My first build: dust sanctuary
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My first build: dust sanctuary
Here are a couple of photos of my system, the first system I'd ever put together. It's been running for over 7 months, 24/7, never cleaned, and apparently putting an intake fan next to the unfiltered side air vent had certain consequences.
The system was on when the pictures were taken and the fans were spinning. Excuse the cabling mess; it was my first system after all.
The Nexus 120mm fans are obvious. One is used for exhaust, the other as a side air intake to blow air across the GPU (6600GT) and northbridge heatsinks. Both components are fanless otherwise. Everything's undervolted to around 5-7V. A Freezer 64, Seasonic S12-430, and SmartDrive HDD enclosure are also used.
If you're wondering, the side Nexus fan is mounted on a Zalman fan bracket. There is a small amount of vibration hum but not much, and it works very well for cooling.
The system was on when the pictures were taken and the fans were spinning. Excuse the cabling mess; it was my first system after all.
The Nexus 120mm fans are obvious. One is used for exhaust, the other as a side air intake to blow air across the GPU (6600GT) and northbridge heatsinks. Both components are fanless otherwise. Everything's undervolted to around 5-7V. A Freezer 64, Seasonic S12-430, and SmartDrive HDD enclosure are also used.
If you're wondering, the side Nexus fan is mounted on a Zalman fan bracket. There is a small amount of vibration hum but not much, and it works very well for cooling.
Re: My first build: dust sanctuary
ah, this pc looks healthy and used.CGameProgrammer wrote:Here are a couple of photos of my system, the first system I'd ever put together. It's been running for over 7 months, 24/7, never cleaned, and apparently putting an intake fan next to the unfiltered side air vent had certain consequences.
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Not really, but the system is in my bedroom, which is a bit messy, and it's on the floor on thick carpet, and there are two cats that crawl around alot.jaganath wrote:Wow, that is a lot of dust for only 7 months operation. Do you live in an area with particularly bad air quality?
Today my new P150, MB, and GPU will arrive so I can upgrade my system. Hopefully dust will be less of a problem with this new one.
every time you treat a pc like that someone kills a kitten
hot tip is to elevate the case a little bit off the floor if possible. juse a small stool or something. I have some crappy "thing" i made in 9th grade carpentry that i have sawed off half the legs on to bring the total height down a bit. works like a charm when you have air filtering in addition.
hot tip is to elevate the case a little bit off the floor if possible. juse a small stool or something. I have some crappy "thing" i made in 9th grade carpentry that i have sawed off half the legs on to bring the total height down a bit. works like a charm when you have air filtering in addition.
every time you treat a pc like that someone kills a kitten
I would actually jump at the chance to eat hot dogs for a whole month. I think we need to cut the guy some slack:I would rather be forced to eat hot dogs for a month, than have the inside of my PC looking like a total rat's nest
Of more concern is the level of dust as that can impair heatsink effectiveness.The system was on when the pictures were taken and the fans were spinning. Excuse the cabling mess; it was my first system after all.
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Let's see how that new puter is coming...CGameProgrammer wrote:..SNIP...Today my new P150, MB, and GPU will arrive so I can upgrade my system. Hopefully dust will be less of a problem with this new one.
be careful...everyone is allowed some slack on their first system...the bar is raised for #2
Cheers
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