My Antec 3700
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My Antec 3700
Hardware is:
• AsRock K7S41 Motherboard
• AMD Sempron CPU @ 2000MHz (200x10)
• Stock heatsink + 80mm Papst 12db @ 7v ~1000rpm
• Seagate Barracuda 7200.7, 80GB
• DVD/RW
• Antec SLK3700 case and power supply.
Total cost ~ $300
Modding cost, $10 (Papst fan)
What I have done:
- I replaced the fan on the heatsink with a Papst (12db) 80mm fan, running at 7v.
- Stock 120mm chassis fan running at 5v, almost noiseless.
Is it quiet? Yes I think so, but far from silent. PSU must be exchanged.
To Do:
- Maybe some damping.
The CPU idles at about 50C (42C with Papst @ 12v). The Seagate is at about 35C. Inside temp rest at around 32C.
Pic:
Papst and rubberbands.
• AsRock K7S41 Motherboard
• AMD Sempron CPU @ 2000MHz (200x10)
• Stock heatsink + 80mm Papst 12db @ 7v ~1000rpm
• Seagate Barracuda 7200.7, 80GB
• DVD/RW
• Antec SLK3700 case and power supply.
Total cost ~ $300
Modding cost, $10 (Papst fan)
What I have done:
- I replaced the fan on the heatsink with a Papst (12db) 80mm fan, running at 7v.
- Stock 120mm chassis fan running at 5v, almost noiseless.
Is it quiet? Yes I think so, but far from silent. PSU must be exchanged.
To Do:
- Maybe some damping.
The CPU idles at about 50C (42C with Papst @ 12v). The Seagate is at about 35C. Inside temp rest at around 32C.
Pic:
Papst and rubberbands.
Last edited by Wilhelm-Tell on Thu Feb 17, 2005 9:48 pm, edited 17 times in total.
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Ralf Hutter-wannabe
Thanks. I got the idea from Ralf Hutter's system.
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HDD suspention
The HDD is now suspended.
Egg carton
Egg carton
Last edited by Wilhelm-Tell on Mon Feb 28, 2005 9:55 am, edited 6 times in total.
That's pretty much what I was thinking - it's like the opposite of my 3700AMB.sensei wrote:That's probably the cleanest install I've seen yet.
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Your right. I replaced the rubber bands with the same type of bands that holds the HDD. They are stronger but still very elastic.nick705 wrote:Not sure about the rubber bands holding the HSF... they tend to stiffen and become brittle over time, especially when exposed to heat. If they snapped and your fan dropped off when you weren't around to hear the clunk, you could be looking at a toasted CPU...
Now I'm dreaming of a passive PSU...
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Yeah, 50C is a tad high but as we all know, heat can't be heard Anyway, I only use it for browsing the internet and music, at 12v the temp drops to 42C.Cams wrote:Yep, very clean install. There's something inherently pleasing about such clean installs. Am I the only one who enjoys looking at such pictures?About the heat though; isn't 50ºC at idle a bit on the high side?
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