On Mon, 04 Nov 2002 18:17:02 -0500 David Aikema <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> That it is! My graphics are a big step up from before as well (i810 onboard
> video to a Geforce 4 ti4200)
>
I went ati radeon 8500. I'm still struggling with drivers. However, for the
typical stuff... it's light years faster than my old Matrox. Xine never worked
better.
> > option. Far too much fan noise.
>
> I can now no longer here my hard drive whatsoever, as the fans drown it out.
> I guess that's one side benefit (although that could be argued)
>
I tried one of those volcano thingies... It weighed like 5 pounds and sounded
like an f16 waiting for clearance from the tower...
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> I'll think I'll probably just look for some other ways to quiet things down
> (look for some quieter fans perhaps). I'm rather leary of having water
> inside a computer.
>
Yeah. At first brush I was amazed that people actually did this... water in a
computer. But after fooling around with my f16 and a couple of different fans...
I was ready for anything. Once you actually get around to installing the
hardware, it becomes apparent that it's a pretty reliable mix of hardware. I
opted for a Gemini water block, RIO 800 water pump, 5 gallon tank, 5 gallons of
distilled water, two bottles of water wetter and a bit of 3/8 and 1/2 tygon
tubing. All in all, I spent about the same on the water cooling hardware
that I did for heat sink and fans experiment.
My next trick will be to find a cheap, tall, tower style computer case and
enclose a radiator made from a GM Chevette heater core. I hear that they work
very well and are very compact. :')
Cheers.
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