New fans

bolterixus · 28 May 2015 at 13:08

Hi

I want to get two new fans for the top of the case. I would like 120mm or 140mm any recommendations on which fans

dacads · 28 May 2015 at 14:56

Personally I prefer 120mm, the following not only look good but perform good as well and are quiet

YOUR BASKET
2 x Noiseblocker NB-eLoop Fan B12-2 - 120mm (1300rpm) £13.99 (£27.98)
Total : £30.96 (includes shipping : £2.48 Ex.VAT).

bolterixus · 29 May 2015 at 10:53

ty

Why do you prefer the 120mm

Also do the cool the CPU as well? and do they make a big or a small difference in the temo. drop

dacads · 29 May 2015 at 12:08

Well for starters, there's way more options for 120mm and I like variety

140mm are meant to be quieter and move more air, and I know you are meant to take statistics with a pinch of salt but judging by them there isn't much difference between them..

The only 140mm fan that stands out is the following

YOUR BASKET
1 x Phanteks PH F140SP 140mm Fan White LED - Black / White £12.49
Total : £16.40 (includes shipping : £3.26 Ex.VAT).

For CPU cooler I would recommend the following fan, it depends really which one you have already but this one should perform nicely

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1 x Akasa AK-FN057 Apache Super Silent 120mm Fan - 4 Pin PWM £6.66
Total : £8.94 (includes shipping : £1.90 Ex.VAT).

bolterixus · 29 May 2015 at 12:42

For the cpu I have the cooler master EVO 212

Would it make a big difference if I would install to fans on top and one on the bottom?

dacads · 29 May 2015 at 12:53

I have the same cooler, I think stock fan is fine. How are your temperatures anyway?

bolterixus · 29 May 2015 at 12:56

They are quite high, when surfing the internet is not too bad as:
CPU-38 to 45 C
GPU-32C

In games they rise up too

CPU- 60 to 66C
GPU- 45 to 52C

and in rendering

CPU- goes up to 100C
Gpu-50C

dacads · 29 May 2015 at 13:05

Wow, 100C? That's definitely too high.. what CPU do you have and I am guessing it is overclocked?

bolterixus · 29 May 2015 at 13:49

Well you guess wrong it is not overclocked. It is the i5 4690K

bolterixus · 29 May 2015 at 14:01

Actually they might be overclocking as on the CPUID it says 3899MHZ, but it goes this high when I turn a game on, Also I did not turn overclocking by my self. So how do I turn it off and what will be the difference. Or is that the normal speed?

dacads · 29 May 2015 at 14:17

Well 100c is too high even for rendering, especially at stock speeds. I'd look at re-seating the cooler and getting case airflow sorted. What case do you have?

And that is turbo boost kicking in to 3.9GHz you can disable it in the BIOS. I would still be more concerned about 100c and looking to rectify it.

bolterixus · 29 May 2015 at 14:52

I will be sending the computer back as I have a warranty, and hopefully they will solve the problem. How do I know if the turbo boost is kicking in?

dacads · 29 May 2015 at 21:12

You said CPUID reported 3900MHz which equates to 3.9GHz so it is definitely kicking in

And OK didn't know it was a prebuilt system, in that case I hope they get it sorted.