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This may be an idiot idea but is it possible to put two small cpu fans on top of each other and use them on your gpu?
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Double fan type thing
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everything is possible...
the question is, "r u need this?"
i don't think double fan's performance r better than single...
(not %200...)
the question is, "r u need this?"
i don't think double fan's performance r better than single...
(not %200...)
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You could do that. It would give you more air pressure, but flow would not increase 2x. It might help a bit, but you obviously get more noise.
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Ah right, thats what I was thinking about, I wasnt sure if it made a difference or not.
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I always do that, reply to one answer and another appears before i finish typing. SO you think it will help a little? Its just I cant afford a decent HSF at the moment and I want to do the pencil trick on my OEM 8500.
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Well, go for it. Can't hurt. Don't expect too much though.
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can you try this?
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That looks better, Id have to make somethig to seperate the fans but that shouldnt be too tech. i get the card tommorow so Illsee if I can put the results of the fan thing on here.
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can you post the pics?
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I dont have a digital camea so I doubt it, sorry. My friend has a dv vid cam but between us we dont have a firewire
so its unlikely.
so its unlikely.
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whatever, u can post results...
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If you are going to get any kind of improvment you are going to need a good gap between the two fans otherwise they are going to hurt you. When the air exits the first fan it is being beat up pretty good, this makes it hard for the next fan too get an deseant amount of air thus hurting your cooling ability. if i had to guess i would said a gap of about 4-5 inches.
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How about 2 fans on top and one on each side
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oh what about an arch made of fans???? probably wouldnt work. but id have to say the best bet for separating them would eb get some plexiglass or plastic and cut it to fit the fan frame and try fixing them altogether using some type of glue maybe super glue or rubber cement??? id like to try this.
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On my old volcano6(it was very wide) i mounted 2 fans side by side and lost 5c. Very worth it, as at cooled down my chipset as well.
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RyanK27 said:
To make a spacer I took a couple of old fans and cut the hubs out and epoxied them together. Filled the seams on the inside and sanded it smooth. Works good as a spacer but dont know if it would be enough gap between the 2 fans to increase performance.
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How do you mean side by side, like just 2 fans next to each other?
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one on each side of the HS inline with the fins
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hats a ruccy good good idea old chum, my dad was saying it would be good to have one pulling and one pushing. I couldnt think where to put it though. I was thinking of drilling some holes in the gpu to let the air through, but i dont have the card yet.Thatll be the first thing i do when i get it.
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Bigdogbmx said:
WTF!
