Which fan for back of Enlight 7237?

[Jedibus]

I'd like an exhaust fan for this 1 gig T-Bird I just built. There is already a fan in the front. Any fan recommendations (size, brand) are appreciated.

 

[shiznut123]

80mm right?
I suggest the panaflo L1a 80mm fromteamawe

Its very quiet.

 

[techfuzz]

Make sure you get a 8cm (80mm) fan. That's what fits. A 92mm fan will work, but only 1 hole will line up and you'll have to drill 3 new holes.

 

[Jedibus]

Thanks guys! 80mm it is. Do I have to worry about 3 pins or 4 pins or anything else?

 

[techfuzz]

Doesn't really matter. Really depends on if you have the a spare 3 pin connector on the motherboard or if you want to piggyback a power lead.

 

[conlan]

i have a 80mm sunon on the back of mine.

 

[Jedibus]

conlan, you remember where you picked up your sunon?

 

[Wuming]

what about a globalwin fan?

 

[Jedibus]

Is there a difference between a sunon or globalwin?

 

[conlan]

jedibus....i bought my sunon @ 2cooltek.com as well as my global-wins; 1-FKP-32 and 1-FOP-32. the Globa-Wins are HSFs and the Sunons are just fans.

 

[Jedibus]

Thanks conlan, I'll check out 2cooltek.

 

[conlan]

YW , if your only gonna run only 2 case fans , you may want to consider putting that standard sunon fan on the rear (exhaust) and getting a high output sunon or panaflo for the front(intake) you can find the panaflo at http://www.caseetc.com/cgi-bin/caseetc also get a filter for the front as well or just use a dryer sheet taped to the front bezel.(thats what we use)

 

[Jedibus]

conlan, tailed fans are fans that are ready to be attached to the power supply? Also, at 2cooltek they sell 3 different Sunon 80mm fans; regular, quiet and high output. Which would you suggest for the exhaust fan? You think I should upgrade the front fan? I don't plan on overclocking. By the way, I gave you a little rating for all your help Thanks.

 

[conlan]

yes , tailed fans come with the molex plug already installed, if it were me id go ahead and install a high output 80mm fan on the front (the sunons are good but the panaflos are quieter) cuz those t-birds run kinda hot anyway. thanks for the rating. EDIT- also just switch your standard sunon to the back .

 

[hito]

I bought my self a Enlight 7237. But my enlight didnt come with a sunon fan for the intake fan, instead it came with a "Magik" fan. It is still a 80mm fan, but what is this? Is it just another name for sunon or something? I dont have any specs on this thing, so i'm not sure how it performs.

 

[Jhhnn]

Look over the case very carefully, you'll notice that the front bezel isn't really made to let much air in to a front fan. Without mods, a front fan on a 7237 really doesn't do much except make noise. The case does have all those nice little slots down low in the side to compensate, but only if you use a fairly powerful exhaust fan in the rear. For a 1000 T-Bird in this enclosure, I would want a medium range sunon or panaflo. I think computers should be quiet, if you don't mind the noise, go for the high flow version of either brand.

With a stock 7237 and only one fan, put it in the back blowing out. With two fans, put the more powerful one in the back blowing out. I know this will sound wrong to some people, but I have used this case a few times, and the systems definitely run cooler configured this way.

Just one guy's opinion.

 

[hito]

I opened up my case, and just placed my hand where the air should be blowing inside the case. The fan seems to be doing a pretty nice job, with the amount of air being blown into the case. I have a standard sunon which I added for the exhaust. I have a 1.2Ghz T-bird in this case being cooled by a fop32-1, and it is purring along nicely with full load at 47C. Yes a computer is supposed to be quiet. But if the front intake fan specs are blowing less air, and is louder than say a sunon, then I would want to swap that thing for something better like a panaflo, or a sunon. But I have no way of telling, as I didn't even know that a "Magik" company existed in the first place til I bought the case and took a look at it. I also took a look at the fan that was used in the PSU, and it is... you guessed it... also a "Magik" brand fan. Anyone know a site for these Magik brand fans, so I could take a look at their specs? Thanks in advance.

 

[Jedibus]

hito, you're taking over my thread! My Enlight also came with a Magik up front. If you find any specs on our Magiks please post. I guess for now I'll get a strong fan for the exhaust. At least until I hear how bad our Magiks are.


There are no pics of panaflos on the teamawe site! I don't know what I'm looking at by model number. Anyone recommend another site to nab a panaflo?

 

[conlan]

check caseetc.com for the panaflos

 

[Jhhnn]

For anyone who's interested and has a stock 7237, try this experiment. Take off the side panel, and feel the airflow from the front fan. Now cover the air intake slot on the bottom of the front bezel with something as you do so. Unless you have a very powerful fan, the airflow won't change much at all. Why not? That slot and the teensy holes in the bezel are the only way for air to get in. The answer is that air is being recirculated behind the bezel thru the openings in the case, not much outside air is actually brought in. It's very deceptive. Pop the bezel off, and the fan will breathe a sigh of relief and the airflow will go up significantly.

For those who can monitor case temps, disconnect the rear fan and watch the temps go up, disconnect the front fan and you probably won't see much difference. That is, of course, with all panels in place and a fairly strong fan in the back. At least, that's my experience.

 

[Jedibus]

I'm looking at my case right now and there doesn't seem to be any space for air to enter the front. Think that front fan is doing anything?

 

[conlan]

jhhnn.... i agree the front of the stock EN-7237 is restricted , thats why i recommended that the high capacity fan go in front . please correct me if im wrong , but doesnt putting the high capacity fan in the rear create negative pressure in the case thereby further crippling the front intake fan? just curious , have you tried putting the high capacity fan up front and the standard in the rear?? i dont have this problem on my 7237 as i have drilled those tiny holes on the front bezel out and added 3 more rows of holes on top of them as well. next up is to take a dremel to the front metal housing and fit a 92mm panaflo L1A in there . that should take care of any air-flow problems

 

[Jhhnn]

Having the more powerful fan in the back, blowing out, exploits the small slots in the left-hand side panel. Warm air is exhausted up high by the psu and the rear fan, and a corresponding amount of cooler air is drawn in thru the slots and whatever can flow thru the front. Airflow will be greater when resistance is less, and this offers the least total resistance.

Because heat rises and very little of it is created below the vid card, having air flowing out up high is a good thing, the more the better.

Once the front bezel is modified, opened up somewhat, then a front fan has more effect because it can actually draw in outside air rather than recirculating case air behind the bezel. This kind of design is why people started to modify cases in the first place.

 

[kingz]

I just put a 80mm 47CFM U1A Panaflo in the back, no modded needed. I also took the the "magik" fan in the PS, and added another U1A. Right now I have about 160CFM in, 165CFM out. Good enough?

 

[sparkle]

looks like I got here to late. I would have said go with a 92 if you wanted to mod a bit. If you cut the case you can fit a 92 right where the 80 would normally go.