scrawnypaleguy
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Originally posted by: Ken90630
My first thought was as a CPU cooler, actually. I'm using a Thermalright SLK-947U copper heatsink that's paired with a Panaflo 12L right now, and that's a low-speed fan. I chose it mainly for its quietness, but I've always kinda thought it might be a little better to have a bit more airflow on that nice heatsink. If I can do it without introducing an unacceptable noise level, I'll do it. If not, I can live with the 12L. No probs so far.
That being said, I don't see any reason that fan couldn't work elsewhere on the case. Rear exit or top blowhole should both work. I'm using 12L's in both of those places now and am happy with the results, so I'm not itching to change them. They move enough air to keep the case cool and they do it very quietly. And I plan to use the stock intake fans until they start chattering or die a few years from now, then replace them with Panaflo's. If I buy one of those Silverstone fans, I'll prolly just hook it up and see how I like it, then decide how to use it (and whether or not to get more).
BTW, why did you think it might be necessary to Dremel the case? That fan has standard 80mm mount holes, doesn't it? I'm not seeing how it would require any additional space than any other 80mm fan.
EDIT: I see in your sig that you're using an L1A (same as my 12L) as your CPU fan. I assume it works well for you? How are your CPU temps? Heck, if it keeps your A64 3400+ cool, I'd guess I don't need to be the least bit concerned about my Athlon 2600.
I was talking about dremeling because I wanted to see if I could use it as a rear exhaust fan. I know that it uses the stock 80mm holes, but the dimensions of the fan blades themselves extend farther than normal 80mm fan mounts (obviously). Since the rear 80mm of the case is in really tight with it's surroundings (as in no space whatsoever) I was wondering if it would be possible to cut space on either side of the normal fan so that the 92mm fan blades would have room. Also, the 80mm cut out with a 92mm fan would defeat the purpose altogether, in my opinion.
As for my cpu fan, it does its job well. Usually I have Q-fan enabled in the BIOS, so it only has to move at around 800 - 900 rpm to keep the cpu at around 36C idle. This is with the stock cooler master fan on full, which normally is unacceptably loud for me at home, but noise isn't an issue at school. At load it never goes above 1700rpm even though it's rated at 2100 rpm, and even then temps never go above 48c. Does your hsf use an 80mm fan? If it does, I highly reccommend you upgrade.