CPU/Processor Cooling with a Duct

I used a dryer duct to reduce the temperature of my Overclocked AMD Opteron 165 by about 5 degrees. The idle temperature without the duct was about 40°C or 104° F. After the duct, the idle temperature is between 34-36°C or 93.2-96.8°F. I know a lot of people spend up to 100 dollars on new thermal paste and heatsinks, just to reduce the temperature by a few degrees. This is an easy $5 dollar accessory with noticeable results. Basically, the duct redirects cool (room temperature air), and blows it directly on top of the heatsink/processor fan. The cool thing is, you may direct the duct elsewhere, so instead of your Processor, you can cool your Hard Drives, Video Card, or anything else.

Joshua Marius
www.letheonline.net

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[shittybooo]

OMG DUDE I TOOK MY P7P55d-e lx (asus) mother board and used your duct idea lol omg what a difference, i use an i3 i never overclock i have the evga 450gts 1gb ddr5 in pci-e slot 16x and a duct running from the prossesor to the front cover and fan then i redirect air flow from my air conditioner straight to the side pannel the the air goes through you just wouldnt believe the heat diffference i was geting heats of 104 f while under load with a game called skyrim. SO AWESOME.

[joshuamarius]

@shittybooo Nice!! Thanks for Sharing!

[burninghalls]

cool but i hope its easy to take that duct off i can see it would be annoying if you have to upgrade as i reakon it would get in the road

[joshuamarius]

@burninghalls It's very easy actually.

[shittybooo]

OMG DUDE I TOOK MY P7P55d-e lx (asus) mother board and used your duct idea lol omg what a difference, i use an i3 i never overclock i have the evga 450gts 1gb ddr5 in pci-e slot 16x and a duct running from the prossesor to the front cover and fan then i redirect air flow from my air conditioner straight to the side pannel the the air goes through you just wouldnt believe the heat diffference i was geting heats of 104 f while under load with a game called skyrim. SO AWESOME

[Crystalinalake]

So, the hot air from the cpu is directly be pushed out the case? Therefore, the hot does not circulate around the casing which overall keeps everything cooler?

[103798]

I have done this too, works so damn well :)

[shuffle953]

@knarkis90 lol you dont have to make schematics the led's come already in a circuit and i have seen that keyboard before

[knarkis90]

@shuffle953 im too retarded to make led schematics...my dream would (computerdream^^) be too make a shiny ass computer with leds corresponding too each other via some python script and use the logitech g15 with led "haxx". search " logitech g15 colour"..its freakin awesome

[shuffle953]

@knarkis90 mate you can make your case shine yourself xD by some ccfl's and led kits ....personally i dont like alien ware for some reasons 1. when they make their pc's they dont mount all the fans like when i say a vid review on alienwares latest 10 grand pc witch is a rip off they had 3 extra slots for 3 fans

[joshuamarius]

@DayLight95 You can try other materials. You may find ducts not just for dryers but any similar pipe/duct should be good enough. There are even some Fan kits that include a duct for a very low price.

Cheers.