is it humanly possible to fit an 80 mm fan into an slk-700?

Kino · Jun 12, 2003

cause no online shops with international shipping/billing seem to carry the sk-7 and i really dont wanna dig 10+ bux on an slk-800 overkill
since it has clips for 60, 70, and the 72 TMD fan... it it humanly possible (by bending clips, etc) to fit an 80mm in there?

Mark Larson · Jun 12, 2003

Just get the SLK-800.

XeRoFuN · Jun 12, 2003

I think I read somewhere that it was possible.

SkyHook · Jun 12, 2003

Necessity is the Mother of Invention

Well given time, ingenuity, and an open mind darn near anything is possible, and around this place doing what seems difficult or impossible is almost commonplace. I don't personally have an SLK-700 so to give you specific direction I can't, but so long as you have room in your case and are willing to examine the problem of attaching the fan to the heatsink creatively, it certainly is doable.

SkyHook

LilBuddy · Jun 13, 2003

i believe the sk-7 is the same thing, and it can take 80mm fans

anyone know the real difference in the 2? the sk-7 is only $20

Kino · Jun 13, 2003

the slk-700 only takes 60/70 and the tmd 74 thingy, and is slightly bigger than the sk-7
i gave some tought to it last nite.... is it wrong if a heatsink is magnetic?...VERY magnetic?

arabarabian · Jun 13, 2003

If you really want to put a bigger fan you could get a bracket, 60mm to 80mm or even 80mm to 120mm! The converters are available at lots of cooling sites around.

Thank You,
Daniel

sirtoby · Jun 13, 2003

With the help of hot glue and duct tape.. everything is possible!

Kino · Jun 13, 2003

wouldnt the hot glue be a bit too messy to use there and prolly get stuck on the fins?
just a tought

james.miller · Jun 13, 2003

it should go on - the slk800 can take 92mm fans with a bit of clip bending.

Kino · Jun 13, 2003

OMG OMG I HAVE TWO LIL TINY CUTE STARS WOOOOOO
back to the point, i just wanted to make sure it would work before i ordered a smartfan 2

james.miller · Jun 13, 2003

if you cant use the clips, go ghetto and use a piece of string to tie the fan tho the sink.

Kino · Jun 13, 2003

hey.... never tought of it... thanks dude

k3nshin · Jun 13, 2003

or you could use zip ties

CamH · Jun 13, 2003

...or super glue.

Gautam · Jun 13, 2003

I've seen many members on these forums using SK7's with Smartfans. I don't think you even have to do anything fancy to get it to fit on. The 70mm clips very slightly bent should easily do the job. I've even gotten an 80mm on an SK6+, by mounting it diagonally with 60mm clips. An SK7 should be np.

Kino · Jun 14, 2003

im not talking bout an SK7 here, im talkin bout an SLK7
the SK is designed to fit 80mm fans.... the SLK700 only holds 60, 70 and the 74 TMD thingy
oh btw, does anyone know if this TMD fan is any good?

schismspeak · Jun 14, 2003

The TMD fan is "good" (performance wise), but not reliable. Ofcourse "chasingapples" will come here and say it is the best and that it IS reliable, to say it IS reliable would be lying. There are to many forum members stating there TMD came dead or stopped working, to say it is reliable. IMO it is trash. There is a thread on the 2nd page of this forum (general cooling) his TMD died after '6' days. Good thing he was at his pc when it happened.

Kino · Jun 14, 2003

so i can just run it with the slk-700 on a 2500 barton (not ocing till i get my smartfan) till i figure out if i should order a smartfan or not?

schismspeak · Jun 14, 2003

I hope you will have a fan on the slk? Any fan will do as long as it spins,

so yes it will as long as you have a fan on it. The fan is up to you, you can just use screws to hold it on it will bend the fins slightly where the screws will go in, but I doubt it will hurt performance, do what you want.

is it humanly possible to fit an 80 mm fan into an slk-700?

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