Fans

[SO19Visionaries]

Now my rig is about 1 1/2 to 2 years old, running the same fans as when i bought it and built it.

I love it it does what i need it to but i have one big problem,


noise.

The main culprits are a 120mm front intake fan whihc is noisey as hell, a side 90mm "presscott cooling" duct fan and ofcourse a stock prescott p4 cooler.

When it comes to fans i know u can buy all these stealthy ones but im worried they dont have as much airflow, can someone recommend me replacement fans that have a good airflow but are still quiet?

blue led versions would be nice but not needed.

thanks in advance.

[[killer]gfxking]

Re: Fans

i recomened asus fans with asus case i can bearly hear the pc and my heat is fine

[Xicer]

Re: Fans

I recommend just getting a fan controller to turn the noise down on those fans. Get something like the Sunbeam Rheobus:

http://www.frozencpu.com/bus-54.html?id=xKTCm5Qf

[SO19Visionaries]

Re: Fans

already have a fan controller, and theres no point in turning them down as then the cooling performance goes down and they are still quite noisey, the front 120mm fan especially.

[sackynut]

Re: Fans

my fan controller/ temp reader died and started smoking so I took it out. the battery died is what happened, I think making it run off a battery is the stupides thing

[SO19Visionaries]

Re: Fans

^ er i dont think it would start smoking from the battery dying its probably an overloaded component that would start it smoking.

[Cap`N Hagen]

Re: Fans

An Antec smart fan may work, it will adjust spped acording to temps.

http://www.memoryexpress.com/index.php?PageTag=&page=file&memx_menu=EmbedProductDetail.php&DisplayProductID=2819&SID=

[SO19Visionaries]

Re: Fans

just installed a new AKASA amber series fans one 80mm and one 120mm cant even hear them now over my P4 heatsink fan :-D

STRONGLY recommend these fans, no blue LED's but ah well i got cathodes for that and one back fan :-D

[kaheiyeh]

Re: Fans

An Antec smart fan may work, it will adjust spped acording to temps.

Agreed. I have 2x 12cm and 1x8cm Antec Tricool LED fans in my system. The 3-speed switch lets you decide if you want performance or silence. The stock Prescott fan shoudn't be very loud, only a slight hum which is just audible. If your finding it unbearable, then a Zalman CPU cooler or an Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro.

[SO19Visionaries]

Re: Fans

^ one is incompatible with my motherboard ad the freezer 7 pro is for socket 775's , but no the p4 stock cooler is the loudest thing in my case i would make a recording if i could, its not unbearable but its also not cooling my processor very well idling at 50 degrees 70 when playing bf2.

probably going to find an Aeroflow if i cant ill have to settle for and aeroflow 2 as they will do the job nicely.