computer ventalation

[dex8]

hi, i was wondering if anybody had any suggestions or advice on keeping an overclocked computer cool? what fans and how many are required to keep the system stable? thanks in advance!
dex

[Staz]

welcome to the forums

Thats a tough question without knowing anything about your system

you need enough case fans to keep your case within 5 degrees of room temp

You should put your system in your sig. That way people will be better able to help you. So give us more infor and we'll try to help you more.

[dex8]

put my system in the sig? not quite sure how to do that. im new incase you didnt notice! lol

[The Coolest]

The place where u got the 'dex' with a line above it

[KeyboardCowboy]

welcome, the main object of air cooling is not to just blow cold air into your case, but also to blow it at certian devices in your system like your mobo, vidcard ect :mad:

i suggest at least 4 or 5 intakes and 3 or 4 fans to expell the hot air out of your case

there isn't much i or anyone else can say without knowing your sys specs, and case type, please post this

[CSaddict]

If you care my setup moves ALOT of air. Here I go. 1 90mm in the front blowing in. 2 90's on the side blowing in. 2 80's in the back towards the top blowing out. 2 60's in the back blowing out. 1 pci slot fan, which works well I might add. The power supply obviously. And the Millennium Glaciator cooling the cpu. May be overkill but its safe.

[Paul -The Mad Hatter]

Originally posted by Would71
4-5 intakes and 3-4 exhausts? You have any idea how loud that would get? ROFL!

nah, you know that thread w/ the 235cfm fan? got 6 of those blowing air in and 5 out, works like a charm.

btw why do you think I put "I have fans to cool my fans" in my sig :D

[aznboi64]

would71- the Nidec slot fan is it good? quiet? What about the Nidec case fans? quiet? Good?

[aznboi64]

What would be a quiet case fan to draw in the cold air? That would be quiet also but also bring in some nice air. Would the nidec be okay? or a Comair.

[KeyboardCowboy]

Originally posted by Would71
4-5 intakes and 3-4 exhausts? You have any idea how loud that would get? ROFL!


WHAT"S THAT?????? I CAN"T HEAR YOU!!!!!!!!

i can't rember who's sig this is in but "LOUD FANS SAVE CPUS"

i have a case with 6 intakes and 5 outtakes, sounds like a 747 but it runs cool as a mutha

[dex8]

first off i would like to thank all of you who took the time to help out a serrious newb! i dont feel that i need the kind of cooling that you guys have. its a bit extreme to me since i only plan on overclocking my video card! can any of you recomend a good web retailer and fan from the site which would suit my needs?

[Owenator]

dex8,

I like a cool system as much as the next person but noise is always an issue too me also. If you are not overclocking to the extreme just add fans where you system has openings. Most cases have an inlet fan mount and an outlet fan mount as well. As far as fan sizing I would look for fans that are relatively balanced. I read somewhere that there should be about 10-20% more air going out than comming in. In practice I get as much info as possible from the manufacturer of the fan so that way I can add up goesinto and goesouta cfm's. My personal preference is for several Panaflo L series fans, very quiet. At present I have 5x 80mm Panaflo L's out and one 120mm Panaflo High out put in running at about 75%, with one antec hdd cooler that has 3x 40mm fans also running at about 75%. For ~120 cfm out and ~100 cfm in.

My $.02

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[dex8]

hey check this out, i was thinking of getting one of these card coolers and a slot cooler. you guys think that it should be enough to cool an overclocked gainward cardexpert geforce3 64mbddr power pack?

[dex8]

couldnt get to post 2 pics on same reply

[aznboi64]

Where is the Panaflow 80mm CFM? And noise level? I want to get either a panaflow or the sunon ones.

[KeyboardCowboy]

Originally posted by aznboi64
Where is the Panaflow 80mm CFM? And noise level? I want to get either a panaflowor the sunon ones.

if i were you i would go with the Sunon fans, they have worked better for me, and they don't make the weird nioses that other fant make when you put a rheostat on em

[dex8]

hehe, i do like to type it out! its an awsome card! and another thing, do you guys think im too old for computers? im 23 got wife and a newborn. i use to be really crazy over this kind of stuff, you know, into computer games and hardware. for some reason, i feel that this kind of thing is for teenagers and people without a family life. what do you people think?

[dex8]

well i mean, when i was a teenager it was really fun for me to play games and that kind of stuff. it just seems that now that im more mature games and computers are like childish for some reason. :( i could understand the psycho thing, ive dated more than one mans share of those type. doesnt it get loney for you? computers arent that good for companionship!

[aznboi64]

Whats an average DBA level for a quiet fan? Some guy on eBay is selling a 80mm fan that has 40/45 CFM and 34dba. Will this be loud. You should see people at Sony Entertainment people. I have a friend that works there and he is 30 something he's married and he plays games all day. Hes a software tester and makes damn good money.

[dex8]

WOW! you are the incarnation of my childhood dreams!! lol!! life is really depressing if you think about it. i originally wanted to live the bachelors thing you got there, but i ended falling in love and that preggo thing. :cool:

[dheinsdorf]

Originally posted by dex8
hey check this out, i was thinking of getting one of these card coolers and a slot cooler. you guys think that it should be enough to cool an overclocked gainward cardexpert geforce3 64mbddr power pack?

I think one of those and the VanTek slot cooler you .bmp'ed are a good rig. My Antec Premium KS280, while a sound and rattle free case, has bupkus for cooling - Full cover, single 92mm.

I bought a 2cooltek.com Voodoo3 kit, should help that. I just dont like this Antec - tons of open gridwork on the rear.

I shoulda bought a larger case. I think I am gonna salvage fans from old gear and shop up a bracket to hang off the IO mounts.

But I got almost nowhere for fans. The front mount 92mm, I am gonna cuttaway the front steel grill work to open up the flow and hole saw out to the front bezel then pipe the fan so its not sucking dust from everywhere up front. Maybe I will go bigger up front.

Gotta seal up all the crazy venting in the rear or something else. Maybe a top mount with foam seaking to work with the clamshell case lid.

Well it aint stressful, it all a fun and fast hobby. Gotta try the salvage thing. Why pay top dollar for fans.

[The Overclocker]

in a short answer, you can never have enought fans

[Cocytus]

Ive bought stuff off coolerguys.com before, they have real good stuff but a little high on shipping. And 23 is not to old to game.