Case with efficient cooling?

[Vreki]

Re: Case with efficient cooling?

I ended up getting a Thermaltake Armor+ VH6000.
It was a close race between that and the Antec 1200, but the Antec was out of stock everywhere.

Thanks for your advice everybody, if you don't hear from me again it will be because I failed to move my hardware to the new case

[Kradath]

Re: Case with efficient cooling?

I got an older version of the Thermaltake Armor, 2 papst fans, one in the front, one in the back. YOou made a good choice. :)

[Vreki]

Re: Case with efficient cooling?

I was pretty easy, although I had to rewire the Power LED connector from 3-pin to 2-pin.

However: the side fan is pretty loud, so I would like to either tone it down or completely turn it off while I am not gaming. Unfortunately it comes with a strange 2-pin connector, which is converted to a molex.

So I have found two cheap fan control panels:
Zalman MFC1 6 Which allows me to switch power between 0V, 5V and 12V, but requires me to do some wiring myself and does only come with 3-pin connectors

Vantec Nexus NXP-205 That comes with molex connectors, but only allows me to vary from 7V to 12V, not turn it off entirely. (and it steals my only 3.5 bay)

Does anybody have experience with regulating noisy fans, and can tell me if I need to turn them off completely, or just reduce the voltage?