92mm Fan Mod Action

[ImaginAsian]

Quiet is in. Out with the whine and the Deltas. A sweet home brew fan adaptor mod from 60mm to 92mm on a CoolerMaster HeatPipe Sink.

http://www.overclockers.com/tips868/picture10.jpg

Check out the details at Overclockers (http://www.overclockers.com/tips868/)

[AmStoned]

Man, this guy totally copied the one on sale by some mod store which I can't recall atm. anyway, didn't we talk about how the air will diverse causing less concentrated pressure on cooling the HS?

[JohnnyBra]

Did I read this right, or did his temps go UP with the change?

Quiet may be good, but not at the sacrafice of performance...

[AmStoned]

Well, MM from IC put up an article on cooling again, but this time with a clever way of attaching that 90mm w/o the damn springs IA use. Article (http://www.icrontic.com/index.php?page=public/articles&articleId=168)

[Skamp]

I finally got to see one of those Heatsinks in real life at a fair the other day,very nice.Can they be installed on PIII's?

[AmStoned]

as long as it has the taps around the socket like amd mobos.

[ImaginAsian]

JB read again...his temps improved!

Man Kiwi STFU...the springs work great and they have the right tension. Fan ain't going nowhere...ask Rando or 0-60 :)

I'll take the springs any day over MM's mod...its' nice, but the springs are so damn convenient.

[AmStoned]

you STFU mango. them damn springs cost extra money. I'm gonna get me a grill from SVC for the experiment.

[ImaginAsian]

bitch gimmer ur shipping addy...i have extra springs lying around donated from Rando. I'll give them to you so you can really STFU :D

[AmStoned]

Muahhahha, bitch check the disk mailer that housed the demo disc I sent you. Nah, have no intention of getting a 90mm. it'll be out of porportion from the Alpha.

[026TB4U]

AS,

There are also other ways of attaching a 92mm fan. You can use an 80mm grill and do it like this (screws left long for example):

http://personal.mia.bellsouth.net/mia/0/2/026tb4u/Swifty/92MMmod.jpg

I like using springs which makes it easy as hell to swap fans if ever needed. My 92mm fan mod thread got fubar so I'm reposting the pics.

I added grommets to the bottom of my fan to reduce vibration and prevent slippage
http://personal.mia.bellsouth.net/mia/0/2/026tb4u/Swifty/fan.jpg

This is what it looks like sitting on the Swifty
http://personal.mia.bellsouth.net/mia/0/2/026tb4u/Swifty/fanbushings.jpg

And of course installed with the springs
http://personal.mia.bellsouth.net/mia/0/2/026tb4u/Swifty/92mm_mod2.jpg

And I know, you have an Alpha but these mods should work for it also, maybe just different length springs.

Like IA said, it works great.

[lurch63]

i just keep the old reohstat up for a max temp of 39 degrees C , when it goes past i up it a notch, since ud is on all the time its a gradual thing, a month at a time, and right now its near its quietest, lurch