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Kev_Dawg
03-23-2006, 03:17 PM
Who has tried this yet, I mounted a case fan that has LED lights on it on top of my RAM sticks. The way I mounted mine was with Bulldog clips, then I used cord ties and bam, the modding looks cool. If anyone here wants to see what it looks like then I can take a picture, but that is if you guys are interested hehe.:p
Sir Golitech
03-23-2006, 06:25 PM
You mean like this, minus the pretty lights.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v337/Golitech/The%20HULK/000_1343.jpg
Kev_Dawg
03-23-2006, 07:18 PM
Correct, but does that screw up the air flow in the rest of the case? My fan is closer to the ram chips, what is better real close or far away?
DaveT
03-23-2006, 07:41 PM
hey kev just opened up my box from newegg:fire: :fire: the X1900XTX has arrived at ground zero:beer: :deviltail
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c390/buickgntuner/DSC01376.jpg
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c390/buickgntuner/DSC01373.jpg
:rock:
Kev_Dawg
03-23-2006, 09:14 PM
hey kev just opened up my box from newegg:fire: :fire: the X1900XTX has arrived at ground zero:beer: :deviltail
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c390/buickgntuner/DSC01376.jpg
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c390/buickgntuner/DSC01373.jpg
:rock:

Damn you! When you test it with 3Dmark 06 post the results for me:D
DaveT
03-23-2006, 09:28 PM
ah hahah:cool: :D bow down to my kevin (and my idle temps are 45c):deviltail
Kev_Dawg
03-23-2006, 09:41 PM
I will not bow down till I see the scores, giving up so soon is for cowards and I am not one haha:D . Dave my man, you are dealing with a TRUE TROOPER, show me some results of that video card that can make me have a stroke from the shockness haha.:o :mischeif: .
KingThot
03-27-2006, 05:58 PM
I'd like to see a pic. I have a spare 80mm Coolermaster fan that would be suitable for some active RAM cooling.
Kev_Dawg
03-27-2006, 06:05 PM
I'd like to see a pic. I have a spare 80mm Coolermaster fan that would be suitable for some active RAM cooling.

I'd get one by tomororw, I am not hope at the moment, sorry:beat: .
Curtybob
03-27-2006, 07:23 PM
I kinda did a similar mod for a fan over the memory.... I just cut a piece of plexiglass 85mmx85mm, with 2 tabs so I could bolt it up to my waterblock mounting bolts. Cut out the middle where the fan could blow through, and bolted everything together. It sits just perfectly, about 1/4" in between the memory and the fan bracket. I can run non-stop Sandra mem benchies, and the memory never feels warm. My fan controller seldom reads over 25C, and thats on DDR600 dimms.

quick pics, chitty camera:

http://img368.imageshack.us/img368/7687/fanmod0016zg.th.jpg (http://img368.imageshack.us/my.php?image=fanmod0016zg.jpg) http://img459.imageshack.us/img459/1015/fanmod0063cl.th.jpg (http://img459.imageshack.us/my.php?image=fanmod0063cl.jpg)

Its kinda hard to see the little bracket, it's made of 1/8" plexi. But, trust me it is there. :D Also, don't mind the wiring mess, it is still a work in progress.