Air Cooling Tragedy

greenman100 · 10-17-04, 02:27 PM

http://www.overclockers.com/articles1124/

Comments?

9mmCensor · 10-17-04, 02:30 PM

Definately upgrade to a dual RubberBand system. And dont scimp on the cheap knowckoff RubberBands go for the RubberBand(c) brand ones, they are really the best.

Sjaak · 10-17-04, 02:37 PM

I know a dutch company that recently upgraded their ''no-snap'' warranty from 3 to 5 years...

Or you could try to set up RAIR1..redundant array of inexpensive rubberbands...it spreads the load over multiple bands so that theres backup when one snaps. RAIR0 isnt that safe but allows for longer distances

jcw122 · 10-17-04, 02:54 PM

hahaha great stuff IMOG!

dartor · 10-17-04, 03:01 PM

I had a similar setup on my rig. I didn't just use it to hold the fan to the sink, it held the whole sink to the board(busted center clip on socket A). I used zip ties instead of rubber bands though. I figured that the heating and cooling would wear out a rubber band faster than a more rigid zip tie. Worked like a charm though temps were little higher.

Funny story none the less.

greenman100 · 10-17-04, 03:15 PM

so you guys learned a lot from the article?

Sjaak · 10-17-04, 03:19 PM

IMOG's experiences could start a revolution in the currently general ideas on the use of rubberbands in the cooling systems of today's computers

Sonny · 10-17-04, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by greenman100

so you guys learned a lot from the article?

Yup, the downward spiral of articles being published on the front page has been getting worse. Humor is one thing but that isn’t what the front page needs. I guess the front page is getting really desperate for writers.

greenman100 · 10-17-04, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Sonny

Yup, the downward spiral of articles being published on the front page has been getting worse. Humor is one thing but that isn’t what the front page needs. I guess the front page is getting really desperate for writers.

glad I'm not alone

I wish we had more articles like BillA's thermochill articles

mdcomp · 10-17-04, 03:59 PM

To those of you who are not happy with the articles of late: As you know, anyone can write for the frontpage, not all the articles are going to be amazing and informative, some of them are supposed to be goofs. Anyways, if you feel so strongly about making the articles better, write a few. Members here are encourage to write articles for the front page, hell, you could even win a prize. I wrote something and won a nice heatsink for it. Go for it. Encourage your friends as well. Sometimes in life, there is nothing you can do about a situation you are unhappy with, but this is not one of those times, get out there and write some articles. Good luck if you decide to write. If you need something to write about, contact me, I have a few ideas, but I don't have time to write on them at the moment.

Matt

greenman100 · 10-17-04, 04:10 PM

I have, mdcomp.

http://www.overclockers.com/articles1088/

rhino56 · 10-17-04, 04:22 PM

twist ties baby, dont forget what side your bread is buttered on

9mmCensor · 10-17-04, 04:33 PM

What concerns me more is the keyword advertizements within the articles themselves. Those annoy me.

I dont mind the odd humourous article, but I certainly do enjoy the technical stuff.

mdcomp · 10-17-04, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by greenman100

I have, mdcomp.

http://www.overclockers.com/articles1088/

Nice!

I wasn't referring to you specifically, it was just kind of a general comment. It's always nice to see members I recognize from the forums contributing to the front page.

Matt

9mmCensor · 10-17-04, 04:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mdcomp

Nice!

I wasn't referring to you specifically, it was just kind of a general comment. It's always nice to see members I recognize from the forums contributing to the front page.

Matt

Same here. And I am working on figuring out some logistics for a new one for sometime in december/january/febuary. (hint: it gets really cold in canada during those months).

I.M.O.G. · 10-17-04, 05:16 PM

I'm glad some appreciated the humor.

I wrote that a month or two ago and posted it as a thread and some people got a laugh out of it. Seeing that some enjoyed it, I sent it to the frontpage at that time also, and it has just sat there since.

Obviously, this is a reflection of what Joe thought of it - he sent me an email with a link today, and wrote "cute article". Malware Warfare was posted within a day of submittal - within two days I received close to 50 emails telling me it helped or was otherwise good, and links are still being posted around the web.

As you all should know, the frontpage scrapes for articles at times, and sometimes they need something to fill the dead areas. Basically, AA has some good advice that can also apply to the internet - take what you like, leave what you don't.

Suggesting this is a reflection of some large downward spiral from the frontpage is ludicrous to me - the content of the frontpage is nothing more than a reflection of whats going on in the industry now. People are not too excited about what is new and hot, and who wants to hear about another overclocked 2500+M?

If it takes well over a month for a humorous article to get posted, while often times multiple articles are posted every day, I wouldn't say the frontpage is hurting for writers either. Just short on material some days.

Other than that, all I can say is that there are some people who will never be pleased - the guys on the frontpage know that and they run the frontpage how they like it. If something impresses them, they post it. If something amuses them, they post it. That's what I take from what I see there... And this works for slashdot rather well.

Google reports that there are 700 sites linking to www.overclockers.com - so that also tells me that they're doing something right.

wizard james · 10-17-04, 10:01 PM

sweet.. 700 sites.. i wonder if mine is one of them? lol

wow.. never thought of useing all them rubbers.. ever make a rubber ball? they are fun

does anyone know what the melting temp of the bands are? ...make sure they dont get too near to the heatsink lol

Sjaak · 10-18-04, 04:36 AM

rubberbands dont melt when they are heated...they shrink and will eventually start to burn. Test for yourself with a hair dryer

Voodoo Rufus · 10-18-04, 06:53 PM

IMOG told me his little story not too long ago, and it's nice to see another external writer article.

I like Ed's stuff. It's the first site I visit and read every morning along with my Foxnews and MSNBC, [H] and Anand.

I like Joe's stuff. He's good at testing things, but we need more stuff! There seems to be a lack of interesting hardware to review lately that's cooling related.

Perhaps start reviewing GPU and NB coolers? Popular OCing mainboards with an overclockers.com twist?

The number of user submitted cooling articles seem to me to be far and few between now in my observation, unfortunately.

veryhumid · 10-19-04, 02:28 PM

hahahaha, it's funny how custom computers require low tech solutions sometimes

10-17-04, 02:27 PM	Thread Starter #1
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10-17-04, 02:30 PM	#2
9mmCensor Disabled Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Banned Camp	Definately upgrade to a dual RubberBand system. And dont scimp on the cheap knowckoff RubberBands go for the RubberBand(c) brand ones, they are really the best.
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10-17-04, 02:37 PM	#3
Sjaak Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: The Netherlands	I know a dutch company that recently upgraded their ''no-snap'' warranty from 3 to 5 years... Or you could try to set up RAIR1..redundant array of inexpensive rubberbands...it spreads the load over multiple bands so that theres backup when one snaps. RAIR0 isnt that safe but allows for longer distances __________________ 'Apparantly reality has a strong liberal bias'
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10-17-04, 03:15 PM	Thread Starter #6
greenman100 Disabled Join Date: May 2003 Location: trying to keep all the magic smoke in	so you guys learned a lot from the article?
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10-17-04, 03:19 PM	#7
Sjaak Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: The Netherlands	IMOG's experiences could start a revolution in the currently general ideas on the use of rubberbands in the cooling systems of today's computers __________________ 'Apparantly reality has a strong liberal bias'
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10-17-04, 03:59 PM	#10
mdcomp Classic Moderator Overclockers.com Lead Editor Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: New Jersey	To those of you who are not happy with the articles of late: As you know, anyone can write for the frontpage, not all the articles are going to be amazing and informative, some of them are supposed to be goofs. Anyways, if you feel so strongly about making the articles better, write a few. Members here are encourage to write articles for the front page, hell, you could even win a prize. I wrote something and won a nice heatsink for it. Go for it. Encourage your friends as well. Sometimes in life, there is nothing you can do about a situation you are unhappy with, but this is not one of those times, get out there and write some articles. Good luck if you decide to write. If you need something to write about, contact me, I have a few ideas, but I don't have time to write on them at the moment. Matt __________________ Become a fan on Facebook! \| Help improve overclockers.com! Get involved! \| Follow us on Twitter! Which Moderator should I message if I have a problem? Take Your Posts to the Next Level Heatware
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greenman100 Disabled Join Date: May 2003 Location: trying to keep all the magic smoke in	I have, mdcomp. http://www.overclockers.com/articles1088/
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10-17-04, 04:33 PM	#13
9mmCensor Disabled Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Banned Camp	What concerns me more is the keyword advertizements within the articles themselves. Those annoy me. I dont mind the odd humourous article, but I certainly do enjoy the technical stuff.
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10-17-04, 05:16 PM	#16
I.M.O.G. Glorious Leader Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Rootstown, OH	I'm glad some appreciated the humor. I wrote that a month or two ago and posted it as a thread and some people got a laugh out of it. Seeing that some enjoyed it, I sent it to the frontpage at that time also, and it has just sat there since. Obviously, this is a reflection of what Joe thought of it - he sent me an email with a link today, and wrote "cute article". Malware Warfare was posted within a day of submittal - within two days I received close to 50 emails telling me it helped or was otherwise good, and links are still being posted around the web. As you all should know, the frontpage scrapes for articles at times, and sometimes they need something to fill the dead areas. Basically, AA has some good advice that can also apply to the internet - take what you like, leave what you don't. Suggesting this is a reflection of some large downward spiral from the frontpage is ludicrous to me - the content of the frontpage is nothing more than a reflection of whats going on in the industry now. People are not too excited about what is new and hot, and who wants to hear about another overclocked 2500+M? If it takes well over a month for a humorous article to get posted, while often times multiple articles are posted every day, I wouldn't say the frontpage is hurting for writers either. Just short on material some days. Other than that, all I can say is that there are some people who will never be pleased - the guys on the frontpage know that and they run the frontpage how they like it. If something impresses them, they post it. If something amuses them, they post it. That's what I take from what I see there... And this works for slashdot rather well. Google reports that there are 700 sites linking to www.overclockers.com - so that also tells me that they're doing something right. __________________ The OC Forums Way We are a team. We are a community. We are a fellowship made strong by mutual respect and shared dedication to the task of enriching all who come here. The OC Forums Thank You Thread Put your computer to work for our OC Forum Teams! Try out our POST TEMPLATES, they save you time answering common questions! I spend half my money on CPUs, GPUs, and Liquid Nitrogen. The other half I waste. Last edited by I.M.O.G.; 10-17-04 at 05:25 PM.
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wizard james Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: alberta canada calgary SE (come see me..)	sweet.. 700 sites.. i wonder if mine is one of them? lol wow.. never thought of useing all them rubbers.. ever make a rubber ball? they are fun does anyone know what the melting temp of the bands are? ...make sure they dont get too near to the heatsink lol __________________ Depot Tech at Tech Squad in Calgary Alberta Thanks guys for all the donations, if you want to still help, fold for me "wizard_james" heatware
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10-18-04, 04:36 AM	#18
Sjaak Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: The Netherlands	rubberbands dont melt when they are heated...they shrink and will eventually start to burn. Test for yourself with a hair dryer __________________ 'Apparantly reality has a strong liberal bias'
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10-18-04, 06:53 PM	#19
Voodoo Rufus Powder Junkie Moderator Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Bakersfield, CA	IMOG told me his little story not too long ago, and it's nice to see another external writer article. I like Ed's stuff. It's the first site I visit and read every morning along with my Foxnews and MSNBC, [H] and Anand. I like Joe's stuff. He's good at testing things, but we need more stuff! There seems to be a lack of interesting hardware to review lately that's cooling related. Perhaps start reviewing GPU and NB coolers? Popular OCing mainboards with an overclockers.com twist? The number of user submitted cooling articles seem to me to be far and few between now in my observation, unfortunately. __________________ "I am a leaf on the wind, watch how I soar!" Serious Gamers Halo Custom Edition Green Leaves!
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