Golden Genesis

[Alchy]

How loud did it make the genesis though? I'm guessing they are fairly quiet and don't move a ton of air but enough to keep the console running cool.

To be honest you'd be doing well to get a Megadrive to overheat to the point of component failure. Not a lot of heat coming out of that board. Fans seem like overkill to me, and an audible nuisance at that.

[MikeRWK]

that's a good paint to use if you want your engine parts to be shiny.

I prefer good ol' powder coating. Gives it a gritty look/feel and is very durable.

What Nissan does that go to?

I <3 nissan :)

I wish i had a spare oven to do powder coating and thats the engine covers of my r32 skyline

[Disjaukifa]

To be honest you'd be doing well to get a Megadrive to overheat to the point of component failure. Not a lot of heat coming out of that board. Fans seem like overkill to me, and an audible nuisance at that.

I was actually referring to a playstation 1 system, I never known a cartridge based system to have cooling issues . . . can say the same for disc based systems though . . .

I think it would help extend the life of the laser in a playstation if I added additional cooling to it, might have to look at how much room I have on the inside and see where the best place to wire a fan would be . . .

-Disjaukifa

[Alchy]

An internal fan could disturb the laser unit by moving the lens during use, or even by depositing dust depending on the angle of air flow. You'd also want to be careful where you tap the fan power so as not to stress the PSU.

[MikeRWK]

Putting a fan in a psx is a waste, and unless it has the sucking power of a shopvac its not gonna move the laser, and it may suck in dust.

[Disjaukifa]

An internal fan could disturb the laser unit by moving the lens during use, or even by depositing dust depending on the angle of air flow. You'd also want to be careful where you tap the fan power so as not to stress the PSU.

I would actually direct the air out of the case, however I did not think about the stress it might put on the PSU which is kind of funny because the PSU is what I want to put a fan on. I was thinking that if I could have a fan near the PSU and "suck" the heat out of the case I wouldn't have to worry about the laser going bad as often.

Putting a fan in a psx is a waste, and unless it has the sucking power of a shopvac its not gonna move the laser, and it may suck in dust.

Anytime you are able to dissipate heat from electrical device is not a waste and depending on the air flow of the fan, you wouldn't have to really worry about dust.

-Disjaukifa

[PCB_Master]

How loud did it make the genesis though? I'm guessing they are fairly quiet and don't move a ton of air but enough to keep the console running cool.

-Disjaukifa

The fan was barely audible, especially when the music of the game was playing.
The only reason I put a fan in is because I would leave it on for long periods of time. I put it right on the vents, next to the heat sink.

And yes, I know putting a fan in a Genesis is overkill.

[Solotaire]

And yes, I know putting a fan in a Genesis is overkill.

But you'll be set if you decide to overclock it! :lol:

[Disjaukifa]

But you'll be set if you decide to overclock it! :lol:

I've been wondering this ever since I read this post. Why would someone ever want to over-clock a Sega Genesis?

-Disjaukifa

[Alchy]

I've been wondering this ever since I read this post. Why would someone ever want to over-clock a Sega Genesis?

Some games benefit from better CPU performance, with less slowdown etc. There's plenty to read on the subject using one of them new-fangled "search engine" things ;)

[Disjaukifa]

Some games benefit from better CPU performance, with less slowdown etc. There's plenty to read on the subject using one of them new-fangled "search engine" things ;)

I understand the concept of over-clocking and what it allows for I just had never heard of doing it for a console or video game system before other than the PSP, except for the PSP I believe you could under-clock it to get better battery life.

-Disjaukifa

[Alchy]

Pretty much every console out there has been overclocked. Generally it works just like overclocking a PC CPU, in that it provides transparently better performance without you needing to modify any software. There are caveats, the NES for instance integrates CPU and PSG (the sound generator) onto a single die and both are fed with the same clock, so raise the CPU clock and the pitch also increases.

Like I say though, there's loads of this shit out there if you're interested.

[Disjaukifa]

Pretty much every console out there has been overclocked. Generally it works just like overclocking a PC CPU, in that it provides transparently better performance without you needing to modify any software. There are caveats, the NES for instance integrates CPU and PSG (the sound generator) onto a single die and both are fed with the same clock, so raise the CPU clock and the pitch also increases.

Like I say though, there's loads of this shit out there if you're interested.

I might look into doing some over-clocking on a Playstation one if I can find a spare unit . . . it would be nice if I could mod a system that also has the added benefit of having faster load times! I love the playstation 1 but it has some LONG load times . . .

-Disjaukifa

[PCB_Master]

In the Genesis, Do the 68000 and Z80 have separate clocks? I would like to overclock, but I don't want to mess up the music.