The Official OC (OverClocking) Thread!

they can.

 

If you have one in, one out that are the same size, then adding a side fan will disrupt things.

 

ok, so the best airflow would be 2 identical good 120mm fans (one in front, and one in back)? And of course the other fans inside the case (gpu, cpu, psu)...
-thanks

 

Scythe SFF21F.

 

Not necessarily. You could have two fans front and back exactly the same, and then you could have one sidefan giving cold air directly to the CPU and one giving cold air directly to the Graphics Card.

BTW, I sold a couple of those monitors. Nor I just need to sell a few more and I can afford one for myself. I've got 950 dollars right now. Do you guys think I should build or hold off on it.

 

No, you need to consider the pressure difference. Forcing more air in than can get out or vice versa is pointless.

 

im1992,

Absolutely! I just installed an Enzotech CBN-R1 NB cooler and had to make my side cover fan into and intake instead of an exhaust. with the old Heat Sink using the fan as an exhaust worked best! Yes fans are a PITA! Fan manufacturers grossly over-rate their airflow and under-rate their true sound levels. As Mort says, the Thunderblade's name says it all! If it takes turning a fan 2000 rpm to move 40-50 cfm, chances are very good that it will be loud doing it.

The real problem is finding a way to direct the air where you need it. As long as the memory controller is on the NB, then the CPU and it will be close together which means a lot of heat in a very small area. Altering the side to side airflow helps to shift the airstream a bit, so you'll have to try different speeds and directions to see what works best. Unfortunately you have to buy to try! It took me 3 tries before I found a quiet, high airflow 40mm fan for the NB cooler. Now I've learned to avoid brands like the Evercool and Silenx as the Silenx didn't last 6 months and the Evercool at 4500 rpm just screamed! The Antek I replaced them with turns 2000 rpm and moves 6.5 cfm and is the quietest 40mm I've ever seen and costs all of $4! Of course if noise is no problem you could get one of these:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835221001
24 cfm, 15,000 rpm @55.5 Dba! ROFLMAO!!

Russ

 

LOL! And the 120mm Nexus fans I use push more than that at 20dB, jesus, why would you bother!?

 

sammorris,

You have to admit that attaching that 120 to the NB would be a real mother frogger! ROFLMAO The Mice would go on strike! 55.5 Dba is loud! Very loud! LOL!!

Russ

 

man....too much testing LOL
I will try switching fans and monitor temps in a few days when I get done with finals so next Wednesday. thanks for all the help guys!
-im1992

 

well indeed. If a chipset needs that much airflow though, something's up!

 

ALIE.

try puting some good TP on.

 

Sorry, what?

 

that's the first thing I do when I get a mobo is remove the NB and SB heatsinks, scrape and thouroughly clean of all the oem TP $hit and reapply using AS5 or equivalent. if you wait to do this after the mobo has been used, the heatsinks are much harder to remove. it supposedly voids the warranty but I am yet to have to RMA a mobo. guess I've been lucky

 

@sam
TP = thermal paste if thats what you are asking.....
-im1992

 

Yeah I know, but I don't understand why A LIE was used.

 

i didn't lie!
what did i say?
-im1992

 

He is referring to Shaf's post.

 

i was doing some playing with my fans i have come to the conclusion not to buy and faster fans, based on the fact that my cooling only decreases once i have my fans below 800rpm i dont think i need any faster than 1.6k.

sam if you can get it to fit you should swap your true for an ifx14 m8, it needs so much less fan speed to get the same cooling, so less noise and all that for you

 

lol, ok
i guess i need some rest before i start posting sum BS nonsense sh*t again...........
-im1992