Tornado 80x80x38 too loud ??

KGH · Dec 20, 2002

I just installed my Tornado on Sk7 and I feel like iam on airplane now .. I guess that is why it's called tornado
43C ( not OC yet ) on 1600+AGOIA
Is it possible to exchange for a quiter one ? I got it at svcompucyle.com .. man I can hear the fan from living room

maxima88 · Dec 20, 2002

Just use a rheostat like I do. I can hear my Delta 80 all the way from the 2nd floor of my house but if I slow the fan down from 5700rpm to 4000rpm, it's almost like it isn't even running. I can hear my case fans.

ArBiTaL 24 · Dec 20, 2002

kevinN said:
I just installed my Tornado on Sk7 and I feel like iam on airplane now .. I guess that is why it's called tornado
43C ( not OC yet ) on 1600+AGOIA
Is it possible to exchange for a quiter one ? I got it at svcompucyle.com .. man I can hear the fan from living room

Ohhhh lovely loud powerful fan- i'll buy it off you!

Lt. Max · Dec 20, 2002

7v mod it

itll get rid of most noise

rustymaitland · Dec 20, 2002

hey, at least you know it's working.

ArBiTaL 24 · Dec 20, 2002

lol!
And working well

KGH · Dec 20, 2002

Oh
so you can slow down the fan speed ?
cool, because I just checked the system it says the Fan at 6025RPM. 1600@ 10.5x153/1606mhz just up 30mins and had to power the "jet engine" off too noisy

can someone show me how to slow down the fan ?

Sk-7 with 80x80x38 mm tornado
1600+agoia
gigabyte 7vXTE dualbios/ easy Tune

thanks

rustymaitland · Dec 20, 2002

is the fan on some sort of controller? if it isn't u can't.

KGH · Dec 20, 2002

yes
the FAN has a yellow cable with I believe is the controller ( hook to the CPU fan board ) and power cable

rustymaitland · Dec 20, 2002

no, that is just for monitoring stats. u need something that is wired to the fan to control voltage and rpm and ultimately, noise.

BoB NaPaLm · Dec 20, 2002

Read this: http://www.overclockershideout.com/7voltmod.shtml

Or just stick the wires of the red and black wires of the fan into the yellow and red wires on the PSU molex connectors. The resulting difference between 12v and 5v is: 12 - 5=7volts.

This will make your fan run at 7 volts.

KGH · Dec 21, 2002

thnx
I did it, the 7v mod with electric tapes
not sure what is the rpm now ? since the system does not show it anymore after I did the 7v mod umm weird
still lil bit loud but less than b4

SUPER BIG MAN · Dec 21, 2002

i'm surprized your temp is that high are you using as3?? abuddy of mine has the same heatsink as you on an xp1800+ and he's running around 38 degrees C idle.

phantom punisher · Dec 21, 2002

some one in here also once gave me the hot tip to remove the fan grill. it quites is some and more importandly removes alot of the anoiying wine

gingo · Dec 21, 2002

Does removing the fan grill really make it quieter? Or give it a different pitch.

phantom punisher · Dec 21, 2002

gingo said:
Does removing the fan grill really make it quieter? Or give it a different pitch.

both

Deathknight · Dec 21, 2002

Oh yeah removing the fan grill makes a very noticable difference

Mike K · Dec 21, 2002

LOL I have an 80mm Tornado also. When I first got it, I tested it first in my computer, not installed, just hooked up. Then i turned off the computer, put thr Tornado back in the box, and left it there. My watercooling parts should be here by the end of next week, so I'll probably list it in the classifieds along with my AX-7.

*edit* I ran it without the fan grill also.

IR1 · Dec 22, 2002

well mine is loud... but I got myself a Vantec Nexus. And running it at lowest setting gives me almost no noise, a very faint hum on all 7 of my fans including tornado.

But my temps under any circumstance never go above 45c. and usually stay around 38 and thats with all my fans on low. With them all blasting my temps are about 4c lower. Control of your fans is very nice to have in case global warming causes the temperature of the earth to rise by 20C

I can just crank it up. Of course it doesnt beat watercooling... but watercooling seems like a pain in the a$$ for me. This is just fine.

ChillPhatCat · Dec 22, 2002

kevinN said:
thnx
I did it, the 7v mod with electric tapes
not sure what is the rpm now ? since the system does not show it anymore after I did the 7v mod umm weird
still lil bit loud but less than b4

Did you leave the yellow wire in the connector and hook it back into the Mobo? Should still read RPM.

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