how do you keep ypur PC cool?

nexus_7 · Post by **nexus_7** » Thu Oct 03, 2002 5:04 pm

Here is my setup.

Antec 800 case.
3 80mm IN...1, tri-lite antec fan and 2 others, al labout 32cfm
2 80mm OUT...2 ultra quiet sunon 27 cfm
1 80mm fan attached to a back slot cover. Fan blowing up on the videocard
1 chromb orb on the 8500 with ram sinks
large passive zalim on the north bridge
slk800 with 82 cfm delta on the cpu on a fan bus. always on LOW unless its hot out
enermax 431 dual fan psu with an added 70mm fan on the inside
1 slim 80mm fan behind the mboard blowing onto the back on the board and cpu.

I also have a baybus on the top of the case controling the 2 back ans, slim 80mm and the 70mm on the psu.

Thats about it

its a pretty quiet case when all the fans are on low and it still stays cool.

Greg

blade · Post by **blade** » Thu Oct 03, 2002 6:32 pm

We are just plain sick! :; :lol

Blue Meany case
4 80mm intake fans in front
2 Blue Light specials sucking air out the back
Antec 80mm tri Light on the SLK800 (34cfm)
1 side Antec 80mm blue fan in window sucking air out

Soon to be one on top sucking air out

Antec TrueBlue 480 ps w/ bottom 92mm fan sucking air from the cpu, 80mm sucking out

Use the 6 port baybus to control some of the fans

have another interesting baybus on the way

wvjohn · Post by **wvjohn** » Thu Oct 03, 2002 7:03 pm

i can never get the fans to work right so i always end up taking the side off the case

Post by **FlyingPenguin** » Thu Oct 03, 2002 7:05 pm

It's a battle to manage the noise to cooling ratio. I don't overclock the CPU but I do overclock the vid card, and I have 2 vid cards.

2 Quiet Sunon 80mm intake fans in front wired in series (so they're getting 6 volts each). They also have a filter in front of them.

Enermax 350 PSU with dual fans - one standard 80mm ehaust fan in the back (and it's a rather noisy one - I'm going to replace it) and a big ass 100mm intake fan on the inside vents of the PSU above the CPU (low RPM though and you can hardly hear it).

AX7 heatsink with a quiet Sunon 80mm fan on the CPU.

Most of the noise I hear is from the back exhaust fan. The computer is in a corner at desk height and close to the wall (it's also sitting next to the server although the server's PSU fan isn't as loud).

One trick I discovered to dramatically reduce the noise was to glue a sheet of styrofoam to the wall behind the computers. Acts as a sound dampener (otherwise the noise of the exhaust fans is just reflected off the wall). Made a big difference.

PreDatoR · Post by **PreDatoR** » Thu Oct 03, 2002 7:13 pm

Chieftec case same as the Antec 1030B... I've got 2 Antec 80mm Blue LED fans in the front pulling in. 32 or 34cfm... 2 antec 80mm blue led fans in the rea blowing out r. Antec Tri Lite 80mm in the top blowing out. Antec 480W True Blue PSU with a 92 and 80mm fan. PSU has 4 super bright blue leds in side of it that light up the fans. The fans themselves don't have led's in them. 80mm Thermaltake Smart Fan 2 on the CPU puts out 75CFM at highest rpm i usually run it about 3500 where its ncie and quiet. All of the Antec fans are nice and quiet. Gonna put 1 80mm Blue LED Antec in the side panel window when i get around too it. I really need to get a baybus for all of the fans. I'm out of connectors to hook up anymore. And it would be nice to be able to quiet it down when needed.

Lmandrake · Post by **Lmandrake** » Thu Oct 03, 2002 8:51 pm

Generic mid-tower case.
92 mm sunon intake in front.
60 mm blowing in on back panel.
60 mm blowing out on back panel

Innovatech waterblock on CPU
Homemade waterblock on video card.

Homemade base that fits under case with waterpump, 86 mustang heater core and 120 mm fan ducted to heater core.

LoneWolfX1X · Post by **LoneWolfX1X** » Thu Oct 03, 2002 11:00 pm

http://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze34v ... Stats.html

Front Intake: 2x 84cfm Vantec Tornado 80mms

Top Front Exhaust: Panaflo H1A 92mm (~85 cfm iirc)

Rear top Exhaust: 120cfm Vantec Tornado 92mm

CPU: Coolermaster IHC H71 Heatpipe with 6000rpm fan
Chipset: Thermaltake Tiger One HSF
DDR: Thermaltake Cooling kit (heatspreader on pcb, heatsinks on chips)

Little louder than I'd like buit allowances have to be made for the lian li pc30's psu placment

p4nw1.8a@2.57 1.85v roughly 33C Idle 42C Load

jealous57 · Post by **jealous57** » Fri Oct 04, 2002 2:19 am

Chenming tower case (same as the Chieftech/Antec I think)
Intakes -
2 Sunon 92mm in window
1 Sunon 80mm in front
1 Enermax "raspberry" 80mm in HDD bay (speed control set around 3590rpm)

Exhausts -
1 Enermax "blue" 120mm - blow hole mounted in top (speed control set around 2000rpm)
2 Sunon 80mm in back

Heatsink -
P4 Retail
Artic Alumina Thermal Compound

Powersupply (hey it has fans)
Enermax EG651P-VE (FMA) (550W)

Note: Sunons are being replaced with Quad-LED fans (the 80mm) when they arrive.

nooyawkah · Post by **nooyawkah** » Fri Oct 04, 2002 4:33 pm

how do you keep your PC cool?

Get it tattooed

Pugsley · Post by **Pugsley** » Fri Oct 04, 2002 11:09 pm

good old R-12

Busby · Post by **Busby** » Sat Oct 05, 2002 1:15 am

Enlight Mid-Tower Case

1-80mm Rear exhaust
1-80mm Front Intake
1-80mm PSU intake
1-80mm PSU Exhaust

Thermalright SK6 w/ 60mm 7K RPM Delta

and a 8.5" Honeywell Fan on medium speed blowing inside the case w/ cover off. Temps are 40C CPU and 29C ambient. My room is like 500 degrees though

Rooster · Post by **Rooster** » Tue Oct 08, 2002 11:36 pm

Liquid Nitrogen, I have to heat it up for I can even handle it! Dont what to get frost bite!

ShibasScotch · Post by **ShibasScotch** » Wed Oct 09, 2002 11:17 pm

Nifty little case with a Enermax powersupply intake and exhaust fans..

1 80mm Sunnon whisper in front (soon to be something 160mm, fan hole cut in front already)
1 80mm Clear Blow fan going in
2 rear exhaust fans generic
TT x7 heatsink(which sucks btw) on a AMD T-BIRD 1.4
1 Antec SMART FAN 80mm on CPU
nifty little heatsink on northbridge
GeForce 2 Ti500 stock 40mm fan
vent in the top of case