My new sff

[sabrewolf732]

Well currently it's running a 6800, 2800+ and 768MB cas 2 pc3200. It's an ideq 200p.I had the issue of getting the 6800 to fit with the side panel on though. I had a zalman 7000 mounted to it and a 90mm ghetto rigged on it. As you can imagine, it was much too large. So I found an old alpha pal 8045 sink and cut the pins to half height. It fit though I couldn't get a fan on so I had to run passive. Well I could run passive stable but the idle temp was a scorching 70c (burned the hell out of my finger). So I had to figure out how to get some airflow over the pal. Pics:

sadly, I don't like the looks of it much , but it's damn effective, I idle at 44c now. Tips to make it look better?

 

[niranjan162]

i think it looks pretty nice except for that fan on the side

 

[sabrewolf732]

i think it looks pretty nice except for that fan on the side

exactly, I hate it too, but I need it

 

[Michigan PC]

watercool it. Even if some parts are external it will look better then that fan.

 

[TESLA]

I would make a shroud for it and replace those bolts with something a little nicer.

 

[pstang]

nice setup
why not just put the stock cooler back on

 

[Treyshadow]

Why not order a NV Silencer and cut the side of the case to fit the silencer?

 

[sabrewolf732]

Why not order a NV Silencer and cut the side of the case to fit the silencer?

well technically a nv silencer would fit without modding since the agp slot is first, so I could fit dual slot coolers

nice setup
why not just put the stock cooler back on

Don't have it anymore.

I would make a shroud for it and replace those bolts with something a little nicer.

I was thinking the same thing. Another idea I had would be to buy an aluminum fan, and get a grill like this:

http://bonzai-mods.com/index.php?s=&act=shop&do=1&cat=25&st=9

I was either thinking the joker or omega tribal. Also, I think I should mount it with polished acorn nuts.

watercool it. Even if some parts are external it will look better then that fan.

Yeah but to me watercooling just isn't worth the money IMHO.