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7/14/12 at 10:55am
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  • GingerJohn
  • The trick to flying is to fall and miss the ground
Not sure if this is the right place, but hey.

So it is getting a little warm in Vancouver and our place doesn't have air con. To make things worse most of us Gingers don't do well in the heat, so last night I decided that we needed a window fan. Sadly there are not many fan shops open at 11pm, so I made one from two spare Coolermaster R4s, a wire coat hanger, some tape and some string:

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And hung it in a window near my desk:

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Ran some power up from a spare Molex line in my computer and done! A nice cool breeze whilst I am gaming:

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What do you think?
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7/14/12 at 11:00am
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It makes me breakfast, too!
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post #3 of 17
7/16/12 at 8:08am
hey R4s do have a purpose!
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7/16/12 at 9:43am
Awesome.
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7/16/12 at 9:57am
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16800998139

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7/16/12 at 10:18am
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Seanage View Post

hey R4s do have a purpose!

Yes they do. biggrin.gif

Actually they are quite good radiator fans too - ran them before my GT 2150's arrived. Whilst the GTs are slightly quieter the cooling performance is pretty much the same.
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http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16800998139

How conventional and boring! Plus I couldn't go get one at 11PM. Actually given that I would have to order from Amazon.ca it might arrive by the Fall....

I have now got a large pedestal fan going as well - it sits in front of the patio door - but I like my version a lot more.
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I bought 2 72" Molex Extension cables and have NZXT 140mm fans that came with my Switch 810 on my desk.
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7/30/12 at 4:15pm
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8/1/12 at 7:00pm
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Win.

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8/2/12 at 8:40am
I give you 4 out of 5 food stamps...needs duct tape biggrin.gif
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