Delta Fan + Thermalright XP-120 = Airplane Noise

[Sammy5000]

Hey Guys...

I just switched my cooling on my 3500+ chip (o'clocked to 2.5ghz) from the Thermaltake Venus 12 to the Thermalright XP-120. I placed a Delta 120mm fan on that puppy that pumps 151 cfms (3100RPMs), but is doing it at a 53dba clip. It feels like I am about to take off when the computer is on.

Thus, is there an alternative fan I can place on the HS that can cool as well as keep quiet?

Suggestions and Recommendations are welcome!

Thanks!

 

[shabby]

Something like this?

 

[MDE]

How about grabbing a Zalman Fanmate to turn the fan down?

 

[Sammy5000]

I do have an old Hardcano 10 I don't use. I will plug that up and see how goes it.

Good suggestion.

 

[Sammy5000]

Well - quick update. I linked the Delta to my Hardcano fan controller (it is 9 instead of 10), and it feels as though the Delta is not spinning as fast as it was when it was hooked up straight through the mobo? Is it possible that even on MAX settings on the Hardcano that it can't handle the Delta?

 

[MDE]

Originally posted by: Sammy5000
Well - quick update. I linked the Delta to my Hardcano fan controller (it is 9 instead of 10), and it feels as though the Delta is not spinning as fast as it was when it was hooked up straight through the mobo? Is it possible that even on MAX settings on the Hardcano that it can't handle the Delta?

It's entirely possible that the controller will slow the fan down no matter what. Fan controllers are basically fancy-pants variable resistors, and not all will fully "bypass" the resistor which slows the fan down by resisting the flow of electricity to the fan, reducing voltage. The Zalman Fanmate is like this, on my CNPS7000A, I lose a couple hundred RPMs by using the controller cranked all the way up versus plugging the fan straight in. To double check though, look at the power consumption of the fan versus what your controller can supply.

 

[Operandi]

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[Operandi]

Originally posted by: shabby
Something like this?

Sunon's are not very quiet, check out Panaflow, Sanyo Denki or Y.S. Tech.

 

[Engineer]

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