Case Cooling

[steve208]

Case Cooling & temps

Looking for good quality quiet case fan recommendations, am after putting in a 80mm at the front & replacing my 120mm fan at the back. Thanks.

PS didn't know if this thread goes in case or overclocking/cooling forum.

 

[Cupra]

antec 900's are good with all the fans turned down (they all have there own controls) and it still runs cool

 

[simonnance]

i think he's looking for fans, not cases!

120mm: Noctua 1200RPM, Scythe S-Flex 1200RPM, or Akasa Ambers.
80mm: im guessing the same, but in 80mm flavour.

Sharkoon 1000s are pretty good if you can get hold of them, or undervolted 2000s (7/5V). OCuk doesnt sell them though, so you'll have to search around to find them. I use 6 120mm 2000s, and 1 80mm 2000, the former are loud at 12V, but quiet down at 7V, and are pretty silent at 5V, while the latter is pretty much silent anyway. Both move pretty good air even when undervolted.

 

[mishima]

I'd suggest Noctua S12s or Yate Loons. Akasa Ambers are also good.

 

[steve208]

Thanks for info, have just run speed fan test with orthos running & under full load, temp for cpu is running at 56c is this ok, seems a bit high as this is before i overclock, am going to get a new cooler an artic cooling freezer 7 pro, hope this will lower temp, on checking i have a front intake fan it just hidden by hard disc & not connected, is now connected, but doesn't seem to have altered temps. Are stock case fans worth replacing or are they usually ok. Thanks

 

[Joe42]

have just run speed fan test with orthos running & under full load, temp for cpu is running at 56c is this ok, seems a bit high

Depends on the cpu.

am going to get a new cooler an artic cooling freezer 7 pro, hope this will lower temp

It will, but its not a silence king.

Are stock case fans worth replacing or are they usually ok.

Depends what fans they are and what case it is.

 

[Nelly]

Another vote for Yate Loons, having already used Akasa Ambers prior to this. . . !

 

[steve208]

CPU is a e6600 running heatsink & fan that came with, as i write this with nowt else running its running at 45C
I thought the artic was a fairly quiet one
case is a coolermaster cavalier dont know info on fans that came with it, or how to get have looked at web site but no help. Thanks

 

[Joe42]

CPU is a e6600 running heatsink & fan that came with, as i write this with nowt else running its running at 45C
I thought the artic was a fairly quiet one
case is a coolermaster cavalier dont know info on fans that came with it, or how to get have looked at web site but no help. Thanks

Temps are probably fine for the stock cooler, but you'll ned a new cooler for overclocking.

The arctic cooler is quiet with the fan at lower speeds but it doesn't cool so well at the lower fan speeds apparently.
Depends how quiet you need it to be, but if you have the money go for something a bit bigger like a ninja or ultra 120.
It really depends on if you want near silence or just a relatively quiet noise level...?

The stock fans will be stock cooler master fans. The 80mm one is awful, but the 120mm one is surprisingly ok, so swap the 80mm one for something else or run it at half speed. The 120mm one would benefit from running at 7v too, but thats not essential, its not bad at all even at 12v.

 

[steve208]

Thanks for all the info appreciated.
Dont need near silance but quiet would be nice
how do i go about changing fan voltage like you advised never done before.
Thanks

 

[Joe42]

Thanks for all the info appreciated.
Dont need near silance but quiet would be nice
how do i go about changing fan voltage like you advised never done before.
Thanks

Most motherboards can change the fan speed via some sort of fan controller in the bios, or you can download speedfan to do it.

These should both be able to control the speed of any fan connected to the motherboard fan headers, however i have a nasty feeling the stock case fans have molex connectors... you could get a molex to 3 pin fan connector, but i suggest you have a listen around and temporarily stop some fans with your fingers first to see if the noise is a problem for you.

For example to check the front fan put your fingers on the rear fan and the cpu fan for a few seconds and have a listen, see if its making too much noise for you.

Unfortunately one of the fans from my coolermaster centurion case was given away and i cut the connector off the other and used it for a project, so i can't check to see if they are molex connectors. The ones that came with my cm 3 in 4 device module are though so i reckon yours probably are.