Show your ghetto mods.

2009-08-28 10:00:48

#226

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6407|Winland

I just repaired my soldering iron (of which the whole tip assembly had come loose) with two pens.

https://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb8/Freezer7Pro/IMG_0718.jpg

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2009-08-28 20:29:59

#227

signa: ~~~~~; +50|6939|Michigan, USA

I'm thinking that might melt. =o

2009-08-29 05:03:18

#228

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6407|Winland

Nah, the clip thingies are made out of metal.

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2009-08-31 19:55:15

#229

signa: ~~~~~; +50|6939|Michigan, USA

oh i see what u did. I had thought you did something to the soldering tip cone right underneath that burnt part. =o

2009-09-04 08:37:29

#230

ghettoperson: Member; +1,943|6859

I was sick of my RAM running hotter than the sun, so I modded myself a fan out of a spray paint lid, an Intel cooler fan, some cardboard and a fan mesh. The RAM is now cold to the touch with 2.3v running through it.

https://farm3.static.flickr.com/2438/3886666877_7b3eaa37cb.jpg

2009-09-04 09:02:21

#231

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|5998|Catherine Black

That's ghetto.

2009-09-04 09:24:43

#232

ghettoperson: Member; +1,943|6859

I'll buy a proper one when I'm back in England, but I can't be fucked paying stupidly high postage right now when I'll be back in under a month.

2009-09-04 09:26:19

#233

TheEternalPessimist: Wibble; +412|6830|Mhz

ghettoperson wrote:
I'll buy a proper one when I'm back in England, but I can't be fucked paying stupidly high postage right now when I'll be back in under a month.

Nooooo, it goes with your name, keep it in fact sticky tape some LEDs to it.

2009-09-04 14:21:11

#234

FFLink: There is.; +1,380|6901|Devon, England

TheEternalPessimist wrote:
ghettoperson wrote:
I'll buy a proper one when I'm back in England, but I can't be fucked paying stupidly high postage right now when I'll be back in under a month.
Nooooo, it goes with your name, keep it in fact sticky tape some LEDs to it.

Then get some chrome and some spinners and you're sorted.

2009-09-04 15:46:15

#235

TheEternalPessimist: Wibble; +412|6830|Mhz

FFLink wrote:
TheEternalPessimist wrote:
ghettoperson wrote:
I'll buy a proper one when I'm back in England, but I can't be fucked paying stupidly high postage right now when I'll be back in under a month.
Nooooo, it goes with your name, keep it in fact sticky tape some LEDs to it.
Then get some chrome and some spinners and you're sorted.

See this guy knows what he's doing.

2009-09-07 15:18:52

#236

Vector: Missing in Action; +6|5746|Cerbere Landing

I need to start doing some ghetto mods. So I can get more cooling in my system. Some of these mods are really good, and are giving me some ideas.

2009-09-24 06:40:22

#237

Lucien: Fantasma Parastasie; +1,451|6863

I was having a slight problem with my G5, because I put my thumb all the way at the bottom I'd have to grip the sharpish edge which would get painful after a while. I almost bought a new mouse but then Dauntless came along and said "Lucien! just file off the edge!" and so I did

https://www.lucienindustries.com/PICT0201.JPG

https://www.lucienindustries.com/PICT0204.JPG

thanks to sandpaper and a pair of scissors the area where I put my thumb is now nice and flat. a pretty good result for my first "ghetto mod", I think

2009-09-24 06:43:04

#238

Dauntless: Admin; +2,249|6952|London

Lucien! I told you it would work! Nice job!

2009-09-24 06:53:07

#239

ghettoperson: Member; +1,943|6859

Good idea. My thumb, however, just sits in the groove.

2009-11-03 09:06:44

#240

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|5998|Catherine Black

https://static.bf2s.com/files/user/33829/DSCF0716%20%28Custom%29.JPG

Shall I explain what's going on here?

In my manic fumbling about inside my case, swapping HDDs, I must have knocked my Graphics card fan. When I start up my computer, it stutters, then doesn't spin. This results with a toasty 55 degrees with passive cooling, looking at the desktop. So what did I do? Unscrewed one of my case fans, sat it on my wallet and a SD card reader pouch, held up by the dust filter from the (unused) case side-fan filter. Voila, room temperature air blowing at my graphics card. Enough to keep it under 90C on load.

Can't wait for Christmas, so I can get my 5770

2009-11-03 09:17:32

#241

13urnzz: Banned; +5,830|6707

Finray wrote:
sat it on my wallet

i knew you was cheap, i'd have needed my wallet.

2009-11-03 10:24:44

#242

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6407|Winland

Finray wrote:
http://static.bf2s.com/files/user/33829 … tom%29.JPG

Shall I explain what's going on here?

In my manic fumbling about inside my case, swapping HDDs, I must have knocked my Graphics card fan. When I start up my computer, it stutters, then doesn't spin. This results with a toasty 55 degrees with passive cooling, looking at the desktop. So what did I do? Unscrewed one of my case fans, sat it on my wallet and a SD card reader pouch, held up by the dust filter from the (unused) case side-fan filter. Voila, room temperature air blowing at my graphics card. Enough to keep it under 90C on load.

Can't wait for Christmas, so I can get my 5770

No wonder it's overheating, clean your bloody case.

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2009-11-03 10:49:27

#243

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|5998|Catherine Black

Freezer7Pro wrote:
Finray wrote:
http://static.bf2s.com/files/user/33829 … tom%29.JPG

Shall I explain what's going on here?

In my manic fumbling about inside my case, swapping HDDs, I must have knocked my Graphics card fan. When I start up my computer, it stutters, then doesn't spin. This results with a toasty 55 degrees with passive cooling, looking at the desktop. So what did I do? Unscrewed one of my case fans, sat it on my wallet and a SD card reader pouch, held up by the dust filter from the (unused) case side-fan filter. Voila, room temperature air blowing at my graphics card. Enough to keep it under 90C on load.

Can't wait for Christmas, so I can get my 5770
No wonder it's overheating, clean your bloody case.

When the fan worked it didn't go over 55c on 100% load.