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would going from 2, to 4 case fans cause the heatsink fan to drop about 300-400 RPM and also fluxuate, do to the load on the PSU?
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What would be the best way to resolve this?
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buy a mac daddy power supply. in my honest opinion, i would not cheap out here. it is only 'cheap' insurance for your pricey components. check either enermax or vantec. i personally have enermax supplies in both my machines and have not run into any issues. knock on closest piece of wood you can find!!
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But if it is fighting for air, another psu won't resolve it.
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what kind of case fans do you have?
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It has 4 80mm evercool fans.
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just curious but what kind of power rating, make or model is your power supply? do you have some sort of monitoring prog that records voltages and the like?
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the psu is just a L&C 300w unit, not great but it came with my other case and I plan to replace it with an antec when I buy that and a cold cathode when I get my taxes back, and you asked about the voltages, pc alert reports these with only slight load on the computer:
Vcore 1.73
Voltage 1.22
+5v 4.81
3.3v 3.23
+12v 12.1
-12v -13.10
Vcore 1.73
Voltage 1.22
+5v 4.81
3.3v 3.23
+12v 12.1
-12v -13.10
To resolve it fightin with te case fans, you have two options.
1) You can install a passive duct to the heatsink fan. This means a tunnel that is sealed to the heatsink fan, and goes to a hole in your case (eg the side of your case). This duct will feed fresh air to your heatsink fan and you might even notice a drop in temps.
2) Install more intake fans in your case to make up for the negative pressure in your case.
1) You can install a passive duct to the heatsink fan. This means a tunnel that is sealed to the heatsink fan, and goes to a hole in your case (eg the side of your case). This duct will feed fresh air to your heatsink fan and you might even notice a drop in temps.
2) Install more intake fans in your case to make up for the negative pressure in your case.
