My comp is almost a year old now (Titan3 in my rigs) and since i have left it running 24/7 for a while, i'm thinking about changing up the fan arrangement and replacing some fans since the box is quite noisy. Bear in mind that i don't like huge cases, and my system is a dual XP 1800+ sitting in a standard mid-tower, along with 3 hard drives and a hot tv-tuner AIW 7500 vid card.
My current layout is as such:
1x 120mm fan at 35db (or greater) in front of hard drives for intake
2x 80mm fans jury-rigged side by side in the top 2 5.25-inch bays for intake with a filter
2x 80mm fans mounted in the rear mounts for exhaust
(all 80mm fans are cheap ones that go about 25-30db)
1x slot exhaust fan to cool AIW vid card
2x all copper Evercool CPU coolers with 70mm fans @ 32db
1x 80mm fan in p/s at ? db
First of all, I forget the brand of my power supply but all i remember is that the reviews on newegg all stated that it is an excellent p/s just that the fan is noisy, and most people replaced it. I have never been able to verify this, since my p/s turns on along with the other 9 fans in the case. But i think I should replace it, since i have installed new fans in PSUs before.
I have been rethinking my fan arrangement. For starters, i need filters for my 120mm intake and maybe my 80mm exhausts. I like to shop at nexfan.com because they have great selection, and cheap accessories. Recently, their aluminum fans caught my eye. At 15 bucks for a 120mm and 10 bucks for an 80, i was curious. But the lower db rating on them is what caught my eye. I am thinking of replacing my 120mm intake with an aluminium one and the 2 exhaust 80mm and PSU 80mm with aluminums as well. That's 45 bucks on 4 fans to start. any comments?
Next I wanna replace the 2 80mm fans in the top of my bays with something else. Yes, the top front bays are just wide open, dvd drive-top exposed, with 2 80mm filters floating around in there. It makes a nice handle, though. My idea requires some electrical advice. I first thought i could take 2 HDD coolers that fit in 5.25 bays, that each have 3 40mm fans. I instead thought of making my own cooling rig. The 50mm fans caught my eye, and i think i could squeeze 3 of them across one 5.25 inch bay. The trick is theese fans are 3-pin mobo header, and i'f i have 6 fans in one spot, i'd want to rewire and splice them together. I have taken basic circuits in college, and done a few labs. But i need to know what will happen if I wire 2 fans together, will the voltage stay constant at 12v and the current draw increase? That's what I hope it will do, but not sure. Also is there a way to preserve the third wire for rpm sensor, and would it be wise to plug 6 small fans into one mobo mount, or should i switch to 4 pin connectors?
The goal is a cleaner, quieter case. Wondering if I am crazy for going aluminum and frankensteining small fans together.
My current layout is as such:
1x 120mm fan at 35db (or greater) in front of hard drives for intake
2x 80mm fans jury-rigged side by side in the top 2 5.25-inch bays for intake with a filter
2x 80mm fans mounted in the rear mounts for exhaust
(all 80mm fans are cheap ones that go about 25-30db)
1x slot exhaust fan to cool AIW vid card
2x all copper Evercool CPU coolers with 70mm fans @ 32db
1x 80mm fan in p/s at ? db
First of all, I forget the brand of my power supply but all i remember is that the reviews on newegg all stated that it is an excellent p/s just that the fan is noisy, and most people replaced it. I have never been able to verify this, since my p/s turns on along with the other 9 fans in the case. But i think I should replace it, since i have installed new fans in PSUs before.
I have been rethinking my fan arrangement. For starters, i need filters for my 120mm intake and maybe my 80mm exhausts. I like to shop at nexfan.com because they have great selection, and cheap accessories. Recently, their aluminum fans caught my eye. At 15 bucks for a 120mm and 10 bucks for an 80, i was curious. But the lower db rating on them is what caught my eye. I am thinking of replacing my 120mm intake with an aluminium one and the 2 exhaust 80mm and PSU 80mm with aluminums as well. That's 45 bucks on 4 fans to start. any comments?
Next I wanna replace the 2 80mm fans in the top of my bays with something else. Yes, the top front bays are just wide open, dvd drive-top exposed, with 2 80mm filters floating around in there. It makes a nice handle, though. My idea requires some electrical advice. I first thought i could take 2 HDD coolers that fit in 5.25 bays, that each have 3 40mm fans. I instead thought of making my own cooling rig. The 50mm fans caught my eye, and i think i could squeeze 3 of them across one 5.25 inch bay. The trick is theese fans are 3-pin mobo header, and i'f i have 6 fans in one spot, i'd want to rewire and splice them together. I have taken basic circuits in college, and done a few labs. But i need to know what will happen if I wire 2 fans together, will the voltage stay constant at 12v and the current draw increase? That's what I hope it will do, but not sure. Also is there a way to preserve the third wire for rpm sensor, and would it be wise to plug 6 small fans into one mobo mount, or should i switch to 4 pin connectors?
The goal is a cleaner, quieter case. Wondering if I am crazy for going aluminum and frankensteining small fans together.
