Antech 400 with Smart Fan,how is it

Dave65 · 01-09-02, 02:27 PM

I just got a Antech PS 400 Watt with the smart fan,has anyone used this PS and if so how are they..Any problems??
thanks

el · 01-09-02, 06:52 PM

which model is the smart fan one?

Dave65 · 01-09-02, 07:02 PM

PP 412X-400 Watt

Jeniva · 01-11-02, 11:54 AM

I have that PSU in my 1040b,Never have figured out why its called a "smartfan"..It does have the connector for a Mobo fan connector...I hooked it up..and I never saw a difference...can anyone explain what its for?..the book that came with it didnt even mention it

lennytiger · 01-11-02, 12:48 PM

I believe the smartfan is a temparature controlled fan, which means that after the psu get to a certain temp the fan switches on lowering the heat the switches off when the temp has dropped i've never seen one work properly though!!

If you don't connect it to the mobo it will just run all the time!!

Chances are your mobo won't have a connetor for it anyway!!

Dave65 · 01-11-02, 01:11 PM

Your right it dont have the connection..Oh well

lennytiger · 01-11-02, 01:56 PM

It should just run all the time if not just join the two fan connetor wires togeather!

Jeniva · 01-11-02, 01:58 PM

ok..thanx..well my mobo has a connecter for it..its a standard on board Fan connecter..same one that a northbridge fan or cpu fan plugs into....My fan in my PSU runs all the time anyway..i think..so im just gonna leave it alone

Maximus Nickus · 01-11-02, 02:47 PM

It should run off the inside of the PSU if you plug it into the Board then it will run constantly.

Put a heater near it and then it will speed up!!!!!!!

el · 01-11-02, 03:04 PM

is the connector two pin style with black and white wire? I think I have one of those in the 300watt flavor.

el · 01-12-02, 07:08 PM

I will reply to myself then. looks like you can monitor the RPM with your mobo and then you can see how this smart logic temp controled variable speed fan works.

I got one of the pp303 in my sx830 for 50bucks shipped. the deal keeps getting sweeter. and the fan has clear blades which always looks tight.

http://www.antec-inc.com/product/powers/pp303x.html

lennytiger · 01-13-02, 03:07 AM

lol, we weren't ignoring you really!!

I think that these smart fans are pointless really, as you may as well just have them on 12v full time and possibly get better temps....

Maximus Nickus · 01-13-02, 06:52 AM

Yeah I agree, afterall my PC sounds like a Harrier Jet anyways.

lennytiger · 01-13-02, 08:33 AM

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Originally posted by nick_cw
Yeah I agree, afterall my PC sounds like a Harrier Jet anyways.

lol, mine too !

Jeniva · 01-14-02, 11:48 AM

lol...well my case started hovering on its own yesterday...

...and i still want more then the 6 fans that are in it....Maybe i'll mount a 30,000BTU airconditioner to the side...lol...j/k

GoldenTiger · 01-14-02, 05:00 PM

It's GREAT! I own one (PP412x) that came with my Antec 1040b case and it provides me with 5.12v on my 5v rail, and 12.3v on my 12v rail under load. The fan autoadjusts very well and is quiet during most operation, except a bit of spinning up for games to keep itself cool.

DodgeViper · 01-14-02, 09:51 PM

I can hear my Antec 400w fan speeding up as well. The PS is rock solid. It now has been running for a few days and it seems to have settled down and has kept a very steady 5.03 volts. Even unload it has not slipped under 5v.

01-09-02, 02:27 PM	Thread Starter #1
Dave65 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Michigan	Antech 400 with Smart Fan,how is it I just got a Antech PS 400 Watt with the smart fan,has anyone used this PS and if so how are they..Any problems?? thanks __________________ Roswill THOR II-ASUS Maximus V Formula-Intel 3770K @ 4.6GHZ-Corsair H100i-Corsair Force GT 120 X 2 in RAID 0-Windows 7 Ultimate X64-16GB Corsair Vengeance 1866-ASUS 660s OC SLI-SILVERSTONE ST85F-P 850W/ Folding for TEAM 32
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01-09-02, 06:52 PM	#2
el Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: USA Capital	which model is the smart fan one? __________________ MOBO > Asus Sabertooth 990fx r2 bios CPU & Cooler > 8350 vishera MEMORY > Corsair 16gb ddr3 POWER SUPPLY > Corsair 600W CX600 VIDEO CARD > Sapphire 5450 1GB ram HDDs/Optical drives > 8 drives over 8TB SOUND DEVICE > Onboard USB > Usb Devices Plugged to Mobo? O/S > windows 7 Ultimate Case > Antec P180 with lots of 12cm fans running
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01-09-02, 07:02 PM	Thread Starter #3
Dave65 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Michigan	PP 412X-400 Watt __________________ Roswill THOR II-ASUS Maximus V Formula-Intel 3770K @ 4.6GHZ-Corsair H100i-Corsair Force GT 120 X 2 in RAID 0-Windows 7 Ultimate X64-16GB Corsair Vengeance 1866-ASUS 660s OC SLI-SILVERSTONE ST85F-P 850W/ Folding for TEAM 32
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01-11-02, 11:54 AM	#4
Jeniva Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Greensboro, North Carolina	I have that PSU in my 1040b,Never have figured out why its called a "smartfan"..It does have the connector for a Mobo fan connector...I hooked it up..and I never saw a difference...can anyone explain what its for?..the book that came with it didnt even mention it
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01-11-02, 12:48 PM	#5
lennytiger Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: South Africa	I believe the smartfan is a temparature controlled fan, which means that after the psu get to a certain temp the fan switches on lowering the heat the switches off when the temp has dropped i've never seen one work properly though!! If you don't connect it to the mobo it will just run all the time!! Chances are your mobo won't have a connetor for it anyway!! __________________ Gigabyte GA-G31M-S2L Core2Duo E6420 @ 3200MHz Cooled With Thermaltake Polo w/Fan Controller Inno3D 8500GT OC'ed 535/1400/400 Cooled by Zalman Modded GPU Fan Seagate 250GbHDD, 2.0Gb Kingmax DDR2-800 Lite-On DVD-RW Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Windows Vista SP1 Ultimate --I fold for Team 32 --
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01-11-02, 01:11 PM	Thread Starter #6
Dave65 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Michigan	Your right it dont have the connection..Oh well __________________ Roswill THOR II-ASUS Maximus V Formula-Intel 3770K @ 4.6GHZ-Corsair H100i-Corsair Force GT 120 X 2 in RAID 0-Windows 7 Ultimate X64-16GB Corsair Vengeance 1866-ASUS 660s OC SLI-SILVERSTONE ST85F-P 850W/ Folding for TEAM 32
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01-11-02, 01:56 PM	#7
lennytiger Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: South Africa	It should just run all the time if not just join the two fan connetor wires togeather! __________________ Gigabyte GA-G31M-S2L Core2Duo E6420 @ 3200MHz Cooled With Thermaltake Polo w/Fan Controller Inno3D 8500GT OC'ed 535/1400/400 Cooled by Zalman Modded GPU Fan Seagate 250GbHDD, 2.0Gb Kingmax DDR2-800 Lite-On DVD-RW Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Windows Vista SP1 Ultimate --I fold for Team 32 --
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01-11-02, 01:58 PM	#8
Jeniva Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Greensboro, North Carolina	ok..thanx..well my mobo has a connecter for it..its a standard on board Fan connecter..same one that a northbridge fan or cpu fan plugs into....My fan in my PSU runs all the time anyway..i think..so im just gonna leave it alone
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01-11-02, 02:47 PM	#9
Maximus Nickus Senior Shaman Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Milton Keynes, U.K.	It should run off the inside of the PSU if you plug it into the Board then it will run constantly. Put a heater near it and then it will speed up!!!!!!! __________________ Lead Senior - Cooling Abit AT7 Max2 \| 2100+ @ 3200+ Dual Loop WaterCooling \| 0.1 C/W CPU Block In order to succeed, you must try. \| Avatar by Plague. Be calm, relax and the answer will come to you Folding at Home My Heatware
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01-11-02, 03:04 PM	#10
el Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: USA Capital	is the connector two pin style with black and white wire? I think I have one of those in the 300watt flavor. __________________ MOBO > Asus Sabertooth 990fx r2 bios CPU & Cooler > 8350 vishera MEMORY > Corsair 16gb ddr3 POWER SUPPLY > Corsair 600W CX600 VIDEO CARD > Sapphire 5450 1GB ram HDDs/Optical drives > 8 drives over 8TB SOUND DEVICE > Onboard USB > Usb Devices Plugged to Mobo? O/S > windows 7 Ultimate Case > Antec P180 with lots of 12cm fans running
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01-12-02, 07:08 PM	#11
el Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: USA Capital	I will reply to myself then. looks like you can monitor the RPM with your mobo and then you can see how this smart logic temp controled variable speed fan works. I got one of the pp303 in my sx830 for 50bucks shipped. the deal keeps getting sweeter. and the fan has clear blades which always looks tight. http://www.antec-inc.com/product/powers/pp303x.html __________________ MOBO > Asus Sabertooth 990fx r2 bios CPU & Cooler > 8350 vishera MEMORY > Corsair 16gb ddr3 POWER SUPPLY > Corsair 600W CX600 VIDEO CARD > Sapphire 5450 1GB ram HDDs/Optical drives > 8 drives over 8TB SOUND DEVICE > Onboard USB > Usb Devices Plugged to Mobo? O/S > windows 7 Ultimate Case > Antec P180 with lots of 12cm fans running
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01-13-02, 03:07 AM	#12
lennytiger Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: South Africa	lol, we weren't ignoring you really!! I think that these smart fans are pointless really, as you may as well just have them on 12v full time and possibly get better temps.... __________________ Gigabyte GA-G31M-S2L Core2Duo E6420 @ 3200MHz Cooled With Thermaltake Polo w/Fan Controller Inno3D 8500GT OC'ed 535/1400/400 Cooled by Zalman Modded GPU Fan Seagate 250GbHDD, 2.0Gb Kingmax DDR2-800 Lite-On DVD-RW Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Windows Vista SP1 Ultimate --I fold for Team 32 --
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01-13-02, 06:52 AM	#13
Maximus Nickus Senior Shaman Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Milton Keynes, U.K.	Yeah I agree, afterall my PC sounds like a Harrier Jet anyways. __________________ Lead Senior - Cooling Abit AT7 Max2 \| 2100+ @ 3200+ Dual Loop WaterCooling \| 0.1 C/W CPU Block In order to succeed, you must try. \| Avatar by Plague. Be calm, relax and the answer will come to you Folding at Home My Heatware
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01-14-02, 11:48 AM	#15
Jeniva Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Greensboro, North Carolina	lol...well my case started hovering on its own yesterday......and i still want more then the 6 fans that are in it....Maybe i'll mount a 30,000BTU airconditioner to the side...lol...j/k
	QUOTE Thanks

01-14-02, 05:00 PM	#16
GoldenTiger Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Connecticut	It's GREAT! I own one (PP412x) that came with my Antec 1040b case and it provides me with 5.12v on my 5v rail, and 12.3v on my 12v rail under load. The fan autoadjusts very well and is quiet during most operation, except a bit of spinning up for games to keep itself cool.
	QUOTE Thanks

01-14-02, 09:51 PM	#17
DodgeViper Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: WILDCAT COUNTRY	I can hear my Antec 400w fan speeding up as well. The PS is rock solid. It now has been running for a few days and it seems to have settled down and has kept a very steady 5.03 volts. Even unload it has not slipped under 5v.
	QUOTE Thanks

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