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Thread: Project "Wind Tunnel" - TJ07 internal ducting modification [lots of pics]

  1. 10-15-2008, 05:46 AM #26
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    Quote Originally Posted by theorie View Post
    what's nice about the sheet aluminum is that it is very very thin. if lexan were that thin i imagine it would be too flexible. the case itself is made out of aluminum, so i don't see why anyone is worried about shorts. also the ducting doesnt actually make physical contact with the motherboard.
    aluminum conducts electricity (not well but still) lexan is a type of plastic

    Hobby lexan is very thin as well and you can trim it to shape with scissors and I believe make shapes out of it fairly easily by heating.

    It is fairly strong but obviously not intended to really support weight, I meant that it'd be a easier material for someone to make custom duct work in their case with than sheet aluminum.
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  2. 10-15-2008, 06:34 AM #27
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    well, i actually have decided to do a little overhaul to the case itself...

    just ordered a few sheets of finished carbon fiber...

    going to remake the the 5.25" bay sides, and the subfloor... maybe i'll re-do the ducting in thin lexan while i'm at it
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  3. 10-15-2008, 09:47 AM #28
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    painted the ducting...









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  4. 10-15-2008, 12:07 PM #29
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    woa.. the black looks sick.. excellent work!!!

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  5. 10-15-2008, 12:55 PM #30
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    Really nice project. Easy, cheap and effective. And now with the painted finish, it even looks great.

    My approach would've looked differently, but more time, money and nerves would've been involved for sure. That's why I think this is a really good approach. Congrats!
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  6. 10-15-2008, 01:03 PM #31
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    great! paint all case interior in black, would be greater
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  7. 10-15-2008, 01:57 PM #32
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    Winter is coming, you should be ducting cold air IN to the case. At the very least let the hot air into your room to warm up your house and save on heating costs.
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  8. 10-15-2008, 08:52 PM #33
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    Quote Originally Posted by illidan View Post
    great! paint all case interior in black, would be greater
    that's why i have some carbon fiber sheets coming...i'm going to remake the stock silver pieces in carbon fiber...

    Quote Originally Posted by HKPolice View Post
    Winter is coming, you should be ducting cold air IN to the case. At the very least let the hot air into your room to warm up your house and save on heating costs.
    nah...i never turn my heat on in the winter - i like it COLDDDDD in my apartment!
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  9. 10-15-2008, 09:09 PM #34
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    that black paint really makes it pop. good work man!
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  10. 10-15-2008, 09:14 PM #35
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    Yeah the black paint was definitely a great choice! Looks awesome!
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  11. 10-16-2008, 03:46 AM #36
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    I love that!

    btw, how many monitors you have?
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  12. 10-16-2008, 07:24 AM #37
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    Quote Originally Posted by pcaddict View Post
    I love that!

    btw, how many monitors you have?
    three...



    the top one is a 40" samsung 1080p lcd - it is run by the 9800GX2 cards in full-time Quad-SLI and connected via HDMI. the bottom two are 22" asus lcds and run off the 8600gt via DVI.
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  13. 10-16-2008, 11:06 AM #38
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  14. 10-17-2008, 12:18 PM #39
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    This is so damn cool, including the second mod for you cat. This is exactly the kind of things that I love to look at, well done man, well done.
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    This starts to look like a real ari cooling
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  16. 10-18-2008, 01:48 PM #41
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    really inspiring stuff, great job mate.
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  17. 10-18-2008, 01:50 PM #42
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    Absolutely genius.
    when some say "why mod?" i say "why not mod?"

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  18. 10-18-2008, 05:49 PM #43
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    Wow....awesome, just awesome.

    So, whats your next project?
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    Wow, that is awesome!

    It didn't look (aesthetically) amazing at first, but after you painted it all black it looks great!
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  20. 10-21-2008, 10:55 AM #45
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    the first sheet of carbon fiber came...along with the second scythe kama bay cooler & some of the black screws/thumbscrews. still waiting on the other piece of CF for the sub-floor.

    before:


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    close up:


    more pics to come...kinda busy right now.
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  21. 10-21-2008, 02:26 PM #46
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    hmmmmm looks nice but i don't like the pattern on the carbon fiber. im trying to decide what to do to the inside of my nzxt alpha. i might just paint it black tho.
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    awesome work man! Great original idea. I really like the final painted looks of it, and the carbon fiber is a really nice touch!

    I am a fan of air cooling too, except I run the cold air outside into the comp. Mine is on a benchtable but I have 2 dryer ducts with 240CFM Delta fans on each blowing ice cold air into my CPU heatsink and GPU fan. Got my E8600 up to 5.1 Ghz 1M stable. Just installed and started testing the GPU duct, but I got an old 8800GTS 320 up to 750/1000 (no mods!! stock 575/900). And its not even that cold out yet
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    Processor only @ 4Ghz?

    You should do some sleeving in those cables :PP
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    Quote Originally Posted by pcaddict View Post
    Processor only @ 4Ghz?

    You should do some sleeving in those cables :PP
    yeah i actually ordered some sleevinging & heatshrink. going to completely re-wire the PSU cables & sleeve everything.
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    Nice project!
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