[olePigeon]

Ok, had an idea that would make a G4 almost silent without water cooling. I think I'll try it out and let you know if my computer blows up.

Anyway, it's just a vent that would take the disapated heat from the CPU and, well, vent it out a PCI slot. With the "silent" fans you can buy now enclosed inside the vent, it would certainly be almost silent. With all the head being vented directly outside the case it wouldn't need a loud powerful fan.

Anyway, below is my stupid idea.

________________________
/ \ \
/ \ \
/ \ \
/ \ \
/ \ \
|\ \______________________\
| \ / | <-- Out PCI slot
| \ / ____________________|
| \ / /
| \ / /
| \/ /
| | |
| Vent | |
| | |
| | |
__________| | |_
|\ \ | | \
| \ \ | | \
| \ \ | | \
| \ \ | | \
| \ \ | | \
| \ \|___| \
| \ __________________________\
| | \_____________________\ |
| | | Silent Fan | |
| |\|______________________| |
| | \_____________________\ |
\ | | | |
\ | | | |
\ | | CPU | |
\ | | | |
\ | | | |
\ |\|______________________| |
\|__________________________

[olePigeon]

Ok, uh. Since UBB doesn't like spaces for whatever reason just copy/paste it into SimplText and set yer font to Monaco size 9. Anyay, here's another stupid idea. I added an air intake. Yea I know the vents dont line up with any PCI slots but you know what I mean.

_______________________
/ \ \
/ \ \
/ \ \
/ \ \
/ \ \
|\ \______________________\
| \ / | <-- Out PCI
| \ / ____________________|
| \ / /
| \ / /
| \/ /
| | |
| | |
| VENT | |
| | |
__________| | |_____
|\ \ | | \
| \ \ | | \____
| \ \ | | \ \
| \ \ | | \ \
| \ \ | | \ \
| \ \|___| \ \
| \ ______________________________\ \
| | \_____________________\ \___\|_____\ <-- Air intake
| | | Silent Fan || || | via 2nd PCI
| |\|______________________|| ||______|
| | \_____________________\ | ||
\ | | || F ||
\ | | || a ||
\ | | CPU || n ||
\ | | || ||
\ | | || ||
\ |\|______________________||___ ||
\|______________________________

[olePigeon]

Ah crap. Nevermind. No spaces, duh. Shows how intelligent this is...

Hrm. Maybe I can take picture or something and stick it in. =/

[olePigeon]

Ok, here's a stupid picture of my stupid idea. Use the link if the image doesn't show up:



http://members.nbci.com/olepigeon/stupididea.gif

[olePigeon]

Son of a!(^!$

Ok. Copy the "http://members.nbci.com/olepigeon/" then add the "stupididea.gif" after that loads. Should work.

[Sebastien]

...or just copy and paste the URL.

Still wasn't able to get the file though (server timeouts) - I just love these storage services that *pretend* to offer a service, don't you?

[Cipher13]

I couldn't download it either, I even used Interarchy to search the directory
Send me the pic and I'll host it

EDIT: Hey, all of a sudden it worked...

Cipher13

[This message has been edited by Cipher13 (edited 03-28-2001).]