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Viper87227
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This is perfect for the gamer who goes all day and doesnt have his own mini fridge. With a bunch of crap you probably have lying around you can make a working drink cooler. The process is real simple.
Step 1: Find yourself a heatsink. Any one will due, I used one from my A64 2800+
Step 2: Run the fan wire through the front of your case (i went thru the hole in the botten, but an empty firewire hole shoudl also work), and find somwhere to plug it in. I had to use a 3-pin to molex connector to make it long enough, but i know my Venus 12+ had a chord that was really long, so just do whatever works best for you.
Step 3: Take a pile of tinfoil, and using any blunt object, hammer it into the bottem of a can so that one end is molded to the little dip int he bottem of the can and the other is smooth enough for good thermal contact
Step 4: Rip the flap off a cardboard box. Cut it to that its a bit higher than half way up the side if the can. Then cut it so that its just long enohgh to hold the can. Tape it together.
Step 5: Apply a coat of thermal paste to the tinfoil...make sure to give enough to get in all the cracks so you have a smooth surface. I found that the tehrmal paste alone was enough to keep the tinfoil it place, no need to tape it.
Step 6: Tape the carboard to the side of the heatsink and your done. Just to put this to the test, that can of pepsi in there was taken out of the fridge this morning, and my can is still cool at 8PM. Woohoo. One bit of advice, depite my pictures, dont use something crappy to support the fan. This is just a temp solution till I can find the feet. These are wobbly and I woudlnt trust my drink in them. Go to the store and spend a dollar on some feet just tall enough to allow the fan to pull air through.
Also, sorry aboutt he massive pics. By the time i realized they were so massive i didnt want to resize and reupload. Takes to long.
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Step 1: Find yourself a heatsink. Any one will due, I used one from my A64 2800+
Step 2: Run the fan wire through the front of your case (i went thru the hole in the botten, but an empty firewire hole shoudl also work), and find somwhere to plug it in. I had to use a 3-pin to molex connector to make it long enough, but i know my Venus 12+ had a chord that was really long, so just do whatever works best for you.
Step 3: Take a pile of tinfoil, and using any blunt object, hammer it into the bottem of a can so that one end is molded to the little dip int he bottem of the can and the other is smooth enough for good thermal contact
Step 4: Rip the flap off a cardboard box. Cut it to that its a bit higher than half way up the side if the can. Then cut it so that its just long enohgh to hold the can. Tape it together.
Step 5: Apply a coat of thermal paste to the tinfoil...make sure to give enough to get in all the cracks so you have a smooth surface. I found that the tehrmal paste alone was enough to keep the tinfoil it place, no need to tape it.
Step 6: Tape the carboard to the side of the heatsink and your done. Just to put this to the test, that can of pepsi in there was taken out of the fridge this morning, and my can is still cool at 8PM. Woohoo. One bit of advice, depite my pictures, dont use something crappy to support the fan. This is just a temp solution till I can find the feet. These are wobbly and I woudlnt trust my drink in them. Go to the store and spend a dollar on some feet just tall enough to allow the fan to pull air through.
Also, sorry aboutt he massive pics. By the time i realized they were so massive i didnt want to resize and reupload. Takes to long.
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Btw, you have too much time on your hands lol
