My Dual 1.42 MDD suffered from 2 main problems,
1. Noise
2. Excess Heat.
In solving the problem of Heat (see MDD Fan Fitting) I had invadertantly created more of a noise problem. However much of the noise generated by the MDD comes from the stonking great big 120mm Delta fan.
The only way to get rid of this is to watercool.
BUT, the idea of water & computers together is not a good one!
Still this didn't stop Apple with the G5. The G5 is a fully sealed system so is less of a liability. My G4 system would have to have a similar principle. |
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The other task I set myself was that any system I used would not involve any case modification!
Also the whole project would have to look like it came from Apple looking that way! The system also must sound no louder than a G5. Of all the kits I looked at the MASTER COOLER AQUAGATE MINI 80 looked like the most interesting. A sealed system with a small radiator & 80mm adjustable speed fan looked like it might just fit. So out I went to my local computer emporium armed with a fistfull of dollars, well pounds actually.
http://www.coolermaster-europe.com/product_common_images/ReleaseSheet_AQUAGATEMini.pdf
This kit comes with a pile of proccessor mounting options for every P4, AMD 64, K7 going, all except for, yes you've guessed it, not anything Apple make.
SO....after much head scratching, a little ummmming & arrrring & several cups of coffee, I decided I'll just have to make some kind of adapter thingy to mate the waterblock to the dual 1.42 proccessors.
Anyway, we'll worry about that later!
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Right, that Deltas coming out for a start! Thats made some space, I looked at various options for mounting the fan & radiator but the one that seemed to fit my brief, ie not messing up the case, putting the rad right where I wanted it was to place the fan under the CD drives-blowing cold air from the inlet onto the rad sandwitching the Delta grill between the two items.
This also has the added effect of placing the two rubber hoses in exactly the right position so that when the drop down door is open or closed they are under no strain & do not kink. This also places the rad below the pump when the door closes, allowing air to pass unobstructed out of the back of the case.
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