gutter, but I can desribe very vividly for you. just imagine a black wooden desk . . . upon it is a 120mm fan pointed directly at my searing soul . . . the sucker spins quietly, pushing a gentle breeze helping me to keep from overheating (if that happens, I lock-up in a coma or crash to floortop). oh and it's connected to the rear molex port on the back of the power supply.

GutterPunk · Sep 2, 2004, 07:47 AM

that is such a visual... but a dang good idea vampy, I am tempted to having one for myself lol think 5 tornado jet engines blowing your hair back like you are in a picture shoot as you pose for someone on web cam haha....

on a scale of 1 - 10 how well does it cool you off? especially in intense gaming lol

Vampyromaniac · Sep 2, 2004, 07:58 AM

it's actually pretty decent. not like a normal room fan, but does help still.
I idle at 98.3ÂºF, and I'm at 98.9ÂºF load . . . was 99.2ÂºF load before.

Judas · Sep 2, 2004, 08:11 AM

that is classically quotable

GutterPunk · Sep 2, 2004, 08:35 AM

the flux really isnt that bad, not too hot yet not too cold, right now my core temperature is probably 98.4 but external more around heat dissapation is around 83.9 +/- most likely minus 20 degrees as im freezing haha. Ambient temp is looking at 53 all in F

mkk · Sep 2, 2004, 11:30 AM

Put a thin filter on it and you have a ghetto air-purifier as well.

Schtopper · Sep 2, 2004, 11:36 AM

hehe that's like my old make shift PC case air conditioner. Invloving two 120mm 5700rpm fans (loud, pushing 430CFM of air) and two tumble dryer air ducts connected to the case and hanging out of the window. Obviously only works during winter

Falstaff · Sep 2, 2004, 03:28 PM

gone one better, go find an old cylinder style fan and put it on top of your case..lol. I found one at a used electronics parts store to cool telephone exchange cases, it moves air very very efficiently..lol

pr0digal jenius · Sep 2, 2004, 06:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vampyromaniac

I idle at 98.3ÂºF, and I'm at 98.9ÂºF load . . . was 99.2ÂºF load before.

that's pure 1337 right there

G@MeBoY · Sep 2, 2004, 09:54 PM

it crossed my mind...you could add a heatsink under it and attach heatpipes from heatsink to your ears&forehead, this should keep you cool

Vampyromaniac · Sep 3, 2004, 06:58 AM

the point of ghetto is to spend as little money as possible

the most I'd consider doing is upgrade to water cooling . . . buy a little squirt bottle, fill with water and spray on me every now and then . . . .
increases the cooling potential of the fan by a lot!

pr0digal jenius · Sep 3, 2004, 04:40 PM

naw, go all out and get a squeeze breeze!

Vampyromaniac · Sep 3, 2004, 09:41 PM

does that say N-Sync on there?

I dunno about you, man

Chubby_C · Sep 4, 2004, 07:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vampyromaniac

o shi... I can stick an HSF to my forehead!!
.

Don't laugh, me and some buddy's a couple years ago were bumming around Wasaga beach and went into this dollar store and picked up these neon green visors that had fans in the brims to blow cold air down over your face, only cost a buck, plus another buck for some AA batteries.

Falstaff · Sep 4, 2004, 08:19 AM

put a fan on the toilet, sit there on your bum and blow the cool air up into your kit, and you should cool off pretty quick, but you might end with snow peas in your intestines instead of family jewels, caution is advised.

mainman · Sep 4, 2004, 08:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fallang_jeff

put a fan on the toilet, sit there on your bum and blow the cool air up into your kit, and you should cool off pretty quick, but you might end with snow peas in your intestines instead of family jewels, caution is advised.

Does that really work??!!

Might try it some day...

Vampyromaniac · Sep 4, 2004, 08:58 AM

Jeff you worry me

BWX · Sep 4, 2004, 10:48 AM

Last year I got a cheap 5500 BTU at Walmart and it does a really good job at cooling the room my PC is in, and with a few rotating pedestal fans it cools the rest of the apartment off quite nicely too... You should really invest in one of those little AC's, they work great and don't make the electric bill jump too high either.

Vampyromaniac · Sep 4, 2004, 07:28 PM

I already have central air, but because of this fan, I didn't have to turn it on yesterday

anyway, this is just a temporary thing, figured it would be a funny thing to try.

BWX · Sep 5, 2004, 01:21 AM

Central AIR! I want central air... Would only uswe it a few months of the year hear though...

Vampyromaniac · Sep 5, 2004, 08:18 PM

yeah central air is pretty much a necessity here
http://weather.yahoo.com/forecast/USCA1261.html

Vampyromaniac · Sep 11, 2004, 06:24 AM

bah! I dropped my fan yesterday and broke off a blade

I had to yell: Mother#$*&er!
I'm such a klutz

Dom · Sep 11, 2004, 06:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vampyromaniac

bah! I dropped my fan yesterday and broke off a blade

I had to yell: Mother#$*&er!
I'm such a klutz

I remember.

Sargentwhitey · Sep 11, 2004, 07:19 AM

I once had this crazy Idea to try to strap a lot of heatsinks all over my body and see if they cooled me down... a couple active heatsinks too

Sep 2, 2004, 05:20 AM	#1
Vampyromaniac confutatis maledictis Join Date: May 2002 Location: somewhere dark Posts: 5,974 Rep Power: 77 System Specs	not really a mod, maybe just ghetto? so, to save money on the air conditioner, I have a 120mm case fan on my desk blowing at me. would you call that ghetto?

Sep 2, 2004, 05:22 AM	#2
GutterPunk I = Greatest Dood Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Nebraska Posts: 5,949 Rep Power: 71	right on lol __________________ Rock On \m/ Thank you Mousey for the Sig! --------------- Intel Core2Duo E6660 (3.4GHZ) ~ Tuniq Tower 120 ~ Enermax Galaxy 1000W ~ Corsair Dominator @ 1090MHZ 5-5-5-15 (OCZ XTC Modded Cooler)~ EVGA 8800GTX W/ HR-03 Plus 120MM ~ Asus DVD-RW LiteScribe ~ LG DVD-RW ~ Corsair Voyager 2GB ReadyBoost Drive ~ Vantec Nexus Fan Controller ~ ThermalTake Armor 25CM fan ~ Personal Finance Blog: Dent Your Debt

Sep 2, 2004, 05:29 AM	#3
G@MeBoY makes your mouse tremmble! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Serbia,Livingroom Posts: 247 Rep Power: 0	you could even try placeing a towel behind it to collect moisture from the air that is blowing to your face __________________ -= G@MeBoY =- ::Full color with 3DNOW! tech:: XP2000+ thoroughbred @ 10x230FSB - watter cooled by home made sistem - EpoX RDA3I - ASUS V9950SE/Td @470/820 - 2x256 DDR400 V-Data - !Live Player - 80GB Maxtor DiamondMax9+7200rpm - Tagan TG-380 black PSU - chieftek Matrix case - WinXP SP1

Sep 2, 2004, 06:45 AM	#5
GutterPunk I = Greatest Dood Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Nebraska Posts: 5,949 Rep Power: 71	got a pic of this lovely mod?????!!!! __________________ Rock On \m/ Thank you Mousey for the Sig! --------------- Intel Core2Duo E6660 (3.4GHZ) ~ Tuniq Tower 120 ~ Enermax Galaxy 1000W ~ Corsair Dominator @ 1090MHZ 5-5-5-15 (OCZ XTC Modded Cooler)~ EVGA 8800GTX W/ HR-03 Plus 120MM ~ Asus DVD-RW LiteScribe ~ LG DVD-RW ~ Corsair Voyager 2GB ReadyBoost Drive ~ Vantec Nexus Fan Controller ~ ThermalTake Armor 25CM fan ~ Personal Finance Blog: Dent Your Debt

Sep 2, 2004, 07:37 AM	Thread Starter #7
Vampyromaniac confutatis maledictis Join Date: May 2002 Location: somewhere dark Posts: 5,974 Rep Power: 77 System Specs	o shi... I can stick an HSF to my forehead!! ah but I don't have any spare no pics, gutter, but I can desribe very vividly for you. just imagine a black wooden desk . . . upon it is a 120mm fan pointed directly at my searing soul . . . the sucker spins quietly, pushing a gentle breeze helping me to keep from overheating (if that happens, I lock-up in a coma or crash to floortop). oh and it's connected to the rear molex port on the back of the power supply. __________________ *Digitalis 3.3* Athlon 64 3000 // ASUS K8V SE Deluxe // 1024MB PC3200 (2-2-2-10 1T) ATI All-In-Wonder 9700 Pro // 20" Dell 2005FPW (DVI) M-Audio Revo 7.1 + Philips Acoustic Edge // Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 320/16 Western Digital WD3200KS + 120/8 Seagate 7200.7 NEC ND-3550A 16x DVD±RW + Lite-On 52x24x CD-RW Antec Sonata case // 480W Antec TruePower personal bests \|\| Aq'3: 46796 \| 3D'01: 20461 \| 3D'03: 6336 \| 3D'05: 2677 \| PC'04: 4605 \| PC'02: 7691,9092,1250

Sep 2, 2004, 05:52 AM	Thread Starter #4
Vampyromaniac confutatis maledictis Join Date: May 2002 Location: somewhere dark Posts: 5,974 Rep Power: 77 System Specs	oooh, I can use a glass full of ice cubes maybe chill the air a bit!

Sep 2, 2004, 07:20 AM	#6
pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	lemme know when you get an HSF chin strap

Sep 2, 2004, 07:47 AM	#8
GutterPunk I = Greatest Dood Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Nebraska Posts: 5,949 Rep Power: 71	that is such a visual... but a dang good idea vampy, I am tempted to having one for myself lol think 5 tornado jet engines blowing your hair back like you are in a picture shoot as you pose for someone on web cam haha.... on a scale of 1 - 10 how well does it cool you off? especially in intense gaming lol __________________ Rock On \m/ Thank you Mousey for the Sig! --------------- Intel Core2Duo E6660 (3.4GHZ) ~ Tuniq Tower 120 ~ Enermax Galaxy 1000W ~ Corsair Dominator @ 1090MHZ 5-5-5-15 (OCZ XTC Modded Cooler)~ EVGA 8800GTX W/ HR-03 Plus 120MM ~ Asus DVD-RW LiteScribe ~ LG DVD-RW ~ Corsair Voyager 2GB ReadyBoost Drive ~ Vantec Nexus Fan Controller ~ ThermalTake Armor 25CM fan ~ Personal Finance Blog: Dent Your Debt

Sep 2, 2004, 07:58 AM	Thread Starter #9
Vampyromaniac confutatis maledictis Join Date: May 2002 Location: somewhere dark Posts: 5,974 Rep Power: 77 System Specs	it's actually pretty decent. not like a normal room fan, but does help still. I idle at 98.3ÂºF, and I'm at 98.9ÂºF load . . . was 99.2ÂºF load before.

Sep 2, 2004, 08:35 AM	#11
GutterPunk I = Greatest Dood Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Nebraska Posts: 5,949 Rep Power: 71	the flux really isnt that bad, not too hot yet not too cold, right now my core temperature is probably 98.4 but external more around heat dissapation is around 83.9 +/- most likely minus 20 degrees as im freezing haha. Ambient temp is looking at 53 all in F __________________ Rock On \m/ Thank you Mousey for the Sig! --------------- Intel Core2Duo E6660 (3.4GHZ) ~ Tuniq Tower 120 ~ Enermax Galaxy 1000W ~ Corsair Dominator @ 1090MHZ 5-5-5-15 (OCZ XTC Modded Cooler)~ EVGA 8800GTX W/ HR-03 Plus 120MM ~ Asus DVD-RW LiteScribe ~ LG DVD-RW ~ Corsair Voyager 2GB ReadyBoost Drive ~ Vantec Nexus Fan Controller ~ ThermalTake Armor 25CM fan ~ Personal Finance Blog: Dent Your Debt

Sep 2, 2004, 11:30 AM	#12
mkk Cthulhu/Dagon 2012 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Gefle, Sweden Posts: 4,495 Rep Power: 132 System Specs	Put a thin filter on it and you have a ghetto air-purifier as well.

Sep 2, 2004, 11:36 AM	#13
Schtopper DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 75 Rep Power: 0	hehe that's like my old make shift PC case air conditioner. Invloving two 120mm 5700rpm fans (loud, pushing 430CFM of air) and two tumble dryer air ducts connected to the case and hanging out of the window. Obviously only works during winter __________________ XP2500+ @ 11x180 1.99Ghz 768Mb Corsair RAM ABIT NF7-S GeForce 6800GT DVD-RW +/- CD-RW DVD-ROM 40Gb Maxtor HD other stuff that makes up a PC. 3D Mark05 - 5396 3D Mark03 - 12129

Sep 2, 2004, 03:28 PM	#14
Falstaff Old Codger Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: USAFA Posts: 19,048 Rep Power: 207	gone one better, go find an old cylinder style fan and put it on top of your case..lol. I found one at a used electronics parts store to cool telephone exchange cases, it moves air very very efficiently..lol __________________ "Inspiration is always a surprising visitor."

Sep 2, 2004, 09:54 PM	#16
G@MeBoY makes your mouse tremmble! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Serbia,Livingroom Posts: 247 Rep Power: 0	it crossed my mind...you could add a heatsink under it and attach heatpipes from heatsink to your ears&forehead, this should keep you cool __________________ -= G@MeBoY =- ::Full color with 3DNOW! tech:: XP2000+ thoroughbred @ 10x230FSB - watter cooled by home made sistem - EpoX RDA3I - ASUS V9950SE/Td @470/820 - 2x256 DDR400 V-Data - !Live Player - 80GB Maxtor DiamondMax9+7200rpm - Tagan TG-380 black PSU - chieftek Matrix case - WinXP SP1

Sep 3, 2004, 06:58 AM	Thread Starter #17
Vampyromaniac confutatis maledictis Join Date: May 2002 Location: somewhere dark Posts: 5,974 Rep Power: 77 System Specs	the point of ghetto is to spend as little money as possible the most I'd consider doing is upgrade to water cooling . . . buy a little squirt bottle, fill with water and spray on me every now and then . . . . increases the cooling potential of the fan by a lot!

Sep 3, 2004, 04:40 PM	#18
pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	naw, go all out and get a squeeze breeze!

Sep 3, 2004, 09:41 PM	Thread Starter #19
Vampyromaniac confutatis maledictis Join Date: May 2002 Location: somewhere dark Posts: 5,974 Rep Power: 77 System Specs	does that say N-Sync on there? I dunno about you, man

Sep 4, 2004, 08:19 AM	#21
Falstaff Old Codger Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: USAFA Posts: 19,048 Rep Power: 207	put a fan on the toilet, sit there on your bum and blow the cool air up into your kit, and you should cool off pretty quick, but you might end with snow peas in your intestines instead of family jewels, caution is advised. __________________ "Inspiration is always a surprising visitor."

Sep 4, 2004, 08:58 AM	Thread Starter #23
Vampyromaniac confutatis maledictis Join Date: May 2002 Location: somewhere dark Posts: 5,974 Rep Power: 77 System Specs	Jeff you worry me

Sep 4, 2004, 10:48 AM	#24
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,669 Rep Power: 110 System Specs	Last year I got a cheap 5500 BTU at Walmart and it does a really good job at cooling the room my PC is in, and with a few rotating pedestal fans it cools the rest of the apartment off quite nicely too... You should really invest in one of those little AC's, they work great and don't make the electric bill jump too high either. __________________

Sep 4, 2004, 07:28 PM	Thread Starter #25
Vampyromaniac confutatis maledictis Join Date: May 2002 Location: somewhere dark Posts: 5,974 Rep Power: 77 System Specs	I already have central air, but because of this fan, I didn't have to turn it on yesterday anyway, this is just a temporary thing, figured it would be a funny thing to try. __________________ *Digitalis 3.3* Athlon 64 3000 // ASUS K8V SE Deluxe // 1024MB PC3200 (2-2-2-10 1T) ATI All-In-Wonder 9700 Pro // 20" Dell 2005FPW (DVI) M-Audio Revo 7.1 + Philips Acoustic Edge // Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 320/16 Western Digital WD3200KS + 120/8 Seagate 7200.7 NEC ND-3550A 16x DVD±RW + Lite-On 52x24x CD-RW Antec Sonata case // 480W Antec TruePower personal bests \|\| Aq'3: 46796 \| 3D'01: 20461 \| 3D'03: 6336 \| 3D'05: 2677 \| PC'04: 4605 \| PC'02: 7691,9092,1250

Sep 5, 2004, 01:21 AM	#26
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,669 Rep Power: 110 System Specs	Central AIR! I want central air... Would only uswe it a few months of the year hear though... __________________

Sep 5, 2004, 08:18 PM	Thread Starter #27
Vampyromaniac confutatis maledictis Join Date: May 2002 Location: somewhere dark Posts: 5,974 Rep Power: 77 System Specs	yeah central air is pretty much a necessity here http://weather.yahoo.com/forecast/USCA1261.html __________________ *Digitalis 3.3* Athlon 64 3000 // ASUS K8V SE Deluxe // 1024MB PC3200 (2-2-2-10 1T) ATI All-In-Wonder 9700 Pro // 20" Dell 2005FPW (DVI) M-Audio Revo 7.1 + Philips Acoustic Edge // Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 320/16 Western Digital WD3200KS + 120/8 Seagate 7200.7 NEC ND-3550A 16x DVD±RW + Lite-On 52x24x CD-RW Antec Sonata case // 480W Antec TruePower personal bests \|\| Aq'3: 46796 \| 3D'01: 20461 \| 3D'03: 6336 \| 3D'05: 2677 \| PC'04: 4605 \| PC'02: 7691,9092,1250

Sep 11, 2004, 06:24 AM	Thread Starter #28
Vampyromaniac confutatis maledictis Join Date: May 2002 Location: somewhere dark Posts: 5,974 Rep Power: 77 System Specs	bah! I dropped my fan yesterday and broke off a blade I had to yell: Mother#$&er! I'm such a klutz __________________ Digitalis 3.3* Athlon 64 3000 // ASUS K8V SE Deluxe // 1024MB PC3200 (2-2-2-10 1T) ATI All-In-Wonder 9700 Pro // 20" Dell 2005FPW (DVI) M-Audio Revo 7.1 + Philips Acoustic Edge // Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 320/16 Western Digital WD3200KS + 120/8 Seagate 7200.7 NEC ND-3550A 16x DVD±RW + Lite-On 52x24x CD-RW Antec Sonata case // 480W Antec TruePower personal bests \|\| Aq'3: 46796 \| 3D'01: 20461 \| 3D'03: 6336 \| 3D'05: 2677 \| PC'04: 4605 \| PC'02: 7691,9092,1250

Sep 11, 2004, 07:19 AM	#30
Sargentwhitey Has a JOB.. Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 1,473 Rep Power: 0	I once had this crazy Idea to try to strap a lot of heatsinks all over my body and see if they cooled me down... a couple active heatsinks too