Wind tunnel cpu set up

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Bill Turner Send message Joined: 29 Nov 10 Posts: 112 Credit: 37,989 RAC: 0	Message 1325890 - Posted: 8 Jan 2013, 22:08:56 UTC
	Had this show up on my timeline this morning and thought it was rather "cool". No pun intended. I swear! Wind Tunnel CPU ____________ Check out my wifes cupcakes
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Fred J. Verster Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 21 Apr 04 Posts: 3232 Credit: 31,585,541 RAC: 1	Message 1326051 - Posted: 9 Jan 2013, 14:01:07 UTC - in response to Message 1325890.
	Had this show up on my timeline this morning and thought it was rather "cool". No pun intended. I swear! Wind Tunnel CPU This certainly quite another approch to cooling a computer! I very much like the idea! (Although Water-Cooling may be simpeler and just as effective). ____________ Knight Who Says Ni N!, OUT numbered.................
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skildude Send message Joined: 4 Oct 00 Posts: 8943 Credit: 36,726,092 RAC: 60,217	Message 1326115 - Posted: 9 Jan 2013, 17:48:18 UTC
	The exhaust area seems pointless. Having another fan drawing air out would probably increase efficiency. Why exactly does he have those bars on the inlet and exhaust towers baffles me. Perhaps another material would be better suited to reduce noise. He used acrylic panels for the PC portion. Perhaps doing the same for the compression area would further reduce noise ____________ Proud member of TSWB. End terrorism by building a school
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ML1 Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 25 Nov 01 Posts: 7140 Credit: 3,686,167 RAC: 985	Message 1326234 - Posted: 9 Jan 2013, 23:45:05 UTC - in response to Message 1326115.
	The exhaust area seems pointless. Having another fan drawing air out would probably increase efficiency. Why exactly does he have those bars on the inlet and exhaust towers baffles me. ... Bafflers for the sake of aesthetic effect? ;-) I suspect the aim was for superficial aesthetic effect rather than trying anything clever with the Venturi effect. Also note how the exhaust is blocked due to location. OK... So it does look different and extravagant! Steampunk next? All good fun! Happy crunchin', Martin ____________ Mandriva Linux A user friendly OS! See new freedom Mageia2 The Future is what We make IT (GPLv3)
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Grant (SSSF) Send message Joined: 19 Aug 99 Posts: 5059 Credit: 40,938,569 RAC: 52,840	Message 1326305 - Posted: 10 Jan 2013, 8:13:05 UTC - in response to Message 1326234. Last modified: 10 Jan 2013, 8:13:31 UTC
	The exhaust area seems pointless. It would make things much quieter than not having it there. Having another fan drawing air out would probably increase efficiency. But i doubt it would be enough to justify the extra power consumption. Why exactly does he have those bars on the inlet and exhaust towers It looks pretty. Also note how the exhaust is blocked due to location. Moving it further from the wall would probably have little if any effect on it's operation. Moving it closer would. ____________ Grant Darwin NT.
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evilspoons Send message Joined: 30 Jul 99 Posts: 50 Credit: 5,946,773 RAC: 8,918	Message 1326370 - Posted: 10 Jan 2013, 15:35:59 UTC - in response to Message 1326115.
	Why exactly does he have those bars on the inlet and exhaust towers baffles me. Aesthetics. From the article: The aluminum braces with steel tubes that are on the top of the intake and exhaust sections are decorative. Incidentally, I have one of those Logitech keyboard + touchpad units and it is excellent for controlling a home theatre PC when the IR remote won't suffice. Much easier to use a touchpad on the couch than a mouse! My only complaint is it's starting to get a bit creaky after six months, but that's cheap plastic peripherals for you. ____________
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AI4FR Send message Joined: 13 Apr 11 Posts: 57 Credit: 19,269,792 RAC: 25,835	Message 1326537 - Posted: 11 Jan 2013, 2:48:34 UTC
	Well done!! Thanks for sharing!!! ____________ http://www.AI4FR.com
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