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8 fans + a 120 volt window AC

Oct 7, 2005 4:33AM PDT

hahahaha. I live in Colorado where the air is very dry, so to cool my OC'd FX53 I ducted a window AC to the front bezel. There is a 120mm distribution/HD fan in front, 2 80mm PS fans, 2 80mm rear exhaust fans, 2 80 mm fans on the Aeorcool HT heat sink and the 60 mm fan on my AIW9800 Pro. Sounds like a C130 cargo plane taking off in here, but as I have headphones on most of the time I really don't notice how loud it is.

FX53 is OC'd to 3.3MHz and runs @ 31C. Ambient case is @ 4C.

Don't try running AC air into your case if you live in a more humid area, as you will cause massive amounts of condensation to form in your case. In the area of Colorado where I live the humidity level is rarely above 10%.

I guess the AC also has 2 fans, about 12in. dia., and since it is ducted to my system I should include those, so 10 fans total.

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