Unplug case fans?

Orch

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Last night I finally got round to fitting my Xigmatek Loki CPU cooler last. What an improvement over the stock AMD I had in there! Noise levels are sooo much better and I'm now getting idle temps of just 9° and after running OCCT for an hour peaked at 39° but settled at 34° for most of the run.

Now I'm wondering whether I would be ok to unplug the Corsair 300R case fans for even greater noise reduction? Ideally I would get quieter fans and/or a fan controller but money is not in great supply at the moment.

If I unplug and keep an eye on temps am I ok or am I missing something important?
 
You could 5v mod the fans, that should give you a reduction in sound without the need to buy anything.

There might be a guide on here for that(have a search), if not you can find easy to follow guides on the web, just have a google, heck you might even be able to find a video showing you the steps(there's videos for everything these days).
 
Orch said:
Last night I finally got round to fitting my Xigmatek Loki CPU cooler last. What an improvement over the stock AMD I had in there! Noise levels are sooo much better and I'm now getting idle temps of just 9° and after running OCCT for an hour peaked at 39° but settled at 34° for most of the run.

Now I'm wondering whether I would be ok to unplug the Corsair 300R case fans for even greater noise reduction? Ideally I would get quieter fans and/or a fan controller but money is not in great supply at the moment.

If I unplug and keep an eye on temps am I ok or am I missing something important?
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Also, idle temps are not accurate ever. Unless its 0'c in your room there is no way the chip could be at 9'c as its ambient plus what ever heat its producing :)
 
I assumed the 9c was a typo(missing a single digit) personally.

I'm sat here volt modding old cables now, havn't done it in years, lol... havn't needed to since moving on to quiet 120mm fans. Use to do it primarily to quieten down those old 80mm fans.
 
Same on core temp once it had settled.

Screen print via teamviewer (PC is at home I'm at work)

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wp-t31os said:
Found an easy to follow guide for you(i needed a refresher as i don't have a modded cable to hand - easy, but like to be sure).

http://www.overclockers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=372297

I've always use the molex pass-through method(i have several of those cables floating around).
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Thanks mate, appreciate the link. I had a quick google earlier and I must admit I'm not sure if I can be arsed to get that fidley. Might save that for a rainy day though :)
 
So what do we think on those temps? Dodgy temp sensor? If so that's a bit concerning!
 
Orch said:
Thanks mate, appreciate the link. I had a quick google earlier and I must admit I'm not sure if I can be arsed to get that fidley. Might save that for a rainy day though :)
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If you have any of those molex to 3 pin cables floating around, it's pretty easy to do, you only need a single small watchmakers screwdriver(and a tiny amount of patience) and possibly some needlenose pliers(if the pins are being awkward and need pulling through a little). There are easy ways and hard ways to do the mods, just depends which approach you choose to take.. ;)
 
Where is the temp sensor? Wondering whether I knocked it fitting the new cooler last night. I'm sure they were more normal idle readings before hand
 
Temp senors are not setup to be accurate at idle temperatures. They are setup to be accurate at load temperatures. Don't worry about the idle temp. :)
 
Damn it. Just ordered a 3 pin to 4 pin adapter, to try and 5v mod the 3 pin case fans . . but just realised I think this connector is wrong isn't it? Shouldn't the 3 pin end be male instead of female?

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Is this what i need instead?

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Can I still 5v mod that despite being a passthrough? Can't see why not?
 
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