Should I?

foothead · 01-27-2010, 09:38 PM

I have this epically huge ten heatpipe CPU cooler, its designed to run with very low RPM fans but I don't agree with that.The thing is the size of seven DVD boxes stacked, with a heatsink branching off the bottom. Basically HUGE.

Anyway I wanna hook a leafblower to it and go for some sorta air cooling record. Anyone know the record for Phenom II's?

EDIT: It's 4.515 GHz. I could beat that.

EDIT 2: Here's what the cooler looks like.

Thats a 140mm fan on top.

Cabbs · 01-28-2010, 01:54 AM

Frostytech did something like that, except with a big high- RPM fan and it hardly yielded any gains. The problem lies with the wide fin-spacing.

Edit: Looked at the article again and it dropped temps pretty significantly. My mistake.

foothead · 01-28-2010, 02:58 AM

But I am doing it different.
Instead of funneling the air in straight from the top, I would do it at an angle, with a shroud so it has more contact with the fins, And their fan was only like 100CFM IIRC, which would put me at a huge advantage, as this leafblower puts out a lot more than that, and if it isn't enough, I have an air conditioning blower.

Anyway, any other ideas to make it work better?

Cabbs · 01-28-2010, 03:16 AM

You could try taping off the top to prevent air from escaping.

foothead · 01-28-2010, 03:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cabbs

You could try taping off the top to prevent air from escaping.

Thats the point of the shroud. lol

Would it e considered cheating if I put the blower in a bucket of dry ice? Considering that its hot as freaking hell here I would think no, but idk.

Cabbs · 01-28-2010, 03:40 PM

Sorry, been skimming too much haha

Dry ice would only be cheating if you tried to falsify your results and be like "omg Orochi is win and everything else sucks."

It would be cool to do just to see how low it'll go. Might as well if you're taking a leaf blower to it

THERMAL-REACTOR · 01-28-2010, 10:57 PM

How cold is it outside where you are? I would try running that in the garage with the door open in the winter.

Cabbs · 01-29-2010, 12:23 AM

If you're gonna do that, I'd wrap your HDD. They don't like cold temperatures.

foothead · 01-29-2010, 12:33 AM

Its like 80-90 degrees here.

I hate louisiana.

Anyway I am gonna try this as soon as I find a good enough PSU.
I'll prolly steal the 700w gamexstream from the HTPC and use it.

THERMAL-REACTOR · 01-29-2010, 12:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cabbs

If you're gonna do that, I'd wrap your HDD. They don't like cold temperatures.

Very true. I use a cheap SSD.

01-27-2010, 09:38 PM	#1
foothead ಠ_ಠ Join Date: May 2009 Location: 'Murica! Posts: 9,037	Should I? I have this epically huge ten heatpipe CPU cooler, its designed to run with very low RPM fans but I don't agree with that.The thing is the size of seven DVD boxes stacked, with a heatsink branching off the bottom. Basically HUGE. Anyway I wanna hook a leafblower to it and go for some sorta air cooling record. Anyone know the record for Phenom II's? EDIT: It's 4.515 GHz. I could beat that. EDIT 2: Here's what the cooler looks like. Thats a 140mm fan on top. __________________ Desktop: PII 955, 4GB DDR3 1333, M4A79T, 250GB 7200.10, HD 5770, 3x HG281D Laptop: Q9000, 4GB DDR3, DV7 mb, 40GB Hitachi, HD 4650M, 23" AOC LED backlit panel Netbook: Pink ASUS 1005HAB, Atom N270, 1GB DDR2, 160GB HDD, Intel 945G, 63 Whr battery

01-28-2010, 01:54 AM	#2
Cabbs Golden Master Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 7,933	Re: Should I? Frostytech did something like that, except with a big high- RPM fan and it hardly yielded any gains. The problem lies with the wide fin-spacing. Edit: Looked at the article again and it dropped temps pretty significantly. My mistake. __________________ =Like anime? Come to AnimeAppeal.com!= \|\|DFI UT P35\|\|Q9550@3400 Mhz\|\|Geil 4GB RAM\|\|Radeon 5770\|\|

01-28-2010, 02:58 AM	#3
foothead ಠ_ಠ Join Date: May 2009 Location: 'Murica! Posts: 9,037	Re: Should I? But I am doing it different. Instead of funneling the air in straight from the top, I would do it at an angle, with a shroud so it has more contact with the fins, And their fan was only like 100CFM IIRC, which would put me at a huge advantage, as this leafblower puts out a lot more than that, and if it isn't enough, I have an air conditioning blower. Anyway, any other ideas to make it work better? __________________ Desktop: PII 955, 4GB DDR3 1333, M4A79T, 250GB 7200.10, HD 5770, 3x HG281D Laptop: Q9000, 4GB DDR3, DV7 mb, 40GB Hitachi, HD 4650M, 23" AOC LED backlit panel Netbook: Pink ASUS 1005HAB, Atom N270, 1GB DDR2, 160GB HDD, Intel 945G, 63 Whr battery

01-28-2010, 03:16 AM	#4
Cabbs Golden Master Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 7,933	Re: Should I? You could try taping off the top to prevent air from escaping. __________________ =Like anime? Come to AnimeAppeal.com!= \|\|DFI UT P35\|\|Q9550@3400 Mhz\|\|Geil 4GB RAM\|\|Radeon 5770\|\|

01-28-2010, 03:40 PM	#6
Cabbs Golden Master Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 7,933	Re: Should I? Sorry, been skimming too much haha Dry ice would only be cheating if you tried to falsify your results and be like "omg Orochi is win and everything else sucks." It would be cool to do just to see how low it'll go. Might as well if you're taking a leaf blower to it __________________ =Like anime? Come to AnimeAppeal.com!= \|\|DFI UT P35\|\|Q9550@3400 Mhz\|\|Geil 4GB RAM\|\|Radeon 5770\|\|

01-28-2010, 10:57 PM	#7
THERMAL-REACTOR Baseband Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 44	Re: Should I? How cold is it outside where you are? I would try running that in the garage with the door open in the winter. __________________ Intel Core i7 920 @ 4.2GHZ ---- Asus P6T Deluxe ---- 12Gb Patriot Viper DDR3 1600 ---- Radeon HD4870X2 4 WD RE2 500GB ---- Corsair HX1000

01-29-2010, 12:23 AM	#8
Cabbs Golden Master Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 7,933	Re: Should I? If you're gonna do that, I'd wrap your HDD. They don't like cold temperatures. __________________ =Like anime? Come to AnimeAppeal.com!= \|\|DFI UT P35\|\|Q9550@3400 Mhz\|\|Geil 4GB RAM\|\|Radeon 5770\|\|

01-29-2010, 12:33 AM	#9
foothead ಠ_ಠ Join Date: May 2009 Location: 'Murica! Posts: 9,037	Re: Should I? Its like 80-90 degrees here. I hate louisiana. Anyway I am gonna try this as soon as I find a good enough PSU. I'll prolly steal the 700w gamexstream from the HTPC and use it. __________________ Desktop: PII 955, 4GB DDR3 1333, M4A79T, 250GB 7200.10, HD 5770, 3x HG281D Laptop: Q9000, 4GB DDR3, DV7 mb, 40GB Hitachi, HD 4650M, 23" AOC LED backlit panel Netbook: Pink ASUS 1005HAB, Atom N270, 1GB DDR2, 160GB HDD, Intel 945G, 63 Whr battery

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