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#469108 - 12/14/06 05:34 AM Re: MDD Optical Drive Chasis Mod [Re: Hoffman_A]
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Originally Posted By: "maestro "

PCI slot fans will help an yes they can be noisy.  They also dont last very long as many of them are cheaply made.  Stick with a quality brand and you should be fine.  You can always use a fan controller for it too.

MDD cases are just a restrictive design.  Apple did some great engineering that most people never even talk about.  Fact is though, it just runs too hot.  Mine (Killer Bee mod) is in a Lian-li case with all hi end fans with a controller and runs at 100% cpu use day in and day out (always folding 2 proteins for Folding@home).  It never goes above 45 C.  Right now its at 42.8 C.  A bigger case is the way to go if you want to quiet it and cool it down.  Plus its fun to do.

By the way, everyone learns sometime and I have made some bad cuts myself.  Post your pics and we can help you with what you are doing! shocked


42.8???  DAMN!  my MDD never goes below 56C

think I can at least get low 50's with a pci fan?
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#469109 - 12/14/06 01:48 PM Re: MDD Optical Drive Chasis Mod [Re: Hoffman_A]
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There are fans you can buy that mount ontop of the add-in card slots, so you can still add in some cards without losing a spot. Heres a idea for ya. Build a air duct for it. Make it out of cardboard or foam and make it suck air from the add-in card slots to the CPU. Have a 80mm fan on the PCI slot side go at say 40+ CFM and on the CPU side make it go 24 CFM. I had a compaq that was like this (stock) but the 80mm fan was on the powersupply and sucked air from the powersupply to the heatsink on the CPU. It was a dumb idea what compaq did but it should be alright my way.
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#469110 - 12/14/06 02:26 PM Re: MDD Optical Drive Chasis Mod [Re: Hoffman_A]
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Several things can lower temps...Copper Heatsink, polishing heatsink base, Arctic Silver, better fans with fan control, vents, etc. etc.

A pci slot fan will help.  A fan or fans behind the cpus to suck air out will probably help more than anything else in a standard case.

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