Elev8rSh0es

i have been tinkering with my xigmatek hdt s-963 as its a good heatsink but it doesnt rival the big boys and have found that quite a lot of air escapes out the sides and with the stock ~40 cfm fan thats a lot of air

so i decided to do somthing about it to see if redirecting this lost air would help temps

core temp was used for temp taking

cpu used was my e2180 @2.9 1.41vcore idle 1.39 load

idle with fins open was ~ 32c (no pic)

idle with fins taped was 28~29c



load with fins open was ~52c



load with fins closed was an impressive



testing was done with case side of hsf mounted horizontally blowing air to back fan with a 120mm fan blowing air in to it (pics on request)

hopes this helps all you extreme Air OCers with hdt s1283s trues etc.

EDIT: continued load of almost 1/2 hour with side off or on yields 46c max

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STN71190

Hmm...I may have to try this with my TRUE. Rep+

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Elev8rSh0es

i was amazed at the difference to be honest you might want to try a better looking approach though lol i used aluminum tape for heat transfer

(fasson aluminum tape for all your OCing needs)





PC used

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Aawa

I just finished lapping my TRUE late last night. I will have to try your little experiment with my TRUE tonight.

+rep for the experiement

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jimbo6846

What did you use, electrical tape?

EDIT: I wait a couple minutes to ask, and there's now a full-pic spread, lol. Nice, I'm gonna have to try this. What is your room temperature?

Elev8rSh0es

fasson aluminum tape

(great for patching the underside of boats in water)
this stuff is awesome and seemed like it would conduct the heat out as opposed to the insulative properties of electrical tape

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Adrienspawn

Yeah I remember reading about this about a year ago, I think it was the Germans who first thought of it lol. I would have done it but leaving them open is better for the fan right on top intaking and the NB sucking a bit out.

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Elev8rSh0es

well my power supply fan is an 88cfm yate loon it needs no help

and my NB has a little fan on it so its cool too

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txtmstrjoe

Elev8rSh0es, great idea! I shall have to run similar tests on my setup.

Question: Where did you get the Fasson tape? Could you provide a link to where you got yours?

Many thanks again!

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My PSU is on the bottom, I have an Ultra-Kaze 2000 as intake right above the TRUE lol.

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