eXtreme Air Cooling - Build Log + Overclocking

Big.Wayne · 24 Jun 2008 at 00:40

Pneumonic said:
well they come with a warning saying not to operate without fan gaurds, or as the chinese translation goes "your fingers will be very harmed"

I would steer well clear of a monster like that, forget about losing your fingers . . . . that friggen thing could chop your whole arm off! :eek:

Monkey Puzzle · 24 Jun 2008 at 00:50

Madness! How long until you post the "My girlfriend is going to leave me if I don't get rid of my extreme air-cooling" thread?

Greebo · 24 Jun 2008 at 08:43

Monkey Puzzle said:
Madness! How long until you post the "My girlfriend is going to leave me if I don't get rid of my extreme air-cooling" thread?

You assuming he's got one already to leave him? Anybody who comes up with that extreme proposal shouldn't have one!

Monkey Puzzle · 24 Jun 2008 at 08:53

Pneumonic said:
Now I have always been one to champion high end air cooling I don’t know what it is about it, certainly and especially in regards to my up coming build it’s not any cheaper than water cooling but just something about being able to turn your PC in to a jet fighter that really is appealing or as my girlfriend would say “turn those bloody fans down!”

WHAT!? I can't hear you over the Deltas dear

I'm leaving you

Still can't hear you, you'll have to SHOUT!!

Pneumonic · 24 Jun 2008 at 09:55

The g/f is covered shes getting a new kitten, I get to play with new fans...

and to be honest shes not so bad about it, even interested in some of it as long as it isnt to loud or making to much mess!

Kearney_1988 · 24 Jun 2008 at 10:28

i would keep the kitten away from the fans, some bad possibilities there

Pneumonic · 24 Jun 2008 at 11:41

gonna get it one of those skydiving suits and teach it to fly

Rob-- · 24 Jun 2008 at 12:37

jesus thats a lot of air power!

CraigN · 24 Jun 2008 at 12:47

what heatsink will you be using with these ? a thermalright number ?

Pneumonic · 24 Jun 2008 at 12:59

yeah will be using my current lap'd ultra 120 and Q6600... might get myself one of those black ones to go with the new colour scheme am undecided as of yet

Pneumonic · 5 Jul 2008 at 20:16

just a small update in main post

PhoenixUK · 5 Jul 2008 at 22:11

Kearney_1988 said:
i would keep the kitten away from the fans, some bad possibilities there

Poor kitten

cavemanoc · 6 Jul 2008 at 20:25

Ooooooo - with that much airflow you could get away with a couple of TECs bolted on there - go on - just a little 320W job - you know it makes sense!

Pneumonic · 6 Jul 2008 at 22:28

I have thought about using a TEC in the past, maybe I will at somepoint in the future

Pneumonic · 7 Jul 2008 at 22:40

please delete

MikeHunt79 · 8 Jul 2008 at 01:24

Well, you could beat watercooling with this, but then I run my watercooling with no fans. I like the quietness... unlike some.

Those things will be very loud, I got some 40W 220mm 24v fans from e-bay a while ago, and they are like an extraction fan in a kitchen at 24v, and still damn loud at 12v. Imagine a vacuum cleaner running 24/7! :eek:

mk17 · 8 Jul 2008 at 01:56

MikeHunt79 said:
Well, you could beat watercooling with this, but then I run my watercooling with no fans. I like the quietness... unlike some.

Those things will be very loud, I got some 40W 220mm 24v fans from e-bay a while ago, and they are like an extraction fan in a kitchen at 24v, and still damn loud at 12v. Imagine a vacuum cleaner running 24/7!

out of curiosity, a quick google on vacuum cleaner decibels. turns out they typically run between 50 and 85 - so pretty good analogy.

but look at the cfm

MikeHunt79 · 8 Jul 2008 at 02:07

mk17 said:
but look at the cfm

Indeed, they are a real no comprimise fan!

I just hope your fan controller works ok, otherwise your neighbours will think you have vacuuming OCD.

Chocki · 8 Jul 2008 at 07:19

all the coments about things getting sucked into the intake reming me of "Will it blend?"
http://www.willitblend.com/videos.aspx?type=unsafe&video=bic

Pneumonic · 8 Jul 2008 at 08:21

assumming the PWM controllers work then I really dont see that it will be loud at all day-to-day.. no different to the current system which althought not "silent" certainly you would have to have pretty sensitive hearing for it to bother you...