Modern hardware has a problem and that is that, due to the high consumption, the temperatures skyrocket enormously. A user has developed an ingenious solution to end the temperature problems from his Graphic card. equipped with a 3D printer and a server fanhas created a very effective heatsink upgrade.
Although the manufacturing processes of processors and graphics are optimized, they consume more and more. The reason is the constant accession of cores, frequency increases and inclusion of elements, such as the Tensor Core in NVIDIA graphics. It means increasing consumption and, of course, the generation of heat.
A 3D printer to solve your graphics card problems
SamoesA DIYa content creator on YouTube, had temperature problems on your graphics card. This was running a few degrees higher than usual, so the problem needed to be fixed. She had a 3D printer handy, so she’s developed a graphics case to solve the problem.
It emphasizes that the problems of overheating have been registering for a while. His first idea was to connect several processor fans, as a temporary solution to the problem. Said problem was not solved, since the excessive heat problems were still present.
Most likely the airflow was not good and it will generate turbulence. Also, some of the airflow would not be impacting the graphics card.
Among the items I had on hand, I had a server fan of 120mm. They are larger and more powerful fans than those intended for home computers (and noisier too). Now he was faced with a problem: how to fit it into the graphics card.
Since I also had a handy 3D printerhas created a Case which serves as connection between the two elements. He’s taken measurements of the heatsink and fan block to create a more definitive solution.
And this solution, which seems a bit extreme, works brutally. It has managed to greatly reduce the temperature of the graphics card in operation. as simple as ccreate a “funnel” that directs the air to the entire block of fins and heatpipes. Prevent air from escaping before touching the heat dissipation structure.
A very old and “forgotten” trick
Possibly, you have ever seen a chassis with the left side made of steel instead of glass or methacrylate. Surely, you have also seen that it has space to connect a fan and that it points to the fan heatsink.
This is because some time ago a fan was installed and through a “funnel” the air was ducted to the processor heatsink. Something so simple allowed the heat of the processor to be cooled very efficiently. Since now everything is aesthetic, more fans and other, much less efficient designs are used.
You can do the test at home, with a few pieces of cardboard. You put them from the front to the back, isolating the graphics card. With that cardboard and a single fan, you will see that you can lower the temperature of the processor a few degrees. That’s because you’re optimizing airflow, concentrating it directly onto the processor heatsink.
