spotopolis Posted November 25, 2020 Report Share Posted November 25, 2020 On 11/11/2020 at 11:16 PM, ttsgeb said: The project is very dead, but I just put the zip on gitlab if you want to work on it. The prototypes are also still up for grabs if anyone is interested in parts that don't work.https://gitlab.com/ttsgeb/xboxPSU I'm interested in getting all the prototypes and related items you have for this project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spotopolis Posted December 14, 2020 Report Share Posted December 14, 2020 So Ive made a decent amount of progress on my Xbox (v1.6) so far. The last bit I am needing is to do something about the PSU. Its way too big and puts off a decent amount of heat into the case. Once/If I can shrink the PSU down, I should really be able to slim down this system. Here are some pics of the progress I have made. Two copper VGA coolers mounted to the CPU and GPU and a modchip for the No-DVD-check bios I got ahold of one of the OpenXenium DVD Elimination kits and that is the small chip you see soldered to the bottom of the board. I built an adapter to direct connect my SSD to the motherboard without any bulky IDE ribbon. Unfortunately, I didn't realize until after I had it all built that the connector on the IDE-to-SATA adapter's pins were flipped, so I have my pins upside down, and Ill need to resolder it. The extra wires are ground wires and pin 34 has been removed from the drive side of the PCB and joined to ground on the host side to try and achieve 80 wire cable speeds. It runs soo much cooler and quieter now with those replacement heatsinks. I was worried they were going to be too small, but so far they have been able to keep up without issue. The PSU is putting out the most heat in the case right now. The CPU and GPU heatsinks were cool to the touch while playing through the whole first mission in Halo. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kannalo Posted December 27, 2020 Report Share Posted December 27, 2020 Would the dreampsu for the dreamcast work in the xbox? I think it has outputs for all the correct voltages https://github.com/PSUThings/PSU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big F Posted December 27, 2020 Report Share Posted December 27, 2020 Kannalo Not sure about the DreamPSU certainly has the correct voltages. Would still need to set up a transistor bridge to change the power on method though I think. spototopolis where did you get those VGA coolers, been trying to get something like that for ages. Evercoolers are the one option I know work but the scene tax on them nowadays is a turn off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShinGoutetsu Posted December 27, 2020 Report Share Posted December 27, 2020 (edited) 45 minutes ago, big F said: Kannalo Not sure about the DreamPSU certainly has the correct voltages. Would still need to set up a transistor bridge to change the power on method though I think. spototopolis where did you get those VGA coolers, been trying to get something like that for ages. Evercoolers are the one option I know work but the scene tax on them nowadays is a turn off. I believe the heatsinks he used are these: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Titan-ATI-NVIDIA-Copper-VGA-Cooler-TTC-CUV3AB-DIY-/222571984931?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49292 I have used these too: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Evercool-VC-RF-VGA-Chipset-Cooler-/390936355726?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49292 Edited December 27, 2020 by ShinGoutetsu 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big F Posted December 27, 2020 Report Share Posted December 27, 2020 Thats them, no way Im going to pay that postage though. the evercool ones though........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShinGoutetsu Posted December 27, 2020 Report Share Posted December 27, 2020 18 minutes ago, big F said: Thats them, no way Im going to pay that postage though. the evercool ones though........... I think the evercool ones are identical to the ones he used, they just have a different plastic grill. The evercool ones line up perfectly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spotopolis Posted December 31, 2020 Report Share Posted December 31, 2020 Sorry. I would have replied sooner, but I had my notification settings configured incorrectly. It is the Evercool vga Titan cooler. I bought the two on ebay for $20 each with $7 shipping. It came with different colored plastic plates, thermal paste, fan power adapters, and vram heatsinks. So yeah, I paid over $40 for the 2, but I really wanted them. I havent made any further progress yet as I am still waiting for the MakeMHz HDMI adapter I ordered in Nov to ship. I am also still waiting and hoping I get a response from ttsgeb about getting his PSU prototypes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS_Dave Posted December 31, 2020 Report Share Posted December 31, 2020 4 hours ago, spotopolis said: I am still waiting for the MakeMHz HDMI adapter I ordered in Nov to ship. I would not be holding your breath. It looks like only a small number of people have received there orders and then it has come to light the 1.6 version has been dropped and either a refund or changed to a 1.0-1.4 version and now the 1.0-1.4 version will only work on a 1.2 - 1.4 and not on a 1.0-1.1 Cheers SS Dave Soft modding is like masturbating, It gets the job done but it's nothing like the real thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spotopolis Posted January 28, 2022 Report Share Posted January 28, 2022 I did manage to get the HDMI kit. Still looking to find some sort of slimline 1.6 PSU for my system Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttsgeb Posted January 30, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2022 Well, not to be discouraged by my first attempt not working, I'm currently going back to school to get an electrical engineering degree so maybe my second attempt will be a bit closer to working. It'll take a couple of years. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErnonTolak Posted January 19, 2023 Report Share Posted January 19, 2023 On 28.12.2020 at 00:58, ShinGoutetsu said: Myślę, że te evercool są identyczne z tymi, których używał, mają tylko inny plastikowy grill. Te evercool pasują idealnie Hi. How did you mount heatsink to CPU? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShinGoutetsu Posted January 19, 2023 Report Share Posted January 19, 2023 5 minutes ago, ErnonTolak said: Hi. How did you mount heatsink to CPU? Washers, small bolts and nuts using the old heatsink bracket mounting holes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErnonTolak Posted January 22, 2023 Report Share Posted January 22, 2023 On 1/19/2023 at 9:02 AM, ShinGoutetsu said: Washers, small bolts and nuts using the old heatsink bracket mounting holes I searched all available stores, auctions, classifieds in my country and unfortunately I did not find anything similar to the Titan set ;( At the moment, I am not able to match any heatsink available on the market to the CPU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetdarkdestiny Posted January 22, 2023 Report Share Posted January 22, 2023 1 hour ago, ErnonTolak said: I searched all available stores, auctions, classifieds in my country and unfortunately I did not find anything similar to the Titan set ;( At the moment, I am not able to match any heatsink available on the market to the CPU Search for old graphic cards. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big F Posted January 22, 2023 Report Share Posted January 22, 2023 (edited) I found mine on ebay. A seller was selling them and had significant stock, I bought 10 just to make sure I had spares. Just checked and they have no stock. some old budget graphics cards have coolers that are similar or suitable with a bit of modding. As long as you steer clear of the premium cards you miss the vintage tax. That said one seller is trying to sell a universal gpu cooler for $30 that you still see at computer fairs on sale new for $5 and carboot sales for less. Edited January 22, 2023 by big F 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErnonTolak Posted January 22, 2023 Report Share Posted January 22, 2023 I thought about using the heatpipe mount from some old laptop, and something like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rikoos Posted April 21, 2023 Report Share Posted April 21, 2023 What are the dimensions of these fans? The one mentioned before arent available in the Netherlands and very expensive to ship them (plus import tax). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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