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- May 20, 2004
Ok, so a few questions here. I took a small break from my watercooling endeavors, but I'm back with a vengance. I've got some fan questions:
I'm going to be running a 2 block system on my CPU and GPU. NB is passive. I've built a large enclosure that the whole case will sit on (see http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=305392&highlight=not-uncarved for details). My hard drives will be IN the box, so their heat will not contribute to the case heat. I'm going to keep one 80mm window fan and one 120mm blow hole fan in the case.
My ultimate goal is as quiet a PC as possible. Now - my original idea had a 540cfm blower as the exhaust of the box, with the HC as the only input. like Cathar's box. This has been working great - but if I want to go quieter I think some 120mm fans could be nice. My question is: how should I place fans? Will 2 120mm fans in place of the blower work? in the same spot? Should I do those AND 2 shrouded to the heatercore in a push configuration so I get pull from the rear 2 fans and push from the shrouded 2 fans?
Additionally (and I know this has been discussed ad nauseum, but I can't find a diffinitive answer searching) what fans will give the quietest performance, and what is the easiest way to adjust their speeds/noise (what fan controller will be simplest?)
Please look at the original thread for bearings. I'd appreciate all input. Thanks!
I'm going to be running a 2 block system on my CPU and GPU. NB is passive. I've built a large enclosure that the whole case will sit on (see http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=305392&highlight=not-uncarved for details). My hard drives will be IN the box, so their heat will not contribute to the case heat. I'm going to keep one 80mm window fan and one 120mm blow hole fan in the case.
My ultimate goal is as quiet a PC as possible. Now - my original idea had a 540cfm blower as the exhaust of the box, with the HC as the only input. like Cathar's box. This has been working great - but if I want to go quieter I think some 120mm fans could be nice. My question is: how should I place fans? Will 2 120mm fans in place of the blower work? in the same spot? Should I do those AND 2 shrouded to the heatercore in a push configuration so I get pull from the rear 2 fans and push from the shrouded 2 fans?
Additionally (and I know this has been discussed ad nauseum, but I can't find a diffinitive answer searching) what fans will give the quietest performance, and what is the easiest way to adjust their speeds/noise (what fan controller will be simplest?)
Please look at the original thread for bearings. I'd appreciate all input. Thanks!