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Improvised Computer Maintenance?
kitamesume:
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It's from these guys. They aren't that powerful, but they get the job done and are rather portable. My dad is particularly fond of them.
As for the water kit, I got the computer pre-built. My dad got it for me for my birthday, actually. I have no idea how to work the kit. Help would be appreciated.
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lol, i dont want the unit, i want the case, though an M-ATX should be able to fit, well theres a Lian-Li case that fits this criteria but man is it expensive.
datora:
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--- Quote from: JBridge on July 11, 2011, 01:25:55 PM ---As for the water kit, I got the computer pre-built. My dad got it for me for my birthday, actually. I have no idea how to work the kit. Help would be appreciated.
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Send it to me ... I'll put it to good use. ;) ;D
I've done exactly your little hack quite a number of times, using the power from one computer case to run a device inside another case, usually hard drives such as recently when the old case didn't have a SATA power connector but it did have a SATA data connection & I wanted to see if a SATA drive would work in it. Once ran a CD drive and hard drive to troubleshoot/repair an install that got corrupted by a failing PSU. Another actually ran a powered video card from a different case once to determine if it was getting enough juice. Turned out that the case it was in didn't have a large enough PSU. Simple analysis & fix.
I regularly construct custom airflow shields from paperboard. I cut and score them with razors to fold them into exact shapes to channel airflow onto specific hot spots. A little tape, a razor, and an old shoebox or cereal box, the type with thin paperboard and at least one shiny side (cuts down on dust accumulation and cleaning issues).
Old lamp cord with copper wire, I have several small coils of it around always. Can cut & re-wire power connections (especially for fans) to be able to re-route and relocate them, for one simple task. Once used about a meter or two of speaker wire to run an old case fan outside of the computer and push air across a radiator under my desk to keep the heat build-up from cooking my 'nads. I also strip the insulation from the multi-strand wires and twist & solder a handful onto heat blocks for added cooling capacity. The thinner the wire the better; a few dozen strands vastly increase the surface area, and copper is a wicked efficient conductor.
I've been McGyvvering systems for nearly 25 years now, so I could write a small book once I get going.
JBridge:
--- Quote from: kitamesume on July 11, 2011, 04:32:50 PM ---
--- Quote from: JBridge on July 11, 2011, 01:25:55 PM ---http://shuttle.com/
It's from these guys. They aren't that powerful, but they get the job done and are rather portable. My dad is particularly fond of them.
As for the water kit, I got the computer pre-built. My dad got it for me for my birthday, actually. I have no idea how to work the kit. Help would be appreciated.
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lol, i dont want the unit, i want the case, though an M-ATX should be able to fit, well theres a Lian-Li case that fits this criteria but man is it expensive.
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They sell cases as well. Pick one up if it suits your needs.
Freedom Kira:
Back in the CRT days, I once saw my uncle (built my older computers for me) give his monitor a light smack on the side when it was running slowly, and I swear it ran faster after the smack. So I kinda picked up his habit. Until I one day learned that monitors are not where the computing happens, so smacking the monitor is pointless...
x5ga:
A long time ago, 2 pins broke from my old Xeon CPU. So I had the retarded idea of dropping the pins into their place on the socket, and then putting the CPU on top of them in the socket, just like if nothing had happened. It worked :3
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