http://forum.lowyat.net/ Sun, 14 Jun 2026 22:17:32 +0800 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/539147 Based on the guide by Shamino from Vr-zone, I decided to go ahead with this mod as i need a little extra juice out of graphics card. For those cards which doesn&#39;t have any external power source, this mod should be ideal. I didn&#39;t like the idea of drawing the power from the PCI-E slots.<br /><br /><img src='http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z47/extremeocer/PCI-Ebooster.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /> extremeocer Cooling and Hard-modding Sat, 20 Oct 2007 03:30:49 +0800 http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/494988 For those of you who had thoughts about venturing into extreme cooling aka Phase change cooling, here&#39;s a place to start off. And for those who are already into it....post your pics here and share your experience.<br /><br />Post your enquries here. I can say its no easy task but once you get the hang of it, it&#39;s going to be fun and challenging.<br /><br />Let me start off for ya.<br /><br />This is my new Dual stage cascade.<br /><br />I used 2 rotary compressors. Another option is using hermatic compressors<br /><img src='http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z47/extremeocer/2comp.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /><br /><br />1st stage - 1HP compressor r22. Above it is the HX (Heat Exchanger - Pipe-in pipe design)<br /><img src='http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z47/extremeocer/1ststageHX.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /><br /><br />2nd stage - 2HP compressor r410a<br /><img src='http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z47/extremeocer/2ndstage.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /><br /><br />R410a and r22<br /><img src='http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z47/extremeocer/r410a.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /><img src='http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z47/extremeocer/r22.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /><br /><br />Cap tube from condensor of 1st stage connected to the HX<br /><img src='http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z47/extremeocer/captube.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /><br /><br />Cap tube freezing when charging 1st stage<br /><img src='http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z47/extremeocer/capfreeze.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /><br /><br />CPU evaporator mounted onto the mainboard. Secured with acrylic as mounting bracket.<br /><img src='http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z47/extremeocer/CPU.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /><br /><br />Insulation on the back of the mainboard to prevent condensation<br /><img src='http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z47/extremeocer/insulation.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /><br /><br />Frontal view of the Dual Stage Cascade<br /><img src='http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z47/extremeocer/front.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /> extremeocer Cooling and Hard-modding Fri, 27 Jul 2007 15:49:11 +0800