Which fans? Where?

CUBiK · Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2003 11:15 pm Post subject: Which fans? Where?

Hey, I'm plannin 2 get a Lian-li PC-65 in the next month and was wondering how many fans and their setup i would need to overclock my future P4 2.4C very high without going water... Any help will be greatly appreciated, thanx

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alexvdl · SirTweaksabit Joined: 05 Aug 2003 Posts: 311

Generally you get your best results from two intakes up front, two exhausts in the back, and one blowhole exhaust in the top. If you have enough froom underneat you can put a suckhole underneath or a suckhole in the side.....
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CUBiK · Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2003 11:51 pm Post subject:

Ok, the case already comes with 4 fans, will these need replacing with others of a higher quality? I think they are all in the back too so would i need another exhaust fan? I think i might be able to get a suckhole in the bottom as well as i can just cut a hole out of my desk

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[TN] Nathan · ALMIGHTY PWNER! Joined: 14 Feb 2002 Posts: 7406

Just as long as you have the two fronts blowing in air and the others exhausting air out.

If case temperatures are still too high, you will probably have to upgrade them.
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CUBiK · Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2003 12:08 am Post subject:

ok, i'll make sure of it

Yea i have a feeling ill need to replace them with better, newer, faster fans but that'll come in time when i have my rig going fully...
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CUBiK · Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2003 2:06 am Post subject:

this might sound reeeeeally stoopid but how do u make a fan blow out or suck in, i mean how do u change the settings?
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[TN] Nathan · ALMIGHTY PWNER! Joined: 14 Feb 2002 Posts: 7406

you turn the fan around bud.

Comon, think at least a bit before you take the easy road and ask.

Everyone has used a fan before.

I think you can figure it out.
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CUBiK · Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2003 3:12 am Post subject:

Soz man.... I'm soooo foolish... I won't ask any dumb questions like that EVER again lol

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mhanley240 · TweakNOOB Joined: 02 Sep 2003 Posts: 105

Kinda going along with the theme here... what is a good watercooling system for 200 bucks or less. Would this help a lot with overclocking induced heat?

alexvdl · SirTweaksabit Joined: 05 Aug 2003 Posts: 311

With the speeds you can get out of the 2.6C without weatercoolign I don't thinky ou actually need to do that.
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CUBiK · Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2003 6:58 am Post subject:

I've now decided to have a 120mm on top and a 120mm suckhole on the bottom, two front 80mm intake and 4 rear 80mm exhausts stock. do u think this would create good airflow and be good for OCing?

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XS|CCW · TweakNOOB Joined: 29 Jul 2003 Posts: 22 Location: UK

Equal air in as out is best but if you are going to have an unequal amount of air going in and out, make sure more is out.

Example: If you are only going to have one fan. Make sure it blows out This is because air will always find its way back in via cracks and holes around the case because of the negative pressure so cool air will always make it back in.

If you only had one fan blowing in, the air inside would get warmer and warmer because it cannot escape and the ambient temps of your case will then rise. The air wont get out because theres no fan pulling it out so no pressure.

I hope you can see what I mean here.

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CUBiK · Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2003 12:41 am Post subject:

Yea, I get you... hehe, i thought there was only me who spoke confusing, illegible english haha (no disrespect intended). Yep that's pretty much what i was asking for and u answered well

thanx

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Does any1 kno if a POS case will be ok with 6 fans so i can OC or do i need a specialist case such as the Lian-li or whatever?

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CooLJoE · Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2003 2:22 am Post subject:

You can use pretty much any case you want.

There is no best case really IMO.

As long as it has some good cooling options (multiple fan spots in decent locations, etc), then it should be fine. I have a case made by A-Top that is the same design that gets used in some enermax and foxconn cases (typically found in the $50 and lower cases) . It has 7 fan spots; 2 in back, 4 in front, 1 on side panel.
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CUBiK · Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2003 7:15 pm Post subject:

I'll have a look at the Foxconn's, because I've also heard that they don't look like trash for their price, unlike other cheap cases...

Thanx for that CooLJoE I'll check it out

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