suggestions for a cheap but sturdy case

[Scenic]

Re: suggestions for a cheap but sturdy case

hmm.. i've looked up the zip code for west lafayette.. came up with 3 ones.. randomly picked 47907 ...

links in order "price + shipping.. lowest first"
http://cgi.ebay.com/160440980650
http://cgi.ebay.com/270590691165
http://cgi.ebay.com/200445145086
http://cgi.ebay.com/250647783408

the lowest fins are bent down to force some air over the VRM area..
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/A...es/airflow.jpg

review:
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/A...er64Pro/1.html

[stj]

Re: suggestions for a cheap but sturdy case

how about removing the cpu fan, and making a bracket to put a 120mm over the area to blow over all the sinks together?

[ratdude747]

Re: suggestions for a cheap but sturdy case

as for the 4 pin comment,

and if you look, the cpu fan header (at the top, left of the RAM slots) on my board has a little capacitor right where the 4th pin would be, it might fit, but i cannot tell for sure.

see this pic:

[kc8adu]

Re: suggestions for a cheap but sturdy case

just looked at a scrap board.too close.

as for the 4 pin comment,

and if you look, the cpu fan header (at the top, left of the RAM slots) on my board has a little capacitor right where the 4th pin would be, it might fit, but i cannot tell for sure.

see this pic:

[ratdude747]

Re: suggestions for a cheap but sturdy case

thanks!

well... there is an eletronics store in lafayette that has a bunch of coolers... i might get one there.

[370forlife]

Re: suggestions for a cheap but sturdy case

uhm.. looking at the pic you've posted, the latch of the CPU_FAN header above the leftmost RAM slot is facing down / is on the bottom of the connector.

(sort of) similar setup on a Gigabyte P35-DS4 (allthough not for the CPU Fan in this case)

Pay attention to this post, the extra pin connector would be sticking off the opposite side of the capacitor that is next to the connector.

[ratdude747]

Re: suggestions for a cheap but sturdy case

wrong board. on mine the cap is on the other side.

[seanc]

Re: suggestions for a cheap but sturdy case

Yes, tis the wrong board.
Pay attention to the cap placement on that Gigabyte board and yours and the orientation of the CPU fan connector.

http://prohardver.hu/dl/cnt/2006-03/...z/a8n/mobo.jpg

[370forlife]

Re: suggestions for a cheap but sturdy case

wrong board. on mine the cap is on the other side.

Yes, but your fan header is flipped around the other way.

[ratdude747]

Re: suggestions for a cheap but sturdy case

yes. and there is a screw on one side and a cap on the other. the cap is hard to see in the pics, but it is there. and it is on the wrong side.

[370forlife]

Re: suggestions for a cheap but sturdy case

No, the cap is on the correct side to allow a 4 pin fan connector to be used. I'm 100% positive asus did that on purpose to allow 4 pin fan connectors to be used.

As for the screw, BFD unless you used some huge thumbscrew or something that might be tall enough to get in the way.



Maybe that will help.

[ratdude747]

Re: suggestions for a cheap but sturdy case

whoops, my bad.

anyway, the case actually used clips instead of standoffs for all but one screw. that is not the screw, so i'm cool if i had a 4pin to mess with.