Antec 300

[antrock101]

Hello,

I recently cleaned years of dust out of my pc, i have an antec 300 case with 2 standard fans (the noisey ones) and 2 hard drive fans

(these ones there terrible no air)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FG-039-AK&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=


I'm reaching 80c on my processor atm when playing games. Any suggestion on replacement fans for the standard ones (must be 4 pin molex) and 2 hard drive fans.

 

[stulid]

Rest of the specs?

Overclocked?

 

[Reaper 392]

changing the case fans will be as effective at cooling your processor as an asthmatic blowing through a straw. you really need to change the CPU cooler itself if you want to see any difference.

if you tell us your budget i'll recommend you something

 

[antrock101]

spec

AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition "125W Edition" 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) -
G.Skill Ripjaw 12gb
Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3P AMD 770 (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case

I'd like to replace the fans aswell and keep noise down, my budget 50ish, was thinking of one of those liquid cooling sealed kits but i'd rather not spend a lot, just spent 160 quid on a new screen

 

[stulid]

These case fans - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FG-004-BQ&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=4

This CPU cooler - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-001-GD

Or a Antec 620 H20

 

[antrock101]

those fans are 3 pin and run at half the rpm of my current ones prehaps i could use them as hd coolers?

 

[stulid]

Rpm isnt everything when the Bequiets are moving twice the amount of air at a slower speed and quieter.

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/coolers/display/120mm-fan-roundup-2_3.html#sect0

And they come with cable adapters.

 

[ReAPeR101]

I think its your CPU cooler that needs changing IMO, i have a antec 300 with a i5 clocked to 4Ghz, my temps are idle mid low 30s

I have no real additional fans, bar a huge side 120mm Silenx fan which blows air onto the GPU.

 

[antrock101]

just looking at those fans in the review, they seem to come with a fan controller or am i mistaken?

 

[stulid]

Theres two different fans on the one page, Bequiet at the top and Cool age at the bottom.

your looking at the Cool age?

 

[antrock101]

Just realised that, sorry lol

 

[antrock101]

If i had them plugged into molex would they run full speed or would i need a controller to change this?

 

[stulid]

More confusion for you,
http://www.scythe-eu.com/en/products/fans/gentle-typhoon-120-mm.html
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/coolers/display/120-140-fans-roundup_18.html
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/cooling/2009/09/28/what-s-the-best-case-fan/4

The Gentle typhoons are great items.

If i had them plugged into molex would they run full speed or would i need a controller to change this?

Full speed.

Zalman do a little fan mate controller thingy for a few quid that can adjust the speed of one fan each.

 

[stulid]

Another thing to beware of is spending to much, sometimes its cheaper to sell the case you have and just buy one with superior cooling and fans as standard.

 

[antrock101]

does the 620 come with a fan or should I buy a silent wing to go with it?

The typhoon looks amazing but at 16 gbp a fan i'll take my leave of it

 

[Reaper 392]

if youve got £50 to spend i'd just get a thermalright silver arrow and sod the case fans (unless the case fans are too loud)

can someone confirm that the silver arrow will actually fit, becuase its going to be tight

 

[antrock101]

i'm not sure about the spacing of the silver arrow never seen it, but I have about 10mm from the stock to the ram

 

[stulid]

does the 620 come with a fan or should I buy a silent wing to go with it?

The typhoon looks amazing but at 16 gbp a fan i'll take my leave of it

The 620 does include a fan and is a simple fit for the case.

 

[antrock101]

All installed now, seems there was nothing left of the thermal compund either, full load runnign at 50 c now