GeForce4 fan volume

gogo · 04-29-2002, 10:40 AM

how loud is the fan on the card. I had heard they were quieter than the older fans. I guess my main question is, will it drown out a stock intel HSF like an blorb does? I tried to search figuring it had to be asked before or at least mentioned, and came up with squat.

thanks

DigitalChaos · 04-29-2002, 02:37 PM

i cant really hear it over the loud 80mm on my pcp&c Turbo power supply... but it seems like the bearings are going on it.... i havent even had it for a month!

gogo · 04-29-2002, 02:43 PM

thanks, I just wanted to make sure it doesnt scream like the orbs do. the guy I'm building it for a a touchy dog.

Brad · 04-30-2002, 01:16 AM

most ti4600 fans are quite loud, but mx440's are much quieter. just pull the stock fan off and aim an 80mm at it

ECUPirate · 05-01-2002, 07:11 PM

that's what I did for my GF3... I just unplugged the little fan, and set a panaBLO

L1A 80mm fan on top of my sound card, aimed up at the GF3. (I made 'stilts' for the fan by bending zip ties back and forth through the screw holes...) The airflow is great... warning: at 5v, the fan produces very little flow, and the card will overheat, crashing your system. I think 7v should be fine. I'd use a rheo and run it b/n 8-12v. (you can hear it at 12v).

I did the same thing for my Northbridge... the fan is sitting atop the GF3, aimed at the chip.

gogo · 05-01-2002, 08:49 PM

That would be a good idea for future reference, but I got to keep the warrenty for this one.

Damn

ECUPirate · 05-01-2002, 10:02 PM

they won't know... just unplug the fan from the PCB... leave everything intact. the 80mm fans supply more air than those little whiny fans ever dreamed of..
If the card fails, just plug the fan back in and send 'er back...

04-29-2002, 10:40 AM	#1
gogo Cooling Savant Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: AK Posts: 246	GeForce4 fan volume how loud is the fan on the card. I had heard they were quieter than the older fans. I guess my main question is, will it drown out a stock intel HSF like an blorb does? I tried to search figuring it had to be asked before or at least mentioned, and came up with squat. thanks __________________ Now, with Retsyn®

04-29-2002, 02:43 PM	#3
gogo Cooling Savant Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: AK Posts: 246	thanks, I just wanted to make sure it doesnt scream like the orbs do. the guy I'm building it for a a touchy dog. __________________ Now, with Retsyn®

04-30-2002, 01:16 AM	#4
Brad Thermophile Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Nuu Zeeelin Posts: 3,175	most ti4600 fans are quite loud, but mx440's are much quieter. just pull the stock fan off and aim an 80mm at it __________________ 2x P3 1100's at 1400, Abit VP6, 2x Corsair 256mb PC150 sticks, 20gb 'cuda ATA-III, 2x 40gb 'cuda ATA-IV in raid 0. 20" Trinitron. No fans 2x 2400+ at 2288mhz (16.0 x 143), Iwill MPX2, 2x Kingmax PC-3200 256mb sticks, 4x 20gb 60gxp in Raid 5 on a Promise SX6000. Asus Ti4200 320/630. Cooled by Water

05-01-2002, 07:11 PM	#5
ECUPirate Hottest Stank of them All Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Washington, DC area Posts: 533	that's what I did for my GF3... I just unplugged the little fan, and set a panaBLO L1A 80mm fan on top of my sound card, aimed up at the GF3. (I made 'stilts' for the fan by bending zip ties back and forth through the screw holes...) The airflow is great... warning: at 5v, the fan produces very little flow, and the card will overheat, crashing your system. I think 7v should be fine. I'd use a rheo and run it b/n 8-12v. (you can hear it at 12v). I did the same thing for my Northbridge... the fan is sitting atop the GF3, aimed at the chip. __________________ Does a radioactive cat have 18 half lifes? --Kenny my pimpin' rig: ...previously poorly cooled... 486DX-2 66mhz @ 75mhz, 4Mb ram, shared, 256Mb hard drive Onboard VGA, watercooled, of course 16-color monitor, labtec speakers, 28kbs USRobotics modem Windows XP (think about it) Maze 3, DDen GF3 block, Eheim 1250, econoline van HC, 1/2" hose w/ 5/8" fittings Comair 172mm fan

05-01-2002, 08:49 PM	#6
gogo Cooling Savant Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: AK Posts: 246	That would be a good idea for future reference, but I got to keep the warrenty for this one. Damn __________________ Now, with Retsyn®

04-29-2002, 02:37 PM	#2
DigitalChaos Cooling Savant Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Waukesha, Wi Posts: 698	i cant really hear it over the loud 80mm on my pcp&c Turbo power supply... but it seems like the bearings are going on it.... i havent even had it for a month!

05-01-2002, 10:02 PM	#7
ECUPirate Hottest Stank of them All Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Washington, DC area Posts: 533	they won't know... just unplug the fan from the PCB... leave everything intact. the 80mm fans supply more air than those little whiny fans ever dreamed of.. If the card fails, just plug the fan back in and send 'er back... __________________ Does a radioactive cat have 18 half lifes? --Kenny my pimpin' rig: ...previously poorly cooled... 486DX-2 66mhz @ 75mhz, 4Mb ram, shared, 256Mb hard drive Onboard VGA, watercooled, of course 16-color monitor, labtec speakers, 28kbs USRobotics modem Windows XP (think about it) Maze 3, DDen GF3 block, Eheim 1250, econoline van HC, 1/2" hose w/ 5/8" fittings Comair 172mm fan

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