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- Jan 9, 2003
- Location
- London, UK
Wow, I got a bit of a surprise tonight...
Having just read http://forum.oc-forums.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=210751 I decided to maybe give it a go myself. Put an air duct on top of the HSF with another fan on top, and see how it goes.
First off, to simply test the principle, I rolled up a piece of paper and stuck it to the top of my fan with 2 pieces of celotape. Took all of 15 seconds. The temperatures? At my normal overclock, it the temps were down 3 degree's, and at my max overclock (which I don't run because of heat problems), it was down 6. Not bad for a piece of paper.
So theory proven, I decided to try it to a greater extent. Since I had no handy cans or tubes, I simply rolled up another piece of paper, air sealed the sides, duct taped it to the fan (so there were no gaps) and put another fan on top. The temperature changes? 5 degree's down at normal, 15 down at my max overclock, which from now on I think is normal.
No pics since I a) don't have a camera and b) it's just a piece of paper stuck onto a fan...
But as far as a job which cost me nothing, took 3 minutes, and got my better temperatures than if I had gone out and bought a SK-700 with Tornado, I think it's a nice piece of work.
Having just read http://forum.oc-forums.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=210751 I decided to maybe give it a go myself. Put an air duct on top of the HSF with another fan on top, and see how it goes.
First off, to simply test the principle, I rolled up a piece of paper and stuck it to the top of my fan with 2 pieces of celotape. Took all of 15 seconds. The temperatures? At my normal overclock, it the temps were down 3 degree's, and at my max overclock (which I don't run because of heat problems), it was down 6. Not bad for a piece of paper.
So theory proven, I decided to try it to a greater extent. Since I had no handy cans or tubes, I simply rolled up another piece of paper, air sealed the sides, duct taped it to the fan (so there were no gaps) and put another fan on top. The temperature changes? 5 degree's down at normal, 15 down at my max overclock, which from now on I think is normal.
No pics since I a) don't have a camera and b) it's just a piece of paper stuck onto a fan...
But as far as a job which cost me nothing, took 3 minutes, and got my better temperatures than if I had gone out and bought a SK-700 with Tornado, I think it's a nice piece of work.