What is important is if the fan will continue to operate silently with the side panel on. I am pleased to report, it does. That's all for today!
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What is important is if the fan will continue to operate silently with the side panel on. I am pleased to report, it does. That's all for today!
Could you not remove the fan brackets while leaving the fins? The fins appear to be structurally independent of the fan mounting.
It's a huge indictment of the shroud design, however. D'ya suppose marketing had something to do with that?
It's a huge indictment of the shroud design, however. D'ya suppose marketing had something to do with that?
Could you not remove the fan brackets while leaving the fins? The fins appear to be structurally independent of the fan mounting.
It's a huge indictment of the shroud design, however. D'ya suppose marketing had something to do with that?
I tried, but they were physically pressed together--the brace holds the fin assembly together for whatever reason. The good news is that the card can be put back together 100% with no one the wiser, in case the card ever has to go back for repairs, or the customer wants to sell it.
We all know ITX GPU cooling isn't perfect, but it's mind-boggling that the problem can be fixed so easily. That fan mount really pays of now, great job!
Very nicely done, especially the photos are nice to follow the progress you made. I have a 100mm Scythe slim fan and it's absolutely silent at 100% and after running for years 24/7, the bearing still works flawlessly. Amazing fans these are.
Plenty of room for the HDPLEX to vent, and to access SATA ports:
I forgot that this chassis was not modified for the HDPLEX. Oops. Time to remedy that mistake!
The system was then vacuumed out with a 5HP shop vac and triple checked for metallic dust.
The system was then vacuumed out with a 5HP shop vac and triple checked for metallic dust.
How tight was the fan fit width wise? Would a 15mm thick fan fit or do you think it would be limited to 12mm? This is the only GTX970 available to me at the moment and I cannot get my hands on 120x12mm.
Assuming you mean this exact Zotac card, I filed the shroud mounts so that they were flush with the fan (for the titest fit possible). If you want to fit a 15mm thick fan just file them down a bit more. Just fully test your GPU before doing this in case you want to return it...
Why, thank you!
Your photoset rocked. As a nerd with two degrees in media production / that taught videography a bit, I'd have to say you successfully did photography. Kudos. What camera did you shoot with / do anything special for your lighting?
This build log has left me so excited! I'm waiting to hear back about a possible S4 Mini order. Really enjoyed the simple but super effective GPU cooling mods on this project.
J.
J.
Sorry I missed this. I think I shot them with a A7ii. Fuji is my favorite system but I use the Sonys for video. As you hint at though it's all in the lighting. Off camera strobe + speed light for most of them with some 98CRI LEDs for contrast.
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Thanks for the compliments, btw...I don't deserve them for this but I do appreciate it!
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