My delta is driving me NUTS, where can i get the fan only from the volcano2???

[gogeeta13]

I want to get just the fan off a volcano II. on Tt's website it says 36cfm@31.5 Dba. For 2 cfm less and a whole lotta less noise, I want one!

 

[pbrain]

the fan isn't what they rate it at. sure, it's a lot quiter than the black label delta, but its performance isn't even near the delta's.

 

[gogeeta13]

oh, then what would be a good option?

 

[FreeFrag]

gogeeta13; TO quieten the Delta and stop the vibrations reverbarating into the case, stick the fan onto the heatsink with Silicon.

---------------
| Delta |
| | <--Delta Fan
---------------
** **
** ** <-- Glob of Silicon
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | <-- Heatsink
| | | | | | | |
===============
===============

This apparently makes the fan alot quiter, if you want the page where i saw this idea, post again and i'll try and find it for you

EDIT: DAMN YOU FORUM! Ok, so my ASCII picture didn't work...i hope you get the idea....

 

[RoCo]

YS Tech 26CFM is the best alternative for noise/performance compromise. And YS is quieter that Volcano's fan, has a lower pitch and is less irritating. Volcano 2 fan is < 26CFM at the best... Had them both

 

[Phunktion]

Get a rheostat at Radio Shack or here and you can lower the rpm's to a reasonable level without losing too much performance if you set it right..

 

[00aStrOgUy00]

just buy the entire volcano 2 heatsink fan, put the heatsink on your video card and use the fan, the whole hsf only costs $8, delta fan itself with no heatsink costs $12

 

[FreeFrag]

....Then you can stick the Volcano 2 on your Video card; Assuming you dont have an S3 Virge

 

[gogeeta13]

i already have an extra HS, i bought the MC370 from KD for 27, and then bought the vantec w/delta for 17. so i have an extra vantec. Someone said that lowering the speed of a delta will not quiet it down much, because of the turbulence that the 7 fan blades creates.

 

[Parn]

I have a Sunon fan, that is I think similar to the YS Tech one.

23.5CFM 34.3dBA. Working great for me. My old stock fan from retail PIII 53eb sounds louder than it haha.

 

[PlatinumGold]

with the mc370, can't you just put a 36 cfm 80 mm sunon right on top of it?

 

[MowSow]

Go with Sanyo Denki !