Posted: Fri May 16, 2008 8:06 pm Post subject: pc fan in 360 / shifted to watercooling
I have a pc fan that has a molex connector at the end. would it hurt my xbox 360 if i used the talismoon energyzer cable that splices into the regular fan cable and provides another power device. I just didnt know if it would hurt mobo to take more power from the fan source.
thanks
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Rebelcharm 360-HQ Genius
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Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 12:07 am Post subject:
You know I really don't think it would hurt the mobo. A fan doesn't really pull that much power. _________________
dartht33bagger V.I.P. Member
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Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 12:19 am Post subject:
I'd say go for it man, fans don't draw much power like rebel said. _________________
robbieboy 360-HQ Freak
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Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 4:49 am Post subject:
where are you going to put the fan...? _________________
joho5 360-HQ Freak
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Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 2:02 pm Post subject:
im just going to cut a circle hole and install it on the outside of the case above the gpu / cpu area. i think i am going to set it up to blow cool air in the machine and let the exhause fans pull that air across and out.
frozenfire12 360-HQ Genius
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Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 2:39 pm Post subject:
joho5 wrote:
im just going to cut a circle hole and install it on the outside of the case above the gpu / cpu area. i think i am going to set it up to blow cool air in the machine and let the exhause fans pull that air across and out.
Yep that should be fine, you could also put it on the right side if your 360 is horizontal, then you wouldn't need to cut a hole. Also be sure you put a dust filter on at least, if not a fan grill, if you plan on dusting it out every month or so then a fan grill would do just fine. Also I think the best size if your putting it on the right side would be 80mm, if you put it right above the cpu/gpu you could pretty much go with any size fan you want (80-120mm)
Example Fan Grill (120mm it looks the same for 80mm) Here
Example Dust Filter (80mm) Here
I stumbled across this kit today and actually now I am considering this. First off I enjoy doing stuff like this and secondly, I have been wanting to watercool my 360 for a while now. An effective watercooling system would eliminate chances of warpage and the RROD right?
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Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 4:00 pm Post subject:
joho5 wrote:
I stumbled across this kit today and actually now I am considering this. First off I enjoy doing stuff like this and secondly, I have been wanting to watercool my 360 for a while now. An effective watercooling system would eliminate chances of warpage and the RROD right?
The 3ROD is such a broad category of errors that you can't 100% eliminate the chance of it, but with water-cooling installed correctly it will eliminate the most common chance for it which has to do with the heatsinks.
If your going to go the watercooling route you could go with this, I've read good things about it
Personally I think watercooling your 360 is big time overkill. But if you have the money and the time and are willing to take the chance of ruining your system then by all means watercool your system. I personally just think it is a waste of time and money and I think if you just keep your 360 in a clean well ventilated area and don't play it 24 hours straight then you should be fine. Nothing I repeat nothing can guarantee you 100% that you won't get the red rings of death. But again this is only my humble opinion. _________________
joho5 360-HQ Freak
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Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 4:57 pm Post subject:
installed correctly, how can it ruin it? just curious.
frozenfire12 360-HQ Genius
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Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 10:17 pm Post subject:
joho5 wrote:
installed correctly, how can it ruin it? just curious.
Rebelcharm is just talking about the chance of leaking, if you install it correctly then there is no issue. Also as long as you don't move your 360 around a lot then there is almost no chance it will leak provided you set it up right. _________________ My 100% Achievements | 360-hq Digg news | My Setup | 360-HQ Boxxet Page
gamexxover 360-HQ Freak
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Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 11:02 pm Post subject:
I am also wanting to go with water cooling when I can afford it. The link you gave to the water cooling system..I have never seen that one before, I would for sure want to see how it looks connected to an xbox and working, and also the res. for the fluid, From the picks I cant tell where the fluid is suposed to be stored or how much you can store.
If going with water cooling I would for sure do your research and make sure you get a good system. One Idea I realy like is a system with quick connects so you can easily remove the system from the xbox if you have to move it or do maintenance.
And no matter what system you go with you will want to put it all together and running (not connected to your xbox) and let it run for a couple days to test for any leaks before putting it in your system. _________________ "BUT YOUR HONOR,...GTA IV MADE ME DO IT!" http://www.coasttocoastam.com
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Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 4:43 am Post subject:
I've also wanted to watercool mine, too bad I don't make enough money to get $287. If you have the money though by all means get it, it will help a lot! Also make sure to pick up arctic silver 5 thermal paste if you already don't have it so the waterblocks have good thermal conductivity. _________________
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