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Hey guys
i recon we need more overclockers and case modders on these forums aslo more hardware people, AGREE?
c.b.
i recon we need more overclockers and case modders on these forums aslo more hardware people, AGREE?
c.b.
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I find the quiet hum of my box quite reassuring and relaxing.
Whooo Style! wrote:
> Rob, how is a CPU cheaper than a fan?
I can pick a new one of these up for £15
> Rob, how is a CPU cheaper than a fan?
I can pick a new one of these up for £15
Heh, I do but in CS and DVDs it annoys me and I cant stand it enough to leave my box on at night.
Andi, just take my approach - download load of guitar tracks and use your 5.1s to drown it all out...Yngwie Malmsteen works great, deafen yourself with Fire and Ice and fan noise really wont be a concern..
Nuh, noise annoys me after a bit..
Rob, how is a CPU cheaper than a fan?
And yes, phils box looks cool, but mine will rule the world!!
Rob, how is a CPU cheaper than a fan?
And yes, phils box looks cool, but mine will rule the world!!
Cheers Rob - Anyone who's interested, work so far is at:
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/david.eastment/case2.jpg
and the banner with specs is:
#http://homepage.ntlworld.com/david.eastment/deceit.jpg
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/david.eastment/case2.jpg
and the banner with specs is:
#http://homepage.ntlworld.com/david.eastment/deceit.jpg
Yeah, case modding is expensive but it's worth it when you see what Phil's box looks like. It's stunning.
As for overclocking: This is the ONLY CPU I've got and I don't care how fast it is I don't want to break it. Plus, it would probably be cheaper to buy a new CPU than get a bigger fan for this. When I'm running this as a server and firewall I'll overclock it but not until then.
As for overclocking: This is the ONLY CPU I've got and I don't care how fast it is I don't want to break it. Plus, it would probably be cheaper to buy a new CPU than get a bigger fan for this. When I'm running this as a server and firewall I'll overclock it but not until then.
They're fine, I can leave then on 7v most of the time anyway and then they're silent. Looking to join the SoS or something Andi? Noise is fine..
Still playing with ideas phil my man, but a well placed window might just leave room for a blowhole..
Believe me, by the time I've finished, my case will look nothing like yours.
Are you happy with your antec fans?? I'm not to keen on mine.. used to think they were quiet but I must be getting used to them. Going to cut out the metal grills and replace them, should give me some more airflow and hopefully quieten things down a bit. Dont particualarly fancy having to fork out £15 a pop for at least four papst fans..
Believe me, by the time I've finished, my case will look nothing like yours.
Are you happy with your antec fans?? I'm not to keen on mine.. used to think they were quiet but I must be getting used to them. Going to cut out the metal grills and replace them, should give me some more airflow and hopefully quieten things down a bit. Dont particualarly fancy having to fork out £15 a pop for at least four papst fans..
Whooo Style! wrote:
> Oi Rob, whats wrong with me?? Eh??
Overclocking will make your CPU run
> slightly warmer, the thing that will really add heat is altering the voltage
> (usually done to increase stability on higher clocks) but a decent heatsink and
> fan should mean this is countered reasonably enough. If all else fails you
> could get water cooling and a peltier!!!
All true. Listen to this man (did I just say that?), but this can be just as expensive as case modding, £100+ for a water cooling setup...Intel CPUs run fairly cool anyway, and AMD ones will operate safely up until about 75C, but my Duron 750@953mhz never went above 48C load.
As for case modding, avoid it like
> the plague, its bloody expensive!! I want a quite PC that looks cool so I'm
> spraying my monitor, buying a keyboard, replacing my four case fans (at
> £15 a pop!) and sticking a Flower heatsink cooler on. Then I want a
> window and a blow hole in the side, finally replace my LEDs and add an LCD
> display either in the front or inside somewhere where I can see it through the
> window.
All in all we're looking at about £200 at least!!
Yep, case modding is expensive, and for a lot of people it just seems pointless (and is, really, except to aid airflow through the case). It looks nice, but if you just have a PC which you use occasionally and sits under your desk all day, it's really not worth it. I always have my PC on the desk for easy access, I take it out a lot to LANs etc, I'm around it for most of the day, and I get sick of looking at beige..
However, it doesn't have to be as expensive as Andi says - you could simply spray your case, a few cans of paint and primer costs less than £20. How much you do is up to you - I have a top 120mm blowhole, baybus, 4 silent case fans, handles, a window, bl00 cold cathode and a black painted mouse. Just ordering (today, woop) a black keyboard, blue neon string for the front grill, a window etch, rounded cables and an LCD (if Andi ever sorts it out..). Somewhere in there I'll bl00 mod my LEDs and paint my monitor too.
Excessive? Probably. But I enjoy it, it looks very sweet and you can do something original with your case - or you can be like Andi and just copy what I do..
By the way Andi, there isn't much room for a side blowhole. If you don't switch the side panels around so the one with the handle is on the other side, there definately isn't room, the front drive cages will get in the way. If you switch them around, you might be able to squeeze an 80mm inat the front, or possibly above the window in a gap between the PSU and the 5.25" drive cage.
Come on people, just try experimenting in modding/overclocking..
> Oi Rob, whats wrong with me?? Eh??
Overclocking will make your CPU run
> slightly warmer, the thing that will really add heat is altering the voltage
> (usually done to increase stability on higher clocks) but a decent heatsink and
> fan should mean this is countered reasonably enough. If all else fails you
> could get water cooling and a peltier!!!
All true. Listen to this man (did I just say that?), but this can be just as expensive as case modding, £100+ for a water cooling setup...Intel CPUs run fairly cool anyway, and AMD ones will operate safely up until about 75C, but my Duron 750@953mhz never went above 48C load.
As for case modding, avoid it like
> the plague, its bloody expensive!! I want a quite PC that looks cool so I'm
> spraying my monitor, buying a keyboard, replacing my four case fans (at
> £15 a pop!) and sticking a Flower heatsink cooler on. Then I want a
> window and a blow hole in the side, finally replace my LEDs and add an LCD
> display either in the front or inside somewhere where I can see it through the
> window.
All in all we're looking at about £200 at least!!
Yep, case modding is expensive, and for a lot of people it just seems pointless (and is, really, except to aid airflow through the case). It looks nice, but if you just have a PC which you use occasionally and sits under your desk all day, it's really not worth it. I always have my PC on the desk for easy access, I take it out a lot to LANs etc, I'm around it for most of the day, and I get sick of looking at beige..
However, it doesn't have to be as expensive as Andi says - you could simply spray your case, a few cans of paint and primer costs less than £20. How much you do is up to you - I have a top 120mm blowhole, baybus, 4 silent case fans, handles, a window, bl00 cold cathode and a black painted mouse. Just ordering (today, woop) a black keyboard, blue neon string for the front grill, a window etch, rounded cables and an LCD (if Andi ever sorts it out..). Somewhere in there I'll bl00 mod my LEDs and paint my monitor too.
Excessive? Probably. But I enjoy it, it looks very sweet and you can do something original with your case - or you can be like Andi and just copy what I do..
By the way Andi, there isn't much room for a side blowhole. If you don't switch the side panels around so the one with the handle is on the other side, there definately isn't room, the front drive cages will get in the way. If you switch them around, you might be able to squeeze an 80mm inat the front, or possibly above the window in a gap between the PSU and the 5.25" drive cage.
Come on people, just try experimenting in modding/overclocking..
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