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Just installed my SLK-800 (PICS)

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RyanM

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Well, my shipment of fun little cooling supplies arrived on Wednesday, and I finally got around to hooking up the heatsink today. I'm running open case until I get enough time to open the necessary holes to mount my 120mm intake/exhaust fans, but I'm confident the design of the cooling system will be sufficient.

Here's a couple shots of the system, to give you an idea.

Front of case Heatsink-Fan Interior of system

What I've got is one of the 92mm YS-Tech fans pushing 66 CFM of air through the SLK-800. Scary cool. Currently, Motherboard monitor is detecting a system temp of 35 degrees C, CPU surface of 32 degrees C, and CPU core of 39 to 41 degrees C. That's at full load, 100% CPU utilization thanks to the Dnetc cracker.

I'm gonna give overclocking a shot this weekend. I'll probably post any more updates in the CPU/OC section.
 
I guess I wasn't aware that you can put 92mm fans on the SLK-800. Looks very nice. And a closed case with dual 120's will really drop your cpu temps.
 
Yea, that's pretty neat that it takes 92mm fans. Guess one has to make sure there is room for clearance on mobo.
How many decibels is that fan rated at?
 
Nice picture of the SLK itself. What kind of camera was that you used?
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It was only a Toshiba M65. 3.1 megapixel, but it's got a lousy focus and poor f-stop. As a result, half of my pics are either too blurry or overexposed. That one, thankfully, came out decent.

I guess I wasn't aware that you can put 92mm fans on the SLK-800.
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Yeah, there was some review of the SLK-800 on PCabusers or some OC'er site, and they were talking about how despite the fact it's rated for an 80mm fan at most, they mean an 80mm x 80mm x 38mm fan. Because of that, there's enough slack to fit a 92mm x 92mm x 25mm fan.

And it clips on solid as could be. The way the fan blade guards were positioned on this fan, though, I had to dremel a bit of material away on the fan housing so it cleared the width of the heatsink. Aside from that, it was a piece of cake.

How many decibels is that fan rated at?
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According to the specs, it's 40 dB at 66.3 CFM. A little loud, but just as much as the 60mm x 38mm fan I had on the stock heatsink, and that thing only pushed 40 CFM. So end up getting 50% more air for the same dB level. I can tolerate it. ;-)
 
Oh, heh. Yeah, the entire case is getting a soapy bath when I finally get around to drilling the holes for the 120mm fans. Until then, though, I'm running open case, and in no mood to fight with dust bunnies when it's still together. After the 120's are installed, all air coming in will be filtered, too, so that'll hopefully make a huge difference in the amount of dust in my PC.
 
Originally posted by: MachFive
Well, my shipment of fun little cooling supplies arrived on Wednesday, and I finally got around to hooking up the heatsink today. I'm running open case until I get enough time to open the necessary holes to mount my 120mm intake/exhaust fans, but I'm confident the design of the cooling system will be sufficient.

Here's a couple shots of the system, to give you an idea.

Front of case Heatsink-Fan Interior of system

What I've got is one of the 92mm YS-Tech fans pushing 66 CFM of air through the SLK-800. Scary cool. Currently, Motherboard monitor is detecting a system temp of 35 degrees C, CPU surface of 32 degrees C, and CPU core of 39 to 41 degrees C. That's at full load, 100% CPU utilization thanks to the Dnetc cracker.

I'm gonna give overclocking a shot this weekend. I'll probably post any more updates in the CPU/OC section.
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THANKS FOR THE 92MM FAN TIP!

I snapped a 92mm Antec Smart Fan on my SLK-800 and I really like the results. This is the quietest my PC has ever been. Temps are not any better, but then again I normally use thermally controlled fans or fans with reduced voltage. Running about 46C-48C after an hour of heavy loading.
 
Glad to hear I did something good for once. ;-) You'll probably see a better result if you OC a bit; you've probably got so much excess cooling capacity it's not funny. 🙂
 
Originally posted by: MachFive
Glad to hear I did something good for once. ;-) You'll probably see a better result if you OC a bit; you've probably got so much excess cooling capacity it's not funny. 🙂
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Way better now. I swapped the ASUS for an Abit board and applied a fresh coat of fake AS that I am using (works great for me) and the CPU temps average 36C idle to a max of 40C under full load and it is still quiet at low RPM. I'll never use another 80mm for the HS unless I have to. Sensor calibration between the ASUS and Abit are way out of whack. As far as which temp is the right one, I tend to believe the lower is closer to the truth because the "feel test" shows the HS to be just a tad warmer than the rest of the box.
 
Sweet. I'd imagine you now have plenty of headroom if you decide to take that CPU for a few extra clock cycles.

I think this pretty much puts an end to the "Is bigger better" debate. ;-)
 
I'd remove that wire frame grille unless you're worried about losing a finger while tweaking inside with the PC on. 🙂 Wire grilles are the best alternative, but even that tiny bit of turbulence can cause an audible increase in noise.

Otherwise, looks good.! :beer:🙂

Chiz
 
Noise? Pshaw. While installing this, I removed two baycoolers that had fans that were acting up. My PC is 200% quieter than it used to be - So I really can't complain. And once I get my 120mm fans in to replace the 92mm intake fans, I'll be even better off.
 
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