quiet but weak fans on the tj07?

drandy

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i've not splurged for a while, and so was thinking about coughing up for the tj07, because it's dead sexy. however, the fans on it are described as "low noise", and are also apparently "low rpm". i was thinking therefore that they might also be "low airflow", and i might be better off splurging further on a bunch of acoustifans, as they seem to have the best cfm:dB ratio in the whole world.

er... and a scythe kama 5.25 bay cooler (if/when OcUK get them in- would go well with my silentmaxx HDD enclosure!)

what do you think?
 
The stock fans are fine, the sheer amount of fans make up for the lack of airflow. Therefore is fine.

The HDD cooling is something that I love about the TJ07, its ingenius and effective. No need for a silentmaxx!

Dont get new fans, they will be very expensive. The only real mod needed for the TJ07 IMO is some nice modded DVD drives and such.

The type of cpu cooler is going to change a lot in the case. If you have a Zalman 9500 or artic freezer pro then you may want to rethink some things. But if you have a big typhoon or Scythe ninja then its great :P.
 
the extra fans will be an extra £35, and the cumulative effect of the increased throughflow should be significant- as in the cfm difference should be more than equivalent to another 120mm fan. on the other hand, i do have a bunch of akasa blue led fans (3x120, 2x80-bah! why do akasa not do 92mm blues?!) that i could whack in there, that would grant higher airflow at a moderate dB cost, and save me £££...

i'd love to take advantage of the hdd cooling system in the tj07, but i've had the silentmaxx for a year or so, and it's silencing my raptor as well as keeping it cool!

i've currently got a zalman 7700Cu, so i think that everything should be ok, as i'm unwilling to splash out on the next model up for the sake of it. especially if it's going to complicate the elegant airflow system in the tj07.

:)

edit: oh yeah, do you know what the cfm on the stock fans in the tj07 are? that would be the clincher.
 
NEVER, EVER, buy acoustic dampening material, search these forums, NOBODY says anything good about it, increase temperature, does not lower noise at all, volt modding your fans gives better temperature and lower noise usually.
 
Yewen said:
NEVER, EVER, buy acoustic dampening material, search these forums, NOBODY says anything good about it, increase temperature, does not lower noise at all, volt modding your fans gives better temperature and lower noise usually.
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listen to the man he speaks the truth ;)
 
I don't know how to find out which Silverstone fans are in there (plus I don't really care enough to try :p ), but if you can work out which of these might be involved you should have all the info you need.
 
The maufacturers specs for fans are never acurate, just try different ones and find the style you like. :)

Akasa Ambers are my favourite for most builds as they are quite cheap, not to loud and push enough air. :)
 
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