posted this question in another board, but maybe you gurus can shed more light
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I'll be picking up an Antec SX1030, and was thinking of the following mods.
- 2x 92'mm Panaflo fans on the back instead of the 2x stock Antec 80mm (I've seen this mod already)
or....
- 1x 120' Panaflo fan on the back instead of the 2x Antec 80mm (haven't seen this one, but looks possible. I already have a steel plate cut from the bottom of an old AT case). This will require a little more work, but I think it can be done. Has anyone done this?
My questions are:
1.) will the 2x 92'mm Panfalo's be that much louder than 1x 120'mm fan? (I'm asking because the dBa levels don't necessarily give a correct reading of actual perceived noise, or what we really hear )
* 2x 92'mm = 85CFM @ roughly 31dBa
* 1X 120'mm = 68.9CFM @ 30dBa
2.) are my computations for the dBA of the 2x 92'mm fans correct? (1 is rated 42.7 CFM @27dBa)
3.) what is a better configuration and why?
although the higher CFM of the 2x92'mm fans (and easier mod) is appealing, I don't want to have a noisy setup. (can't stand the noise)
I've checked out other cases with 120'mm exhaust slots (Chenbro Junior), but I'm leaning towards the Antec for the greater space and larger amount of drive bays.
this is my first mod, and hope you guys can help me out.
Thanks all.
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I'll be picking up an Antec SX1030, and was thinking of the following mods.
- 2x 92'mm Panaflo fans on the back instead of the 2x stock Antec 80mm (I've seen this mod already)
or....
- 1x 120' Panaflo fan on the back instead of the 2x Antec 80mm (haven't seen this one, but looks possible. I already have a steel plate cut from the bottom of an old AT case). This will require a little more work, but I think it can be done. Has anyone done this?
My questions are:
1.) will the 2x 92'mm Panfalo's be that much louder than 1x 120'mm fan? (I'm asking because the dBa levels don't necessarily give a correct reading of actual perceived noise, or what we really hear )
* 2x 92'mm = 85CFM @ roughly 31dBa
* 1X 120'mm = 68.9CFM @ 30dBa
2.) are my computations for the dBA of the 2x 92'mm fans correct? (1 is rated 42.7 CFM @27dBa)
3.) what is a better configuration and why?
although the higher CFM of the 2x92'mm fans (and easier mod) is appealing, I don't want to have a noisy setup. (can't stand the noise)
I've checked out other cases with 120'mm exhaust slots (Chenbro Junior), but I'm leaning towards the Antec for the greater space and larger amount of drive bays.
this is my first mod, and hope you guys can help me out.
Thanks all.