Xigmatek S1283 Dual Fan Mod - pics!

InTheFade · 31st October 2009, 10:57 PM

I woke up this morning in the mood for some overclocking, so I went about tweaking some RAM timings and whatnot and doing some benches only to notice that my trusty E5200 was getting a little toasty - up to 70 under load. Seeing as the weather's starting to warm up for summer, I thought it best to take action before something melts! ...And it was too nice a day outside to be sitting on the computer, so I decided to take it apart instead...

The S1283 is a nice, cheap little cooler, but unlike it's more expensive brethren only has support for one fan.

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This simply won't do!

What is an overclocker to do? Well I think it's pretty obvious...

Time to get GHETTOOO!

With a screwdriver and a (rather empty, might I add) packet of zipties, I got to disassembling and figuring out how to strap a fan onto there. Not seeing any obvious mounting holes or... 'ziptie-able' locations, it finally hit me - the fins, man! The FINS!

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The caudal fin is the tail fin, located at the end of the... wait, wrong fin

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With all of the zipties in, it's simply a matter of using yet more zipties to secure the fan in. Easy az, bru.

I'm using a busted up 12cm CoolerMaster fan that's been laying around for a while. Make some weird noises now and again, but the heat is starting to get to me so in it goes.

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I hate cutting zipties really short. Seems like such a waste, so I just left them be and tucked them in so they weren't in the way of anything important. Like I said, I'm running low on them

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Ready for deployment, sir

And with that, it's done! It's a pretty simple mod, but it's been a slow day, I have no assignments due, and it's slug- I mean studyweek. Gotta do something to keep busy, right?

8 zipties and 2 hours later (my case is a bitch to squeeze stuff into), et voila, everything is back in business.

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Takeoff in 3... 2... 1...

That's a total of 10 fans in the mATX case now. Quite the feat, if I may say! Temps only dropped by a couple of degrees, but what do I care! I'm a modder, modders live for excess, damn it!

karlcloudy · 31st October 2009, 11:00 PM

Ha ha, nice. That's the sort of mod I want to do to my heatsink, although I have the OCZ Vendetta 2, so I'm not sure how it'd go

slickncghia · 1st November 2009, 8:59 AM

I did the same to my CM tx3. it seemed to help a little but

the difference between all 3 case fans on max and 2 cpu fans VS
just the quiet side fan and one cpu fan

is about 2 degrees at idle / general usage load.

its probably more at max oc max load... but its a little pointles for the most part.

my fans are generally off for quietness.... but summer may bring a change to that

iMomOx3 · 1st November 2009, 2:47 PM

Makes me want to do the same thing to mine

Maybe when I get the same fan I'll do it, don't like to mix 'n' match fans ;D

Good mod

richard0296 · 2nd November 2009, 9:30 PM

hey mate,

i currently have the tj08 and am considering getting the s1283 dark knight, just wondering if you had any trouble with fitting the cooler in or any other height issues?

cheers

HeXa · 2nd November 2009, 9:36 PM

I have the same HSF on my E5200@4GHz... I too noticed the temps creeping up now the warm weather has finally arrived in Canberra.

Not sure if I'll do anything about it... dead e5200 means quad upgrade!

InTheFade · 3rd November 2009, 1:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by richard0296

hey mate,

i currently have the tj08 and am considering getting the s1283 dark knight, just wondering if you had any trouble with fitting the cooler in or any other height issues?

cheers

Since the Dark Knight is just a sexier, more nickel-y version of the S1283, yes, it will fit

. As long as the CPU isn't placed too high on the motherboard, it shouldn't touch the PSU and the very top of the heatpipes clear the sidepanel by about 8mm. It's all a very snug fit.

terrastrife · 3rd November 2009, 9:13 AM

same mod, NH-U9B

Mine was done out of space restrictions. as you can see, no room for the wire clips (supplied for dual fan setup)

this also means to remove teh heatsink i must remove teh motherboard from teh case to remove teh fans, lol

lots of noctua love there, even got the NC-U6 for no reason :P

Cable tie mod thread?

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onthepulse · 4th November 2009, 1:20 PM

temps? Don't spose you can show before and after...?

core69 · 4th November 2009, 3:18 PM

nice mod mate! hehe

i have a xigmatek dark knight and thinking of adding another fan to it too.

just curious how were your temps before and after?

cheers

RSDXzec · 4th November 2009, 7:07 PM

hehe, thats pretty good, I added 4 fans to my cooler and never looked back

got a wind tunnel effect happening.

whispar · 4th November 2009, 10:22 PM

good old cable ties... what would you do without them ay.. good work !

TheBear21 · 5th November 2009, 12:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by core69

just curious how were your temps before and after?

cheers

Quote:

Originally Posted by InTheFade

up to 70 under load.....Temps only dropped by a couple of degrees

Kids these days only read the pictures.

InTheFade · 5th November 2009, 2:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheBear21

Kids these days only read the pictures.

Yeah but you gotta admit, they're some mighty purdy pictures so one could be forgiven

Did some quick stressing with wPrime to load up both cores. First up with the second fan off, it got to 70/64 (core 0/1). After a few minutes I turned the second fan on 100%, and it dropped down a little to 67/61. Turned the fan off again to be thorough, creeped up again to 70/63. Once more with the fan on and it went down to 67/62.

TL;DR - the second fan at full speed drops the temp at load by 2-3 degrees on each core.

Smashedcrab · 5th November 2009, 6:08 AM

Good job m8.

31st October 2009, 10:57 PM	#1
InTheFade Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbaniavillestown Posts: 52	Xigmatek S1283 Dual Fan Mod - pics! I woke up this morning in the mood for some overclocking, so I went about tweaking some RAM timings and whatnot and doing some benches only to notice that my trusty E5200 was getting a little toasty - up to 70 under load. Seeing as the weather's starting to warm up for summer, I thought it best to take action before something melts! ...And it was too nice a day outside to be sitting on the computer, so I decided to take it apart instead... The S1283 is a nice, cheap little cooler, but unlike it's more expensive brethren only has support for one fan. Click to view full size! This simply won't do! What is an overclocker to do? Well I think it's pretty obvious... Time to get GHETTOOO! With a screwdriver and a (rather empty, might I add) packet of zipties, I got to disassembling and figuring out how to strap a fan onto there. Not seeing any obvious mounting holes or... 'ziptie-able' locations, it finally hit me - the fins, man! The FINS! Click to view full size! The caudal fin is the tail fin, located at the end of the... wait, wrong fin Click to view full size! With all of the zipties in, it's simply a matter of using yet more zipties to secure the fan in. Easy az, bru. I'm using a busted up 12cm CoolerMaster fan that's been laying around for a while. Make some weird noises now and again, but the heat is starting to get to me so in it goes. Click to view full size! I hate cutting zipties really short. Seems like such a waste, so I just left them be and tucked them in so they weren't in the way of anything important. Like I said, I'm running low on them Click to view full size! Ready for deployment, sir And with that, it's done! It's a pretty simple mod, but it's been a slow day, I have no assignments due, and it's slug- I mean studyweek. Gotta do something to keep busy, right? 8 zipties and 2 hours later (my case is a bitch to squeeze stuff into), et voila, everything is back in business. Click to view full size! Takeoff in 3... 2... 1... That's a total of 10 fans in the mATX case now. Quite the feat, if I may say! Temps only dropped by a couple of degrees, but what do I care! I'm a modder, modders live for excess, damn it! __________________ ElephantRider: E5200/4.18GHz/1.41V/S1283 \ 4GB G.Skill Pi 800 (1000) \ P5Q-EM \ Zotac GTX260²+AC Accelero \ Core V2 30GB+160GB+500GB \ HX620 \ TJ08 JamRoom: Asus Eee 701 \ 2GB 667 \ eGalax Touchscreen \ 10400mAh RobotHive: HP Mini 311 \ 3GB 1066 \ Core V2 30GB BealeStreet: E2140 \ P5L-MX \ Asus 8500GT

31st October 2009, 11:00 PM	#2
karlcloudy New Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Tasmania Posts: 751	Ha ha, nice. That's the sort of mod I want to do to my heatsink, although I have the OCZ Vendetta 2, so I'm not sure how it'd go __________________ My PC: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 3.74GHz cooled by OCZ Vendetta 2\|\| Nvidia GTX 275 \|\| Corsair XMS3 DHX 2 x 2GB \|\| ASUS P5Q3 Deluxe/WiFi-AP @n \|\| 2 x 500GB HDDs in RAID0 \|\| Corsair VX550W PSU \|\| Antec Three Hundred

1st November 2009, 2:47 PM	#4
iMomOx3 Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Adelaide, Australia Posts: 254	Makes me want to do the same thing to mine Maybe when I get the same fan I'll do it, don't like to mix 'n' match fans ;D Good mod __________________ Good Trades: dxreaper - lil^mac - `trdrz - dvmc - hybrid-rob - procrastinate - xdreamist27 - Roger - magic - Funkey Monkey - orndorf - Julz - xdaman [~$700 worth of trades] Rig#1: MA790XT-UD4P;AMD 965BE PII;4GB Gskill RipJaws 1600;XFX HD5870;TT Evo 750;Antec 1200. Rig#2: MA790XT-UD4P;AMD 955BE PII;4GB Gskill NQ 1333;HIS HD5850;TT Evo 650;TTV9. Rig#3: MA790X-DS4;AMD 9550 PI;4GB Crucial Balistics 800;G-B HD4870 1GB;TT TR2-470;TTV9.

2nd November 2009, 9:36 PM	#6
HeXa Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Canberra, ACT Posts: 4,817	I have the same HSF on my E5200@4GHz... I too noticed the temps creeping up now the warm weather has finally arrived in Canberra. Not sure if I'll do anything about it... dead e5200 means quad upgrade! __________________ -=ShadowLight =- Australia's Largest FREE Lineage 2 Server run by ex-SuperFly/MDC/iiNet GMs WTS: [ACT] assorted Dell/IBM P3 rackmount servers - 6 pack of beer each WTB: [ACT] decent Socket 939 HSF (pickup)

3rd November 2009, 9:13 AM	#8
terrastrife Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: ADL/SA The Monopoly State Posts: 9,800	same mod, NH-U9B Mine was done out of space restrictions. as you can see, no room for the wire clips (supplied for dual fan setup) this also means to remove teh heatsink i must remove teh motherboard from teh case to remove teh fans, lol lots of noctua love there, even got the NC-U6 for no reason :P Cable tie mod thread? Click to view full size! Last edited by terrastrife; 3rd November 2009 at 9:20 AM.

1st November 2009, 8:59 AM	#3
slickncghia Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 132	I did the same to my CM tx3. it seemed to help a little but the difference between all 3 case fans on max and 2 cpu fans VS just the quiet side fan and one cpu fan is about 2 degrees at idle / general usage load. its probably more at max oc max load... but its a little pointles for the most part. my fans are generally off for quietness.... but summer may bring a change to that

2nd November 2009, 9:30 PM	#5
richard0296 Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: sydney Posts: 2	hey mate, i currently have the tj08 and am considering getting the s1283 dark knight, just wondering if you had any trouble with fitting the cooler in or any other height issues? cheers

4th November 2009, 1:20 PM	#9
onthepulse Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Nunawading, Melbourne Posts: 499	temps? Don't spose you can show before and after...? __________________ Hardware News & Reviews: http://xtreemcom.com 775 ::ASUS P5N32-E SLI+ 1401 BIOS \|\| Intel Pentium E5200 @ 3.75GHz (1.33V) \|\| 4GB G.Skill PI @ DDR2-1000 5-5-5-12-2T \|\| ECS 9800GTX+ \|\| Enermax Noisetaker 600W Successful trades: olboy, jimboh2k, wackywheelz, bangomango, landrew02

4th November 2009, 3:18 PM	#10
core69 New Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Western Sydney Posts: 144	nice mod mate! hehe i have a xigmatek dark knight and thinking of adding another fan to it too. just curious how were your temps before and after? cheers __________________ My Rig - E8500 \| Corsair XMS2 DHX 4GB DDR2 800 \| Veloci Raptor 150gb \| Gigabyte GTX 275 \| GA-EP45-DS3L \| Xigmatek Dark Knight HSF \| Gigabyte 3D Mars \| Seasonic 650 S12 \| Pioneer 218 \| BenQ G2420HD 24" \| Razer ExactMat \| Logitech G5 Rev2

4th November 2009, 10:22 PM	#12
whispar Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Sydney Posts: 3	good old cable ties... what would you do without them ay.. good work !

5th November 2009, 6:08 AM	#15
Smashedcrab Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Sydney Posts: 114	Good job m8. __________________ First Mod: "Radiation Hazard" ongoing! GAMING: Duo 2 Quad Core Q6600@2.40GHZ Zalman Cooled// 2Gb RAM CORSAIR DDR 2 1066MHZ // Nvidia 8800GTS 640MB // OS Win7 //Raptor 74gb(OS) Sata II 500gb&160gb HDD // Gigabyte A-P35-S3L MoBo //Thermaltake Armour Case// 19" LCD WideScreen 5Ms //G15 Keyboard