Cardboard wind chute/tunnel - Edit: Final Prototype Complete.

[Madmaximus01]

1 hour ago, freeagent said:

You should be shopping on Amazon for that stuff

almost no difference in price here in Australia. I will avoid amazon for as long as i can tbh. Have yet to use it. 

 

There is almost no benefit to pricing (with brand new parts) with pc parts when buying from amazon or ebay or an aussie online pc parts seller that may or may not have a physical store. We get absolutely stomped on prices here in Aus for pc parts...

Edited January 7 by Madmaximus01

[freeagent]

1 minute ago, Madmaximus01 said:

almost no difference in price here in Australia. I will avoid amazon for as long as i can tbh. Have yet to use it. 

Wow..

 

Ok I can see why you would be hesitant

[Madmaximus01]

2 minutes ago, freeagent said:

Wow..

 

Ok I can see why you would be hesitant

yup.....there is no "grass is greener on the otherside" price wise for pc parts in aus...not at all....

[Madmaximus01]

14 minutes ago, freeagent said:

Wow..

 

Ok I can see why you would be hesitant

Where I live in Aus, it's considered "rural". There are some home appliance/general electrical home goods/consumer electronic stores. It's often CHEAPER to buy a new appliance or electrical device i want from an online retailer from elsewhere in Aus & have it shipped to me than it is to BUY it local....absolutely insane.

 

Hell...i HAVE to buy pc parts online & have it shipped to me where i live as there are no actual pc parts store around...apart from really small shops that pop up from time to time that die within 6months with insane markups on pricing. 

[TatamiMatt]

You can also take out the bracket support screw on the FC and FS 140s and lower the fan another 3 or 4mm or so once the heatsink is intalled as that screw is what keeps the fan from being any lower and only holds the bracket onto the heatsink, when its mounted to the mobo, the mounting pressure does this anyway, i think you can get the fan down to 155mm or so, possibly even lower, havent tried this myself

[RevGAM]

@freeagent Can you run tests of the PA,PS,FC and FS, and post graphs with the results? 

[freeagent]

42 minutes ago, RevGAM said:

@freeagent Can you run tests of the PA,PS,FC and FS, and post graphs with the results? 

Lol no..

 

Mostly because I don't know how to make a graph. 

 

And I don't own FS

[TatamiMatt]

19 minutes ago, freeagent said:

Lol no..

 

Mostly because I don't know how to make a graph. 

 

And I don't own FS

If you did want to you, could send the data and i could graph, -FS obvs

[freeagent]

Ok, it wont be right away though. I just put my EVO on yesterday, its gonna stay for a few days

[RevGAM]

23 minutes ago, freeagent said:

Lol no..

 

Mostly because I don't know how to make a graph. 

 

And I don't own FS

Wait... then how do you know that the FS isn't better?

 

Graphmaking has gotten more difficult in spreadsheets, I admit, but you're really smart so I have no doubt you can figure it out. 

[TatamiMatt]

Just now, freeagent said:

Ok, it wont be right away though. I just put my EVO on yesterday, its gonna stay for a few days

Ah no rush, the graphs are quick enough to whip up, so can be a long term thing anyway, and again, if and/or when you want to, no pressure

[freeagent]

Just now, RevGAM said:

Wait... then how do you know that the FS isn't better?

I guess I dont for sure. But I own enough of their old and new coolers to draw a conclusion.

 

Then there is the fact that almost everyone who is running the same hardware as me has way higher temps, and does not see the same boosts that I do. Pretty tell tale sign there too.

[RevGAM]

1 minute ago, freeagent said:

I guess I dont for sure. But I own enough of their old and new coolers to draw a conclusion.

 

Then there is the fact that almost everyone who is running the same hardware as me has way higher temps, and does not see the same boosts that I do. Pretty tell tale sign there too.

I'm pretty sure that the dry ice I saw through your window has something to do with that. LOL! 

 

I would love to understand what your technique is to always get such great results, but I guess it's a secret.

 

Still, if you ever get the FS,I genuinely want to know what you think. 

[freeagent]

2 minutes ago, RevGAM said:

I would love to understand what your technique is to always get such great results, but I guess it's a secret.

Do not apply TIM like you are making a peanut butter sandwich. I know tech Jesus said no such thing as too much, but there is.

[TatamiMatt]

9 minutes ago, RevGAM said:

I'm pretty sure that the dry ice I saw through your window has something to do with that. LOL! 

 

I would love to understand what your technique is to always get such great results, but I guess it's a secret.

 

Still, if you ever get the FS,I genuinely want to know what you think. 

Ive heard the FS is better too but im thinking that could be to do with heat pipe placement for intel, could be that 2 heatpipes are centered over the die vs FCs only having 1 central heat pipe, but for AMD that might be different due to the off centre dies and the higher heat pipe count moving more heatpipes lower down the IHS meaning either better or nonminal changes in results, though i wonder if you used liquid metal and a copper IHS or similar on an intel chip to see if the FC becomes better due to more heatpipes.

 

Also the FC has less fins and a larger fin spacing, also possibly causing heat to be lost slower and so a lower temperature delta between the heatpipes and the chip, meaning slower heat transfer, if TR ever brought out a heatsink with 5x8mm heatpipes and FS fin spacing i think thatd be ideal

 

Id say TR thought that increasing fan RPM and blade geometry and reducing fin spacing would help with airflow but didnt really account for consumers just getting better fans to be able to benefit from a denser fin array...much to my dismay

[freeagent]

^^

 

What he said 

[Madmaximus01]

Tangentially related because jank lol.

 

I used the power adapter of my old dead 2.5g little switch (48v).

 

I had a problem with cat litter smell in the house.

Chopped the plug off the end of wire. Crimped it (red & black) with molex crimps/plug & I now have a house that doesnt smell like cat litter! I can potentially add as many fans as I want until I hit 48v haha.

[freeagent]

I don't think I have seen just glass panes for windows.. do they keep the spiders out?

 

Do you have a gun just in case?

[Madmaximus01]

2 hours ago, freeagent said:

I don't think I have seen just glass panes for windows.. do they keep the spiders out?

 

Do you have a gun just in case?

They are called louvers. I live in Australia, where they are very common. Allowing for relatively free flow of air whilst keeping the elements out like rain or dust, debree etc. They are very common in the more tropic areas of aus, where I live they are in every other house. I dont need a gun? I live in Australia. The laws & use of a gun are very very strict. Using a gun for home defence would most certainly result in serious life altering jail time 100%, I am not exagerating. If your referring to the spiders lol, using a gun to kill a spider would almost certainly result In loss of gun licence, a massive fine & possible jail time lol. I dont usually get spiders, the fly screen keeps most little bugs & insects out. Like most houses alot of critters or insects would find their way in via the ceiling/roof. Start of the monsoon season a few insects come inside but thats nothing a can of raid can't solve - my cats also are professional insect hunters lol.

Edited January 13 by Madmaximus01

[freeagent]

The gun was for the spiders, and the Dingo the stole my baby

[Madmaximus01]

9 hours ago, freeagent said:

The gun was for the spiders, and the Dingo the stole my baby

Update - The house is completely & utterly free of any & all cat smells. Who knew all i needed was proper ventilation & airflow. Amazing - i've been putting up with this for over a year!

[RevGAM]

5 hours ago, Madmaximus01 said:

Update - The house is completely & utterly free of any & all cat smells. Who knew all i needed was proper ventilation & airflow. Amazing - i've been putting up with this for over a year!

There are other solutions...odor-absorbing litter, odor-absorbing packets, better quality litter, more frequent changes of litter, an electric litterbox that sifts out the gunk and seals it in a bag automatically, no cats (lol), hanging tons of car fresheners (ala the movie 7 LOL!), and so on.

I suppose you could get a pitbull to scare the shit out of the cats.

[Madmaximus01]

5 hours ago, RevGAM said:

There are other solutions...odor-absorbing litter, odor-absorbing packets, better quality litter, more frequent changes of litter, an electric litterbox that sifts out the gunk and seals it in a bag automatically, no cats (lol), hanging tons of car fresheners (ala the movie 7 LOL!), and so on.

I suppose you could get a pitbull to scare the shit out of the cats.

I have used odour absorbing crystals n such, the more absorbent nice smelling litter is expensive, when I was flush with cash at beginning of last year u bet I'd buy $200 worth of the fancy stuff no worries. I use a soft wood pulp litter now, all I can afford, that is half decent. I am currently very buggered money wise so a free solution is a good solution. 

[RevGAM]

57 minutes ago, Madmaximus01 said:

I have used odour absorbing crystals n such, the more absorbent nice smelling litter is expensive, when I was flush with cash at beginning of last year u bet I'd buy $200 worth of the fancy stuff no worries. I use a soft wood pulp litter now, all I can afford, that is half decent. I am currently very buggered money wise so a free solution is a good solution. 

I buy cheap and there are those that work well. 

[freeagent]

I use Arm and Hammer kitty litter. If I was smart I would have trained them to use the toilet.. good thing I have never claimed to be smart