used to aircool

nemaste · 09-17-2003, 01:23 AM

yep, i used to love aircooled overclocks, until i got carried away that is. i have my site up, which shows how i became obsessed with fans:

My poor rig with 19 loud fans

Boli · 09-17-2003, 11:05 AM

Though to be fair I have 15 (soon to be 17) fans on my machine so you arn't the only fool.

*praises the Lord for fan controllers*

~ Boli

jafb2000 · 09-20-2003, 07:04 PM

Open up your intake, not fan quantity :-)

300cfm will cool 1500W
100cfm will cool 100W

The problem is getting the right cfm to the right place at the
right time - admittedly more fans is easier than ducting :-)

Most cases have very poor air intake:
o Case punching = high resistance to airflow
---- slotted/hole punching = 45-55% brick wall
---- round wire grill = 9-11% brick wall
---- so a noise issue as well as airflow restrictive
o Plastic fascia can be the weakest link in the intake
---- often it is a simple 4"x1" cut-out
---- through which all your intake air must be drawn

If appropriate exhaust fans are fitted, a fan-less grill of 80mm,
92mm or even 120mm in the front-lower-side can boost cooling.

Cutting holes isn't easy - use a sheet-metal nibbler,
cheap part from automotive supply shops vs h/w stores.
--
Dorothy Bradbury
www.stores.ebay.co.uk/panaflofan (Ebay)
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/dorothy...ry/panaflo.htm (Direct)

09-17-2003, 01:23 AM	#1
nemaste Cooling Neophyte Join Date: May 2002 Location: CA Posts: 78	used to aircool yep, i used to love aircooled overclocks, until i got carried away that is. i have my site up, which shows how i became obsessed with fans: My poor rig with 19 loud fans __________________ StrongShockModz

09-17-2003, 11:05 AM	#2
Boli Cooling Savant Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Blackburn / Dundee Posts: 451	Though to be fair I have 15 (soon to be 17) fans on my machine so you arn't the only fool. praises the Lord for fan controllers ~ Boli __________________ 1800+ @ 2247 (214x10.5) - STABLE, 512MB PC3700 TwinX Cosair RAM, NF7-S v2.0, GeForce3 Ti200 Parallel BIM, 120.1 Thermochill, Eheim 1048, Maze 3, Maze4 GPU, "Z" chipset, 1/2" tubing, PC-70: 5x120mm & 9x80mm fans. Internet Server & second machine (folding 24/7): 512MB DDR RAM, XP2000+

09-20-2003, 07:04 PM	#3
jafb2000 Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Cheshire, UK Posts: 18	Open up your intake, not fan quantity :-) 300cfm will cool 1500W 100cfm will cool 100W The problem is getting the right cfm to the right place at the right time - admittedly more fans is easier than ducting :-) Most cases have very poor air intake: o Case punching = high resistance to airflow ---- slotted/hole punching = 45-55% brick wall ---- round wire grill = 9-11% brick wall ---- so a noise issue as well as airflow restrictive o Plastic fascia can be the weakest link in the intake ---- often it is a simple 4"x1" cut-out ---- through which all your intake air must be drawn If appropriate exhaust fans are fitted, a fan-less grill of 80mm, 92mm or even 120mm in the front-lower-side can boost cooling. Cutting holes isn't easy - use a sheet-metal nibbler, cheap part from automotive supply shops vs h/w stores. -- Dorothy Bradbury www.stores.ebay.co.uk/panaflofan (Ebay) http://homepage.ntlworld.com/dorothy...ry/panaflo.htm (Direct)

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