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Airing out my comp
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Jun 2, 2004, 04:27 PM
 
I have an apple sawtooth g4, and my new desk is comming in over the summer... it is completely enclosed on the bottom with a door to store printer and my computer. I want to hear any suggestions of how to keep the tempeture mild under there for my computer, a regular fan? or some thing to keep it even cooler.
     
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Jun 2, 2004, 06:06 PM
 
I would recommend either a fan at one end with a vent at the other, or a fan at each end.
You need a good throughput of air. you could do it with computer fans (standard 80mm, but I would use several (very cheap on eBay).
They are simple enough to put in 'arrays', and you could install a PC powersupply just for them. That would have its own fan too.
     
Komisar  (op)
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Jun 2, 2004, 07:03 PM
 
Thanks for the help ill look at ebay... but my plan is to get it freaking freezing in the bottom of my desk.... like 40- 50 degrees
     
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Jun 6, 2004, 02:18 PM
 
all I can ask is, why?
     
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Jun 6, 2004, 02:23 PM
 
...since when is a 350MHz-450MHz 7400 hot enough to require extra cooling?

Komisar; If you don't know what an AGP slot is, and you think that PowerLogix sells Power Macs, then you really need to question whether or not Mac-modding is something you should be doing.
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Jun 6, 2004, 02:52 PM
 
Maybe you can put a freezer in the desk.
     
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Jun 6, 2004, 02:54 PM
 
Or just go for it and do something like this:

http://www6.tomshardware.com/cpu/20031230/
     
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Jun 6, 2004, 03:03 PM
 
Jesus that was crazy, and powermac man... i can do what i want so stfu
     
   
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