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Modding Geforce 260 GTX in Antec SOLO - [56K warning]

Discussion in 'Modding' started by GoodBytes, 1 Aug 2008.

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  1. typewriter

    typewriter What's a Dremel?

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    New cooler, its pretty cramped inside my Solo now... =)


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  2. grritsshawn

    grritsshawn I'm not insane I'm a modder

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    wtf is that eating ur cpu cooler!!! i mean that thing proble weights as much as ur case!!
     
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  3. GoodBytes

    GoodBytes How many wifi's does it have?

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    W....T....F.... With a cooler like this, your CPU better be at room temperature under heavy load.
     
    GoodBytes, 13 Jan 2010
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  4. typewriter

    typewriter What's a Dremel?

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    Hehe. 1,3kg. Very heavy indeed.

    My Q9650 idle at 32°C (140mm-fan @450rpm, 120mm-Noctua @800rpm) and load is around 48°C.

    Made for silence, faster fans would decrease temps.

    Edit: The name of the cooler is, Scythe Orochi ( Orochi, translated as the Eight-Forked Serpent)
     
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  5. typewriter

    typewriter What's a Dremel?

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  6. Sheiken

    Sheiken Wat?

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    How do you mount that cooler?
     
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  7. grritsshawn

    grritsshawn I'm not insane I'm a modder

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    i better see ice forming on that at idle man....
     
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  8. typewriter

    typewriter What's a Dremel?

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    I know, its a silly cooler... But it looks cool =) Got it for 1/3 of its original price too...

    Here are some pics I took when I had it on my previous mATX-board. Backplate and screws, really easy to mount.



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  9. 500mph

    500mph The Right man in the Wrong place

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    That cooler is massive! Good thing it works well. Probably makes your case a heavy beast.
     
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  10. Burnout21

    Burnout21 Mmmm biscuits

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    i bet when you unpacked that cooler, its was a WTF and laughter moment! love it! its begging for passive cooling!
     
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  11. typewriter

    typewriter What's a Dremel?

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    Sure did, even more so when it was mounted. If it would have been 2-3 mm wider/taller/deeper it wouldn't even have fitted inside the case...
     
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  12. Burnout21

    Burnout21 Mmmm biscuits

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    I've got to say, its defiantly nice to look at, you're first image of it installed is very pleasing on the eye. Can't help but think that the rear 120mm fan is now defunct. The cooler would do very well in a case with a large fan in the room, like a Antec 900 or similar fugly cases.

    I do like the SOLO case, its a nice professional clean looking case.
     
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  13. typewriter

    typewriter What's a Dremel?

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    Thanks. I like the Solo too, great size, and very well built.

    The rear 120mm fan is far from defunc, I would say it really works great now, drawing warm air away directly from the copper pipes before they enter the heatsink again.
     
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  14. Sheiken

    Sheiken Wat?

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    Wouldnt it have been smarter to turn it 90 degress, and make a duct from the rear fan?
    I do know it isnt possible, BUT if it was!
     
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  15. Burnout21

    Burnout21 Mmmm biscuits

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    not a chance
     
    Burnout21, 13 Jan 2010
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  16. Sheiken

    Sheiken Wat?

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    Yeah you're right, but seeing as the psu fan is almost touching the heatsink, I think the heatsink fan is superfluous.
     
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  17. typewriter

    typewriter What's a Dremel?

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    The heatsink fan is great! It cools the vga-card and creats some airflow around the RAM-sticks.
     
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