Swiftech MC462-B

[Kent]

Ordrered the MC462-B on Monday. Should be here Thursday. It came with a Delta 68.5 CFM. It'll be cooling an AMD 1800+ on an Abit KR7A-Raid. Anyone have a bad experience with it? Also, can I hook it up to the mobo for the purpose of RPM monitoring with MBM 5? Didn't know if pulled to much and would blow something on the mobo. Thanks, Kent :)

[Yodums]

Its basically MC462 and that heatsink itself is a great preformer as Swiftech has always been.

If you really want to sensor your RPM that bad then do the RPM thing other than there's no real purpose as if that thing goes out there will be so much peace hehe..

Yodums

[azhari]

The only problem is the fan is VERY loud. You can practice and train for it by having your blow dryer next to your ear for a few hours at a time :D

You can not plug the fan directly into a mobo fan header. Too much current as you mentioned. The solution is to split the connector so that the power comes from a molex connector and the RPM sensing wires go to the mobo's fan header. That way you can still monitor the RPM's.

[Hoot]

You'll love it. If you have a tower, and keep it on the floor, the "moan" it makes will be there, but you can grow used to it. One thing for sure, you'll know if the fan quits running. I recommend setting up your case circulation to flow from rear to front. In many layouts, the HSF intake is near the rear (typically) exhaust fan. The two fans will compete for air that should be exiting the case. If you bring in the case cooling air from the rear, the HSF gets first crack at that cool air. As the HSF circulation washes out the bottom of the HSF, it is good to have it continue down towards the front exhaust. I have done extensive testing with every configuration imaginable, using the MC-462 and the rear to front path yielded the best CPU and case temps. The only thing better is a "blow hole" in the case, either passive or active, directly over the HSF, with a simple duct down to the intake fan on the HSF. The problem with that approach is the "moan" the fan makes gets ducted out of the case without any dampening (louder).

73, Hoot