swapped out both exhaust fans

[Fullmetal Chocobo]

CPU-1 was at 107F loaded, while CPU2 was getting up to 122F loaded. I swapped out the two 120mm exhaust fans with Sanyo Denki's ( installed here ), and the temps are now 104F and 107F. And that is with the side panels off! That's awesome.

I'm a believer in SD fans now for sure.

Here are the rest of the pics.

I've been thinking about swapping out the upper CPU fan for a 92x25mm fan, as I thought it wasn't getting enough air. Apparently I just needed to get more air out of there...

 

[Fullmetal Chocobo]

Forgot to mention this, but these are the 120mm fans that were in there. Definitely won't be going with this brand anymore, as they would intermittenly die. Weird stuff. I'll stick with Sanyo Denki and Delta Triple Blade fans from now on.

 

[GalvanizedYankee]

Kewl.....Better said, cooler

I see you hard mounted those Sanyo Denki fans. How smooth do they run?
Are they vibration free?


...Galvanized

 

[Zap]

Dude, 122ºF is like a typical summer day back where I used to live.

As for the other fans intermittently dying, I've noticed that some fans will stop spinning if in near proximity to another fan, I think from the interaction of the magnets or something.

 

[Fullmetal Chocobo]

Originally posted by: GalvanizedYankee
Kewl.....Better said, cooler

I see you hard mounted those Sanyo Denki fans. How smooth do they run?
Are they vibration free?


...Galvanized

Yea, the wife was amazed. At 5V, you can't hear them. And at 12V, you can hear them, but the sounds is wonderful. You can hear them, but it isn't bad. Perfect for this machine. I did notice at 5V there was just a bit of a small knocking noise, but you had to be listening with your ear to the fan.

With regards to vibration, I happened to have these little blue things, and they work rather well ( Thanks GY ).

I still have the side panels off, and the computer is a lot quieter than before. THe loudest fans are now the video cooler, and the fans on both of the SATA enclosures...

 

[Elfear]

Nice results. I love those Sanyo Denki's. I have three in my case at the moment and they are the best I've used.