Project Cool 'n' Quiet

Fothsn

Fothsn

Fothsn

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Project Cool 'n' Quiet is; This afternoon I have replaced my Thermaltake Soprano case fans, replaced the stock HS/F a memory cooler and finally decent a fan controller to keep the fans at a minimum when at night.

On to the parts...

Thermalright Ultra-120
OCZ XTC Cooler Ram Cooler
X3 Akasa 120mm Ultra Quiet Fans
Akasa Fan Control Pro

Total cost £105


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Before Shots,

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CPU temperature at Idle,

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Took me 3 solid Hrs to get all the parts installed and to cable tidy :eek: Anyway here are the finished shots,

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Over all very impressed with the temperature drop but more impressed with the quietness! just need to sort the HDD's out next they seem to be the loudest.

Temperatures after,

Idle,

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Load,

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Now I need to clock the system, which is a job for tomorrow afternoon :D
 
good job, looks very sweet :) same with me (apart from the case mods for my project) the hdds are going to be silienced, how you planning to quiet yours ?
 
SGWills said:
good job, looks very sweet :) same with me (apart from the case mods for my project) the hdds are going to be silienced, how you planning to quiet yours ?
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Hey thanks :)

I'm not too sure tbh I haven't gave it much thought :eek:, looks like new HDD's will be on the cards, what you going to do about yours?
 
fothsn said:
Hey thanks :)

I'm not too sure tbh I haven't gave it much thought :eek:, looks like new HDD's will be on the cards, what you going to do about yours?
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two options im looking at are 1. icybox do a 3 sata drive 5.25 but im not sure whether they would make it more quiet but would tidy cables up a lot better 2. you can buy silencing kits which dampen the vibrations between the hdds and the case :)
 
Nice work. Fan controller looks good. Damn sight better then the no name store bought thing I have.

Any particular reason for mounting the Thermalright Ultra-120 that way round? People generally put it the other way so they are not blowing hot air into the PSU.
 
yeah, it would make more sence to mount it the other way, so the fan that is attached to it will be blowing the hot air towards the case fan at the back (which in turn will exhaust the hot air out the case)
 
DampCat said:
Fothsn...
why are you selling the mem cooler? :P
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Hey mate, I’ll be honest they are too loud for me personally:( They are quite by all means but as I want a virtually silent system so they don't meet my needs I know I could connect them to the controller but it’s just as easier to get rid :p

Certainly an excellent buy for the OC enthusiast.


Darg said:
Nice work. Fan controller looks good. Damn sight better then the no name store bought thing I have.

Any particular reason for mounting the Thermalright Ultra-120 that way round? People generally put it the other way so they are not blowing hot air into the PSU.
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Thanks :)

Taken your advice and mounted it so the air is blowing through the PSU although the temps don't seem to have changed it does make sense.
 
Andeh said:
i want my system to look like yours, but I cba to go out and buy the spray paint :p
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You know you want to :D Honestly the spraying is a piece of cake! its the dismantling preping the case & putting it back together thats a pain in the rear :eek:
 
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