- Aug 9, 2007
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So, howdy.
I used to have this NH-U12P cooling my old AMD system, and after I upgraded my main to i5-750 I left the cooler in the old system that I ended up using as a server. Well, no more.
Grabbed the free NM-13 mounting kit from Noctua, and the plan is to install the cooler to my currently stock clocked and stock cooled i5-750.
Just a few question.
I only have one fan on the cooler, should I have it placed so that it's pulling air from the cooler, or pushing the air through the cooler?
How about temps, what kind of difference I should expect? I remember back on the AMD system I don't think I really got a big difference as far as the temps went, but the main goal of making my machine silent (the stock amd thing was like a jet engine) was a huge success.
How about the voltage halving cables that come with Noctua fans? What kind of impact they might have to temps and fan noise?
Also, this mobo has a bunch of fan slots in it for case fans and whatever else. Should I use those or pull the power from PSU with other cables? Benefits?
Anything else that I can't think of right now and maybe I should take note of?
Thanks in advance.
I used to have this NH-U12P cooling my old AMD system, and after I upgraded my main to i5-750 I left the cooler in the old system that I ended up using as a server. Well, no more.
Grabbed the free NM-13 mounting kit from Noctua, and the plan is to install the cooler to my currently stock clocked and stock cooled i5-750.
Just a few question.
I only have one fan on the cooler, should I have it placed so that it's pulling air from the cooler, or pushing the air through the cooler?
How about temps, what kind of difference I should expect? I remember back on the AMD system I don't think I really got a big difference as far as the temps went, but the main goal of making my machine silent (the stock amd thing was like a jet engine) was a huge success.
How about the voltage halving cables that come with Noctua fans? What kind of impact they might have to temps and fan noise?
Also, this mobo has a bunch of fan slots in it for case fans and whatever else. Should I use those or pull the power from PSU with other cables? Benefits?
Anything else that I can't think of right now and maybe I should take note of?
Thanks in advance.