Modified CPU Casings

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    shanx said:
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    I got a challenge frm KandyShihan and I accepted it.

    :lol: when??

    In the modified PCs thread by Chaminga_d..I wonder why the challenger forgets the challenge..Might be cause hes goin to loose it.And We'll stop this right here coz that will spoil the thread.
     

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    zCexVe said:
    In the modified PCs thread by Chaminga_d..I wonder why the challenger forgets the challenge..Might be cause hes goin to loose it.And We'll stop this right here coz that will spoil the thread.
    Anyway, I just wanted to know, are those fans operating at their default voltages?
     

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    Anyway, I just wanted to know, are those fans operating at their default voltages?
    Every one connected to mobo is automatically controlled.PSU the same.The rest r with home made fan controllers.
    NB has a 5000RPM one.I just saw it 2day when checkin BIOS.It was @ that time around 4100rpm.
    so it goes 5000x4
    CPU fan
    VGA fan
    2500~3000x2
     

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    zCexVe said:
    In the modified PCs thread by Chaminga_d..I wonder why the challenger forgets the challenge..Might be cause hes goin to loose it.And We'll stop this right here coz that will spoil the thread.
    :lol: no i wont spoil, but i didnt ask u to make a modifed pc? even if u cud? I didnt challenge :yes:. But if ur thinkin so doesnt matter, coz I'd be happy to see ur wrk. :yes: :)
     

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    Anusha said:
    I'm not gonna touch my case, because I'd want mine to look like a muscle car (not nice looking, but powerful )
    :lol: nice excuse

    In my case, I dont want to waste my time and money on smthing useless, already am wasting sometime here and am not much skilled with drills, hammers, tools ...etc :( But I fancy a cool casing, So am gonna put a lighted fan + a net as grill, by removing 2 floppy drive slot covers on my pc and that's it, no more! :yes:
     

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    Shanx said:
    :lol: no i wont spoil, but i didnt ask u to make a modifed pc? even if u cud? I didnt challenge :yes:. But if ur thinkin so doesnt matter, coz I'd be happy to see ur wrk. :yes: :)
    Thanx.
    U never asked to modify.
    I can do what I want.@ least in Galle:lol:
    U challenged that there will be sound of a train goin here and I accepted that to be lower than that with one more fan..
    Thanx for appreciating my work.
     

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    In my case, I dont want to waste my time and money on smthing useless, already am wasting sometime here and am not much skilled with drills, hammers, tools ...etc :( But I fancy a cool casing, So am gonna put a lighted fan + a net as grill, by removing 2 floppy drive slot covers on my pc and that's it, no more! :yes:
    Id like to see it.
    And it isnt much money.Just 1335 rs.:yes:
     

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    zCexVe said:
    Every one connected to mobo is automatically controlled.PSU the same.The rest r with home made fan controllers.
    NB has a 5000RPM one.I just saw it 2day when checkin BIOS.It was @ that time around 4100rpm.
    so it goes 5000x4
    CPU fan
    VGA fan
    2500~3000x2
    Still, I don't understand how you can live with all that noise. Maybe you have gotten used to the noise.

    For me, the standard always goes high, every month. When I had the old PC, I had 2 case fans at first. It wasn't that bad. After a while, I couldn't bare it. I could hear the PC running from about 7-8 meters away. So, I removed one fan. It got a bit better, but after a while, I still could hear the damn thing from 7-8 meters away. Then I removed another fan, and used 7V on the only other case fan available. It lowered the noise a lot. But still, after a while, I felt it was still irritating, mainly when I left the PC on while going to bed. (I didn't have ADSL those days, but I encoded a lot of DVDs at night). Anyway, the components inside the PC were getting toasted as there were not much cooling happening. But I couldn't tolerate the damn noise.

    Anyway, now with this new PC, I was amazed how quite it was. Since things were running cool inside, I changed the case fan's voltage to 7V, and it reduced the noise further. I even couldn't believe how silent the video card's fan was, compared to the 9700Pro I had couple of years ago. But, now I'm again feeling it is not as quiet as it was last month. Now I'm pretty sure it has something to do with the ear. :)

    Unless I move to a 100% passive cooled system, I will never feel the PC is "quiet". :yes:
     

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    zCexVe said:
    U never asked to modify.
    I can do what I want.@ least in Galle
    :lol: Gaalu kochchi tuk gaala track maaru wenawa nae :lol: tikak memory corupted wage :lol:

    zCexVe said:
    U challenged that there will be sound of a train goin here and I accepted that to be lower than that with one more fan..
    No I didnt challenge u just told it might be like a train :lol:

    Ok ok doesnt matter

    zCexVe said:
    Thanx for appreciating my work.
    Yeah I do. coz u got the skills, oneday u cud turn ur skill to money ;) , again congratz!

    btw my mobo's review is here - http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=2011
    Where to find awards? :lol:
     

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    Anusha said:
    Still, I don't understand how you can live with all that noise. Maybe you have gotten used to the noise.

    For me, the standard always goes high, every month. When I had the old PC, I had 2 case fans at first. It wasn't that bad. After a while, I couldn't bare it. I could hear the PC running from about 7-8 meters away. So, I removed one fan. It got a bit better, but after a while, I still could hear the damn thing from 7-8 meters away. Then I removed another fan, and used 7V on the only other case fan available. It lowered the noise a lot. But still, after a while, I felt it was still irritating, mainly when I left the PC on while going to bed. (I didn't have ADSL those days, but I encoded a lot of DVDs at night). Anyway, the components inside the PC were getting toasted as there were not much cooling happening. But I couldn't tolerate the damn noise.

    Anyway, now with this new PC, I was amazed how quite it was. Since things were running cool inside, I changed the case fan's voltage to 7V, and it reduced the noise further. I even couldn't believe how silent the video card's fan was, compared to the 9700Pro I had couple of years ago. But, now I'm again feeling it is not as quiet as it was last month. Now I'm pretty sure it has something to do with the ear. :)

    Unless I move to a 100% passive cooled system, I will never feel the PC is "quiet"..
    There r always two sides.:lol: :lol:
     

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    shanX said:
    :lol: nice excuse
    It's not something a person should do, to excuse away from it :angry:

    Besides, with the arrangement of the computer table, there is no point having a side window. You still won't see anything.

    These case mods came as means of showing off at LAN parties. I have never gone to a LAN party, even just for a peep in. So I don't have to modify to show off my case to anyone.

    If you have all the things you need for your PC, then you can spend some $$$ on modifications. I have yet to buy more stuff. It makes me happier to use a faster PC rather than a nicer PC. By this I don't mean that I wouldn't mind something that looks like garbage. A decent and simple look would do.

    More lights means more heat as well. And to get that heat out, again you add fans. Again, that adds noise and a higher power draw from the PSU, and again, more heat. It's a whole lot better not to use those lights in the first place.
     

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    Shanx said:
    :lol: Gaalu kochchi tuk gaala track maaru wenawa nae :lol: tikak memory corupted wage :lol:
    Memory kese wethath sound upset.davas 3k katha karanna beriva hitiya leda vela.Katha kalata voice enne ne.:lol: :lol:

    Ath macho track eka maaru vena eka advantage ekak.Usually trains stop for 2 mins @ a station ne.Im Galle u sure got 10 mins to fill in water bottles buy sumthing like.And u dont need to be hurried to get in or get down.There is ample of time.Mata mathaka vidiyata Kandyth e vage.)Lagadee mama Kandy Train station eke Room ekaka nevathuna vena thenak nethuva.ara balcony eken station eka pena room eka.)