Can I replace the zalman 700cu fan with a tornado?

OcLinNoob · Aug 12, 2003

Anyone know if i can do this? I know the zalman fan is 92mm. i'm thinking of getting a tornado in there for better cooling. Also I want to know if the 80mmx38 would fit my case? I can easily hold 80mmx25 fans. Dunno if it would work with the 38mm. Whats the 38mm for height? Width? Lentgh LMK Asap gonna order soon thanks

Ffats · Aug 12, 2003

This has been the question everyone has been asking about the Zalman... I've yet to see or hear of anyone actually doing it!

I assume you could take out the stock fan and place a tornado on top of it, but I believe the tornado wouldn't fit inside the 7000cu like the stock slow fan.

OcLinNoob · Aug 12, 2003

I think there both the same size i'm not sure. Anyone tried yet? LMK thanks

cherryp00t · Aug 12, 2003

you know if you were to put a 92 mm tornado on that thing then why not just get a slk-900?? =d

the purpose of zalmon heatsinks are for quiet comp.. by putting a tornado in its place you're defeating its purpose =d

plus a slk-900 already holds 92 mm fans and should cool just as well if not better than a 7000cu

OcLinNoob · Aug 12, 2003

yea i was going for quit in the begging, but decided cooling is better, so now i'm stuck with a zalman 700cu and 45-50 for a brand new hs seems like a waste of money. I would end up with an xtra hs.

Ffats · Aug 12, 2003

I don't think the stock fan is of 38mm thickness.

sbud · Aug 12, 2003

I've done it before. I normally use my 92cm Tornado for my SLK900u but I just happend to come up on a 7000Alcu and tried to mount it on the Zalman. I just took a couple of zip ties, it actually holds nice using the stock bracket, I just unscrewd the fan on it. I dunno, it doesn't cool my as well as my SLK900u. I tried it for a day then slapped my 900u back on.

http://f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/fo....dnm=Zalman+NB+2.jpg&.src=ph&.view=t&.hires=t

Crism · Aug 12, 2003

OcLinNoob said:
yea i was going for quit in the begging, but decided cooling is better, so now i'm stuck with a zalman 700cu and 45-50 for a brand new hs seems like a waste of money. I would end up with an xtra hs.

sell it on ebay or the forums?

cherryp00t · Aug 12, 2003

indeed try to sell it and get a slk-900 =d

PhobMX · Aug 12, 2003

cherryp00t said:
indeed try to sell it and get a slk-900 =d

this is for quiet purposes or uber performance purposes?? i really like quiet comps, my downvolted tornado is seriously driving me nuts

cV · Aug 12, 2003

Why don't you use clippers to remove the shroud from the tornado at the point where the vanes meet the shroud? Then the fan would be integrated into the HS instead of overhanging it.

JKeefe · Aug 12, 2003

The SLK-900 is better for high-CFM situations (aka Tornado). The 7000Cu will do better with low-CFM (aka Zalman's integrated fan).

However, if you want to do this, the best thing would probably be to cut away the Tornado frame, including the vanes. The vanes on the Tornado (which are what makes it 38mm deep) are there to straighten airflow off of the Tornado blades. Since the blades in the 7000Cu are enclosed by the heatsink fins, it doesn't matter if the airflow is straight, and blade-edge turbulence is actually contributing to the cooling in this case.

wk217 · Aug 12, 2003

Well, I do not own a Tornado, so I can't help you there, but, removing the fan from the Zalman is fairly easy. 2 screws to remove the fan assembly, and another 2 screws to remove the fan from the bracket. If you were to cut the Tornado free from its frame, keeping just a bit of the vanes?, and screw those vanes into the bracket, it COULD work.

See the linked photos
http://www.truesunshine.org/images/zalman.jpg
http://www.truesunshine.org/images/fan.jpg

OcLinNoob · Aug 14, 2003

interesting. I can't decide. Hmmm how much does slk-900 cost? I'm thinking about just selling my zalman 700cu than and buying sl-900 with a tornado

sbud · Aug 14, 2003

Just make sure you get a rheobus for that Tornado. Switching my pc on for the first time with that Tornado made me flinch bad enough to hit my head on the bottom of my desk. It's viciously loud, granted I have 4 Tornado's in my case now, all down-volted. Seriously, don't buy a Tornado without a rheobus, you won't want to turn it on otherwise. I use Vantec's 5.25" rheobus and it works really nice, more inbetween settings than their 3.50" version.

emericanchaos · Aug 14, 2003

if you've never dealt with higher powered computer fans before than i wouldn't recommend going and getting a tornado. they're serioues when they say it's loud. it really does sound like a hair dryer.

if you want good cooling:noise ratio i'd suggest a slk 900 and an panaflow 92mm M1A. that's a 50 CFM.30Dba fan. great airflow and quiet.

hooah · Aug 14, 2003

or thermaltake smartfan 2 is 75cfm and 45db i think, which is getting up there in loudness. tornado is 56 i believe!

JKeefe · Aug 14, 2003

We're talking about replacing the enclosed fan in the CNPS7000. This is a 92mm fan, so the SF2 isn't the best replacement. There is a 92mm Tornado, however.

PhobMX · Aug 14, 2003

emericanchaos said:
if you've never dealt with higher powered computer fans before than i wouldn't recommend going and getting a tornado. they're serioues when they say it's loud. it really does sound like a hair dryer.

if you want good cooling:noise ratio i'd suggest a slk 900 and an panaflow 92mm M1A. that's a 50 CFM.30Dba fan. great airflow and quiet.

sorry to disagree, 30dba is okay but 25 is more like silent. You would need a reo even for that one if what you want is a silent computer. I have a nexus too, it requires a tachometer so id rather use the sanyo denki at www.sidewindercomputers.com which is wider than the panaflo

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