I've decoupled my CPU fan like this , and I'm in the process of doing the same for my case fans. Don't know if it makes much difference, but it's cheap and every little helps! :lol: As long as you seal the gap with tape there should be no difference in perfomance at all. The only minus is removing t...

No worries Sometimes, I love the whole idea of using home made solutions and a bit of ingenuity too (usually other people's great ideas on these forums)! :lol: Rusty mentioned in another post about using Pringles tubes for ducting, as they are exactly 80mm in diameter. Either that or an empty coke b...

Duct tape and Pringles tubes, it gets better all the time! - I love it! Where would we be without good old duct tape? (it's practically holding my PC together now!)

I've thought about using dryer duct, and no I'm not too cheap to spend $5 or so, but apparently the uneven "ribbed" surface inside can cause turbulence and impede airflow. But maybe I'm just being too obsessive about it!

I might try the coke bottle - I'll probably try both and use the one that resonates the least. The trouble with this kind of duct is that it will amplify the sound of the fan, so I'll have to see which one is best. Once I've move my HDDs down in front of the fan I was thinking of using another bit o...

I've posted a reply to another thread, which I thought I'd copy over here as it is relevant to this thread too: I haven't done much experimenting yet but I've formulated a few ideas recently. My current idea is to duct/shroud the intake/exhaust air for the CPU to keep it completely separate from the...

FLD, I haven't done much experimenting yet but I've formulated a few ideas. I don't think I'm going to try the perpendicular fan as I don't think it would work with my current HS, and I don't want to buy a new one especially. My current idea is to duct/shroud the intake/exhaust air for the CPU to ke...

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Well, it started off as a cheap project, but then I wanted bigger hard drives, then I blew up my graphics card, so it all adds up in the end!! Anyway, you can see the full story here: http://seanwright.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/pcsilencing/ Enjoy, and if you have any tips or suggestions (other than the o...

I'd second that, when I lapped my HS on my 1.2GHz Athlon and used Arctic Silver instead of thermal tape/grease, it immediately brought temps down by 6-7 degrees C. Well worth it in my opinion. It takes a couple of hours work but is one of the cheapest ways to cool your CPU - just the cost of various...

In fact currently I have mine ducted in from the outside (with a cardboard duct coming from a hole in the side panel directly in line with the CPU), so it is blowing fresh external air directly onto the CPU HS. But I'm wondering if your solution Rusty, doing exactly the opposite, would improve thing...

Thanks for the tips guys. Rusty, does your fan blow onto the HS or exhaust it? Yes, I meant the fan would blow air through the fins, but as my HS is only about 40mm tall half of the airflow would be wasted I guess. It certainly might be worth trying to reverse the fan and seeing what effect that has.

My current CPU HS has an 80mm fan sitting on top (as with most standard HS's, Zalmans excluded), but looking at the airflow through my case, and particularly with my exhaust fan in close proximity at the back, it seems to be "fighting" the natural air flow inside the PC. i.e. it is blowing perpendic...

Thanks a lot, that's just what I'm after.

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Does anyone know where I can get a cheap LCD temp probe in UK, capable of reading HDD & heatsink temps? Preferably one of those little ones I've seen on various pics on this forum that are just an LCD and a wire with a probe on.

Maplins and RS don't seem to have what I need. Any ideas?

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Does anybody know where I can get a cheap temp probe in UK? Maplins don't have anything.

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