I just wanted to post a pic of my heatsinked FZ-1. Did a thorough system clean, including fan, chips, and all airflow holes. All solid copper sinks. I even hit the bridge rectifier since they usually run HOT!
She runs soooo cool now!
![Image](http://www.eanubis.net/FZ-1%20Heatsinks%20branded.jpg)
Ha! The heatsinks were from ebay, via China - you can search and get the best deal if you look a while.MakillaGorilla wrote:Looks totally awesome! Aside from the cleaning and TLC, how was it done? Was it just the heatsinks and some thermal compound? Where did you get the sinks themselves?
My nerdliness is in inquisitive overdrive. Share the precious!
Well.... Copper is better than aluminum, and I was talking about the thermal stick pad being pretty good stuff. Sony is probably a better bet than some no name brand..grimm wrote:A heatsink is a heatsink, how can it be "pretty good stuff" simply because it says sony on it? A heatsink isnt really rocket science.
Anyway, does the 3DO really run so hot it needs these? Ive never had problem with overheating, that i know of. Still, its fun to fiddle with your stuff and making improvements like these. And its not like you broke the bank doing it either so its all cool, pun intended!
Personally i recently "broke the bank" ordering metal upgrade parts for my 360 controller...
He probably was just commenting on the parts of your post that were questions.grimm wrote: I didnt say your work has been unnecessary, so please dont read it that way. I did call it an improvement, and I did comment on the positive things too, but you only felt the need to comment back on what you perceived as negative...?
There are unscrupulous ones that are polluted and/or cut with substances.grimm wrote:I dont think there can be too many differences in thermal compounds manufacturers either though. most likely sony buys these from whoever makes them and rebrands them, its the most common thing out there.
Yea, on the FZ-1 most of them are under the metal plate so the heat should be directed out of the sides. They have a good clearance for airflow, so that's no worry!Well, I went ahead and picked up both types of sinks since they are so cheap. Looking at the FZ-10 motherboard, it looks like only a couple of chips reside under the drive area--the rest appear to be relatively open, so I shouldn't have to do much.
I should have done a more precise testing to see what the differences were, but I basically popped in Return Fire and let it idle for about 30 minutes, then noted the feel of the air coming out of the fan side. It was warm, but not too bad.Did you do any testing of before and after temperatures?
How did you choose which points to place them?
Just checking out everything on the site, and I'm wondering too, why is this mod so necessary? I mean my FZ-1 (bought used in '96) has been working perfectly for 18 years, I have never noticed any heat issues or over heating in any way...even when it has been placed in areas without great airflow and other systems on top and on both sides, etc.Anonymous wrote:A heatsink is a heatsink, how can it be "pretty good stuff" simply because it says sony on it? A heatsink isnt really rocket science.
Anyway, does the 3DO really run so hot it needs these? Ive never had problem with overheating, that i know of. Still, its fun to fiddle with your stuff and making improvements like these. And its not like you broke the bank doing it either so its all cool, pun intended!
Personally i recently "broke the bank" ordering metal upgrade parts for my 360 controller...
Hi!Just checking out everything on the site, and I'm wondering too, why is this mod so necessary? I mean my FZ-1 (bought used in '96) has been working perfectly for 18 years, I have never noticed any heat issues or over heating in any way...even when it has been placed in areas without great airflow and other systems on top and on both sides, etc.