An update 
#1
So, the Thermalright TY-141 fans did not properly fit inside the Fractal Design R4 case as expected due to their weird shape however, I was prepared
Therefore, instead of using 2 x Thermalright TY-141 fans as an intake, I have used 1 x Fractal and 1 x Thermalright as an intake.
I just about squeezed in the Thermalright fan with the Fractal fan at the front as you can see in the picture below. Even though the fit was nice and snug, I still cable tied the Thermalright fan and added Akasa Siliconized Rubber Fan Pins to the Fractal fan. I then cut off the excess size on the pins, but I did this after I took the picture just in case I had to refit the fan
#2
So, now that I had more fans, I wanted to also put in a Fan Controller. I bought a Zalman Plus, and it was mentioned that the knobs would prevent the Design R4 case door closing and that proved to be correct. Again, I was aware of this and luckily, recessing the DVD drive along with the Fan Controller looks fine, and now I can also close the door as you can see here:
#3
SpeedFan picture where PC has been on for 24 hours idle (downloading in the background). I haven't worked out what each of the temperatures relate to at the moment except for the obvious ones, anyone can help here?
All fans are running very low speed, with the fan controller knob turned 25% so all of the points on the Zalman fan are pointing to the 9 o'Clock.
Will post another picture of SpeedFan etc once I run a stress test.
Please note, HD2 reporting 56C is incorrect. Its a faulty sensor on the harddrive that is around 5 years old
#4
Updated front view case picture with extra fans and hard drives moved to the bottom of the case to improve airflow.
#5
Updated back view case picture with wires re-rewired due to the installation of extra fans and fan controller.
Hope you have enjoyed the read
#1
So, the Thermalright TY-141 fans did not properly fit inside the Fractal Design R4 case as expected due to their weird shape however, I was prepared
Therefore, instead of using 2 x Thermalright TY-141 fans as an intake, I have used 1 x Fractal and 1 x Thermalright as an intake.
I just about squeezed in the Thermalright fan with the Fractal fan at the front as you can see in the picture below. Even though the fit was nice and snug, I still cable tied the Thermalright fan and added Akasa Siliconized Rubber Fan Pins to the Fractal fan. I then cut off the excess size on the pins, but I did this after I took the picture just in case I had to refit the fan
#2
So, now that I had more fans, I wanted to also put in a Fan Controller. I bought a Zalman Plus, and it was mentioned that the knobs would prevent the Design R4 case door closing and that proved to be correct. Again, I was aware of this and luckily, recessing the DVD drive along with the Fan Controller looks fine, and now I can also close the door as you can see here:
#3
SpeedFan picture where PC has been on for 24 hours idle (downloading in the background). I haven't worked out what each of the temperatures relate to at the moment except for the obvious ones, anyone can help here?
All fans are running very low speed, with the fan controller knob turned 25% so all of the points on the Zalman fan are pointing to the 9 o'Clock.
Will post another picture of SpeedFan etc once I run a stress test.
Please note, HD2 reporting 56C is incorrect. Its a faulty sensor on the harddrive that is around 5 years old
#4
Updated front view case picture with extra fans and hard drives moved to the bottom of the case to improve airflow.
#5
Updated back view case picture with wires re-rewired due to the installation of extra fans and fan controller.
Hope you have enjoyed the read
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