I think there is a huge misunderstanding to what the definition of ghetto mods actually is. adding a stock intel fan to a video card and using a cutting board as a hold down plate with an actually decent copper weld / homemade cpu pot and saying its ghetto is like going to ethiopia and complaining to the kids that havent eaten in a week that you have heartburn from eating too much filet mignon.
lets get back to the actual topic.
This is the highest example of a "ghetto mod"
9800 pro 128 AGP 8x
Just the fact that im using an agp 8x card in the 21st century should be enough to qualify as "ghetto" but this is just the tip of the iceberg.
"Iceberg" is the key word here guys. icebergs are cold thus the inspiration begind this my latest vga pot design. no need for fancy slim pots for sli. If you're truly ghetto then you know there is now way in hell you can afford anything beyond onboard vga. this 9800 pro was a like striking oil for me. no chance in hell i'll ever have 2 of them. single gfx only here.
okay enough talk. this is my new TA "Turbo" edition vga pot from my Blue Light Special series of mods (patent is still pending though) I can't afford the patent fees right now. times are tough folks. hence the ghetto mod.
9800 pro 128mb agp 8x
nice insulation using a piece of the crank from an old fishing reel.
using an old swiftech MCW50 h20 vga block I got the tension just right with some springs from 2 bic retractable ball point pens. then i squeezed 2 x 5/8 od 1/2 in id tubes in the holes and wrapped the insulation around the inlets to ensure I dont kill my most prized possession with condensation dripping off the tubes.
now that I had the inlets to the ghetto evaporaror (gpu block) I looked around for something I could use as a fill port. I was going to use a t line and a funnel but then I was looking in my junk drawer in the kitchen and found this old plastic case my shure record needle was packed in.
the record needle package was perfect because it has 1/4 in seal made from high-grade silacone polymer. I drilled 2 holes parallel inside the seal with a drill bit slightly smaller than the OD of the tube so it fit snug.
now this next step is very controversial and still in the beta stage. You all know what evap holes do on a ln2 pot and how it boils fast or slow depending on the design and density of the base. This is a 2 chamber evap design. I had the idea when I was in this head shop in the west village and came across this bong called the "dual chamber meteor bong" basically the ln2 evaporates before it reaches the actual contact block. I put some aluminum foil at the bottom of the main inlet. I figured it looked more legit with the metal foil in there and will make the ln2 push harder to the next stage. then I sealed it with sticky resin I scrapped from an old pipe.
wrapped some more insulation and secured with a shoelace from an old pair of Koston's
once the insulation process is complete I add the appropriate Part ID and branding.
The finished mod ready to test but I need to wait until I get paid next month so I can get the dewar filled. It kills me that all this hard work is just gonna sit in the middle of my living room until the next paycheck clears 3 weeks from now.
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