DIY RAM cooler Idea for all.

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rakesh_sharma23

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Mr. m0h1t asked me for some comments on his RAM cooler Idea.
For him i came to a DIY RAM cooler idea.
Like to share with you all. Hope you like it.

Make base of RAM cooler with 10mm Acrylic Sheel , cut holes for two fans
add some LEDs
Make holding bracket from aluminium sheel(Cos easy to work with)

and there you go.

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If you need any this else, just PM me.

Thanking
Rakesh Sharma
 
Fine hacksaw or a coping saw. And a sand-paper to smoothen the edges once it's been cut. Peeps who work with sign-boards generally adopt this method.
 
You can use a 5mm acrylic and drill 3mm holes, fit 3mm LEDs. I did it, 10 LEDs side by side and the acrylic didnt crack. 10mm is overkill
 
You can draw your layout on the paper layer of acrylic sheet, then go to any jigsaw cutting shop (Guys that make electric switch panals with sunmica), they will charge not more the Rs30 and job will be done in five min.
 
m0h1t said:
thanks bro.. how does one cut the acrylic sheet?
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U can get it done by some carpenter who does that job...i got mine cut for 5buxx a hole, fr my zebby mod.

Yup 1cm is too much...
 
^^ I believe any place that sells glass (as in for window panes and all, not kitchen utensils :P) also stocks acrylic sheets. If they don't have it, they will definitely know who does. :)
 
OT :: OT ::

Just buy a OCZ XTC RAM cooler, far better, reliable, colorful and with a single 3 pin rpm controllable input. does the job, helps overclockers.

Looks damn good in steel & blue lights when combined with a UV backdrop.
 
axeman said:
OT :: OT ::

Just buy a OCZ XTC RAM cooler, far better, reliable, colorful and with a single 3 pin rpm controllable input. does the job, helps overclockers.

Looks damn good in steel & blue lights when combined with a UV backdrop.
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You dont get the kind of satisfaction one would derive after some DIY stuff's attempted and successfully completed! :cool2:
 
Gannu said:
You dont get the kind of satisfaction one would derive after some DIY stuff's attempted and successfully completed! :cool2:
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I can agree a 1000 times to that. Did my own case mods for 4-5 Years, invested in powertools, saws n all. Bought fans, switches and metal, acrylic sheets of varying sizes etc, spent hours and hours on small stuff.

But at the end of it, the finishing, quality etc is still a step below par. Regular maintenance takes its toll on you over time, so I have moved to what can be termed - ready-made/ kit shortcuts.

In this example:

The Holders are shown as aluminium. Horror of horros, if your cabinet is moved while running / gets shaken about a bit due to any reason/ u just forget to check the placement and you end up with a short. The suffering is not worth it.

Bah, maybe I am getting old...
 
Okay got the acrylic sheet cut in a rectangular form, now how do I cut the round part?

all I have right now is a small hacksaw.. Do I warm the blade or what?

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m0h1t said:
Okay got the acrylic sheet cut in a rectangular form, now how do I cut the round part?
all I have right now is a small hacksaw.. Do I warm the blade or what?

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Those markings are highly unprofessional, take no offense m0hit! I suggest you get it done from some shop.

If you've a divider from an instrument box rusting in some stash, use that to measure the holes and mark it properly. As for the holes, those're supposed to be very very accurate else your fan would just not fit, period!

Instead of placing the fan and marking the dimensions, mark one hole of the fan at one corner and mark the remaining hole-centers taking the dimesnions from some reference pdf available in the WWW. I did the same to cut out the holes for a 120mm fan and it came out exceedingly well.

That saw blade wouldn't do a good job either.
 
Borrow a drill. You can buy a round saw that attached to the drill for approx 100 rs. these are available in various sizes starting at dia 20mm. find the center point, make a regular drill hole, then use the circular saw drill to make the hole around the center point. Net and smooth. takes 5 mins.
 
Gannu said:
Those markings are highly unprofessional, take no offense m0hit! I suggest you get it done from some shop.

If you've a divider from an instrument box rusting in some stash, use that to measure the holes and mark it properly. As for the holes, those're supposed to be very very accurate else your fan would just not fit, period!

Instead of placing the fan and marking the dimensions, mark one hole of the fan at one corner and mark the remaining hole-centers taking the dimesnions from some reference pdf available in the WWW. I did the same to cut out the holes for a 120mm fan and it came out exceedingly well.

That saw blade wouldn't do a good job either.
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Wasnt there the protective covering on the acrylic??....u shouldnt have removed it.
 
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