Replacing 60mm with 80 CPU HS Fan?? other temp Mgmt changes...

[dalfollo]

I have a 1.0G Athlon OCed to 1.0g and am looking to make a couple changes in temp maagement...i have a yeong yand black cube case and ABIT KT7-RAID MB... according to the MB temps my CPU is 30-37C when idle....and around 50C when i run SETI, folding, and another DC program concurrently....

I want to upgrade the cooler master 'stock 60mm fan' to an 80mm fan (current fan not sounding good...the PC have basically been on since early 2001)...i have almost settled on the Termaltake smart fan cool mod (fan speed control with blue lights and red for HD access)...but wanted to get your feedback....

I will be jumping up and down on NB fan which has become very noisy with a zalman HS (I think I will get the blue one which will requre that remove the motherboard...but am open to the yellow version that come with the permanent adhesive)

I have replace the two rear 80mm fans on the drive side and they are much quieter (with antec smart fans...auto temp controled) and the front blower on the board side with a 92mm blower (Antec Smart fan)

I am also going through the wrenching process of evaluating fan controlers...and will likely get one in a couple of weeks....so should i just get a good LED/UV Fan instead of the TT SMartfan/Coolmod and use the controller exclsively? or get the TT and use the controller to control temps?

That would leave me with the PS fans to replace/improve down the road (or to buy a new PS and rebuild the system)...and i am looking to make a couple mods such as a window and UV light...and maybe the occasional UV cabling/fan or something interesting...

SO...

any issues using the TT SmartFan/CoolMod on the CPU?
Is is worth the time to remove the MB to attach the Zalman NB cooler properly, or should I just install it permanently and be done with it ( the MB is getting old and I need t build my son a new PC)?
Does anyone make a Fan controller with low profile knobs, 4-6 fan reostats from 0-12v, can handle 2 switches for lights, and has tempature sensors for each major component?

Or maybe a controler that will increase the fan speed for you when the temps rise?

I am sure i will have mor e??? I will return to the forum and read the posts and salivate on your collective cool case mods.

Thanks

 

[GAZZA]

What HS are you using on your athlon ?
Might be worth your time investing in a good quality HS like an SLK 800/900/etc.
If you want to use 80mm Smartcasefan II then you'll also need a 60<80mm fan adapter which are cheap enough, I did the same thing using an old TT 6cu+ HS with adapter and smartcasefan, certainly made it quieter than before.
I used the thermal probe on the fan to regulate the fans speed which worked pretty well, I even tested the fan with the pot controller ( you certainly don't want that thing running full speed that's for sure !)

 

[dalfollo]

The HS on the CPU would like a stock assembly that came with the MB and chip when I built it....not very special at all...it is just a grey, sqaure cube with the cooler master 60mm fan on it....I will look into upgrading the HS andFan together...


right now my MB temps are 31/30 idle (CPU/Sys) and 50/34 when really crankig it...no OCing yet...but would mind a little stable speed for the system, and maybe a better HS and lager fan as suggested would better allow me to do that...

I am pretty sure that I will be permannetly gluing a new Zalman NB HS to the MB, rather than going through the hassle of pulling the MB to do so with the push pins...also if i OC and need more cooling there, I can add an auxillary fan on top of it....

Thanks for the feedback

 

[dalfollo]

Where exactly di you put the probe?

in the fins of the HS?
between the HS and CPU?
between the CPU and the MB?

Thanks.

 

[GAZZA]

I had the probe from the smartcasefan II taped as close to the cpu core as possible without acutally touching it.

 

[dalfollo]

Thanks.

 

[dalfollo]

I finalized on making the following changes:

- Add a Zelman NB HS, by gluing to the HS (Square cube model)
- Add a Thermalright SKL-900A (cheap www.svc.com discount)
- Add a green UV 92mm fan to the TR HS, (48CFM/34 dB)
- Connect fan to a fan controller to reduce noise
- Add same fan to case; control with fan controller
- I am replacing the IDE/Floppy cables with rounded UV
- will wrap the extra wires in the case with UV tubing sliced in a spiral

Then all that remains is to add the twin 12" UV black lights, a window, and i'm done for a couple more years...oh yeah...i'll check the L1 bridge and try some over clocking, cuz now my case will be chilly and much more quiet than before....now t concentrate on the HD side of the cube...

Thanks again to all for the feedback and assistance.