my vento 3600 log

[The boy 4rm oz]

Looking good mate. The gloss red and black go very well together.

[billygoat333]

pretty sweet air cooling going on in that case.

[Twigsoffury]

Ran into a problem last night with that LCD controller.

So I already knew the Rectifiers didn't have heatsinks like they should of. so i went digging and found that .45A is the most they'll carry. Guess what that red triple blade draws .45A. So i took it off and touched the first rectifier Burning hot. I mean BURNING hot.

So my solution

Hammer on a 6x6 inch piece of aluminum foil until it matches the size of the rectifer. Cut and fray the end.

apply thermal paste between aluminum sink and rectifer. wrap in VHB and this is the end product.

Lol Looks like a ghettofablous zalman cooler. But it works great. It's only warm now.

Oh here is the re sprayed Grate. got a clear coat the other day.

[Twigsoffury]

10,098 marks on 3dmark 2006

33,376 marks on 3dmark 2003

that new cpu is really supreme stable. the Thermal compound is still doing "it's thing" but temps are in the low 90's now dips into the 80's when its absolutely idle. hits about 136-7F underload.

That cooler is great. guess I don't even need a fancy one.

If you have a lower speed dual core X2 socket AM2. I'd highly recommend upgrading to a 65nm Brisbane 3.1Ghz 6000+ X2. and it can be had for under 80$ on newegg.

4200 to 6000+ is like a slap in the face.

Couldn't imagine what a Intel would be like.

I looked it up and this specific cpu seems to be at about the same performance as a 6600 series intel dual core.

but intels have cache everywhere its no wonder they stomp on AMD's among other reasons.

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[FuzzyPlushroom]

Brilliant work mate, love that color combination. I never liked the Vento until now. +rep

I ran a Volcano 11 on my 4400+ for a while with the next-best Tt 80mm fan - had to wind it up to 4800 RPM for gaming or it would overheat! That case was rubbish in terms of cooling, though.

I don't blame you for not painting your Enermax - those are quite attractively finished, I've got a lighter-blue 420w unit in my backup machine.