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Soyo K7VME EXTREME CASE MOD!!! GUIDE ADDED W/ PICS!!!

"You mean take it apart somehow and drilling holes to increase airflow?" Yep, exactly. Not hard to take apart at all. Yes, it's best to avoid the capacitors, but that's not too hard. Of course, I also have a system wide nerve problem that might have been caused by numerous high-voltage...
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- Post #10
- Feb 4, 2005
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Soyo K7VME EXTREME CASE MOD!!! GUIDE ADDED W/ PICS!!!

Looks like it turned out pretty good. I've been wondering if it's possible to completely remove the casing from the PSU, drill it nine ways to Sunday for better airflow and then reassemble. Seeing it there on the bottom of your case makes me think it might work. I'll try it on this Soyo PSU...
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- Post #8
- Feb 3, 2005
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Soyo K7VME EXTREME CASE MOD!!! GUIDE ADDED W/ PICS!!!

Got anything together yet? Interested to hear how you fared.
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- Post #6
- Feb 2, 2005
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Soyo K7VME EXTREME CASE MOD!!! GUIDE ADDED W/ PICS!!!

Yeah, I don't mind fan noise much. I've usually got a box fan going in the room anyway. My computer here at work is so quiet, it distracts me. Always opening up MBM5 to see what the fans are running. They're temp controlled and it drives me nuts. Works, though - setting at 35C on CPU and...
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- Post #5
- Jan 24, 2005
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Soyo K7VME EXTREME CASE MOD!!! GUIDE ADDED W/ PICS!!!

Good luck. I tried many things as well. Cut out the webbing from the fan shield on the PSU to get as much airflow as possible. Cut out the vents on the PSU and mounted a fan as a "pusher" to push air out of the case and through the PSU. I used the 60mm fan that came with the Speeze...
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- Post #3
- Jan 24, 2005
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Soyo K7VME Problem

I think maybe the $22.00 is Canadian dollars....link ends in .ca anyway. I had a little more room between the fan and the PSU than Quaestor mentions, but still not near what Tiger claims. Guess those PSUs vary in quality and size with whoever is the lowest bidder at the time. Might be worth...
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- Post #116
- Jan 23, 2005
- Forum: Motherboards
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Soyo K7VME Problem

I have a TR2 on my CPU and really like it. It is not loud at all - probably the quietest fan I have in the case (I've got 9 total - different case than the TigerDirect barebone). It comes with its own fan controller that fits in one of your slots in back, so you don't have to adjust it through...
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- Post #114
- Jan 21, 2005
- Forum: Motherboards
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Soyo K7VME Problem

Well, I finally got a new case last week. Let's see, that means the only things I'm using from the barebones kit are the keyboard, mouse, mobo, and CDROM. Sure glad I didn't pay full price for that. The case I got is a Rosewill that was on special for $49.00 with free shipping. Also got a...
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- Post #110
- Dec 6, 2004
- Forum: Motherboards
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Soyo K7VME Problem

I would definitely get a new case - that's where I'm heading. Just waiting for the money to get built up in PayPal to buy something that isn't a huge compromise. Next week maybe. Probably something off a daily deal at Newegg with clear side, lots of fan options and that doesn't look like a...
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- Post #109
- Nov 21, 2004
- Forum: Motherboards
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Soyo K7VME Problem

I got this card off NeweggRosewill 5700 LE 256 MB for 90 bucks and it works great. The 250 MHz clock rate seems to be plenty.
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- Post #104
- Oct 29, 2004
- Forum: Motherboards
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Soyo K7VME Problem

Good to hear. Looks more and more like I'll be getting a new case myself.
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- Post #94
- Oct 29, 2004
- Forum: Motherboards
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Soyo K7VME Problem

I've got an Antec 350W PSU laying around, but, like yours, it is larger than the stock PSU, so I haven't installed it. And I'm shopping cases as well, but just haven't broken down and bought one yet. What really sucks is that the barebone kits from Tiger now have the PSU mounted up high and...
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- Post #91
- Oct 26, 2004
- Forum: Motherboards
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Soyo K7VME Problem

That's the same case I have, then. I, too, thought the PSU exhaust was kinda weak, but after removing it and comparing it to others that size, it seemed to blow just fine. I think it just has a problem with getting air through the small openings in the PSU. I took some snips and cut out much...
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- Post #88
- Oct 22, 2004
- Forum: Motherboards
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Soyo K7VME Problem

"Anyway, I ordered an AMD Athlon 3000+ Barton Core processor, the TigerDirect recommended Speez HSF" I got the same fan/heatsink and it sucks. Or blows, depending on your outlook. Anyway, it couldn't keep my 2500+ cool for anything. Went with the TR2M2 and I run it at full speed constantly...
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- Post #86
- Oct 22, 2004
- Forum: Motherboards
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Soyo K7VME Problem

An 80mm fan fits the front spot. I took a Dremel and got rid of the webbing that was there and improved airflow a lot. I'm considering cutting another hole in the front plastic and putting a free flow grill on it as well. I enjoy hacking things up, so not an issue there. I have a 60mm fan...
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- Post #85
- Oct 22, 2004
- Forum: Motherboards

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