Go Back   DriverHeaven > Forums > Hardware and Related Topics > Overclocking and Modding
Reload this Page so I hooked up 16 x 92mm fans to my radiator...
Register Members List Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read

Reply
Page 1 of 2 1 2 >
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
Old Apr 15, 2007, 02:38 AM   #1 (permalink)
zaim
DriverHeaven Senior Member
 
zaim's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Melbourne, AU
Posts: 935
zaim will become famous soon enough
so I hooked up 16 x 92mm fans to my radiator...
so I work in a PC store, so i've got access to quite a few things.....freely!

I decided to cable tie 16x 92mm generic branded ball bearing fans, and mount them with some sticky tape, onto my 'watercool MO_RA2 Pro' radiator.. lol

Now, I run this thing passive cooled, and i have an overclocked system. 2.6ghz AMD X2 4200+ @ 1.55v, so it does get hot..

from 42c idle (it's a warm humid day here in melbourne), it's managing to idle at 34 degrees with the fans on.

an 8 degree drop, that aint bad lol. here are the pics and a video to display noise, its only 1mb













SpeedFan Temperature Graph:


video 1.2mb:
http://www.zaimc.com/temp/pc/16x92mm.fans/MVI_9417.AVI
youtube:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=HuyUU2ZOm8E
__________________
زعيم

MAIN PC(1)(2)(3):•QX6700(ES)•GAP35DS3P• 4GBCrucialPC2-8500BallistixTracerLED•XFX9800GTX•3x146GB CheetahSAS15K.5 Raid0•2x 1TB Raid1•LianLiA10B•2x22"5ms@3360x1050•
BEDROOM HTPC(1)(2)(3):E6600•MSI945GM3-F•2048DDR2667•500GB•Samsung26"HDTV•HybridHDTV•5.1•
Gentoo File Server(1)(2)(3):•AMD1600+•1024PC2100•6x320GB•1x250GB•Total:2.1TB•1000MbTCP/IP•
Laptop:•CentrinoDuoT2250•4GB-DDR533•80GBSATA•DVDDL•15.4"XVGA•WiFi•

Last edited by zaim : Apr 15, 2007 at 02:54 AM.
zaim is offline   Reply With Quote
Old Apr 15, 2007, 06:59 AM   #2 (permalink)
Chaos
The quest continues
 
Chaos's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Nova Scotia
Posts: 4,475
Chaos is on a distinguished road
System Specs

so what was the final thoughts on your project, overkill or a viable solution for the temperature obsessed?
Chaos is online now   Reply With Quote
Old Apr 15, 2007, 07:12 AM   #3 (permalink)
Lelisevis
Howlin at the moon
 
Lelisevis's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Sunderland, UK
Posts: 1,447
Lelisevis is a glorious beacon of lightLelisevis is a glorious beacon of lightLelisevis is a glorious beacon of lightLelisevis is a glorious beacon of lightLelisevis is a glorious beacon of lightLelisevis is a glorious beacon of light
System Specs

Dog in the background is obviously not as impressed as you. Mind it's probably hanging onto a chair leg with it's teeth to stop it being blown out the window.
__________________
DH Reviews: If you like them, Digg them. You know it makes sense.
Lelisevis is offline   Reply With Quote
Old Apr 15, 2007, 08:11 AM   #4 (permalink)
zaim
DriverHeaven Senior Member
 
zaim's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Melbourne, AU
Posts: 935
zaim will become famous soon enough
lol.... it got pretty windy oright...
__________________
زعيم

MAIN PC(1)(2)(3):•QX6700(ES)•GAP35DS3P• 4GBCrucialPC2-8500BallistixTracerLED•XFX9800GTX•3x146GB CheetahSAS15K.5 Raid0•2x 1TB Raid1•LianLiA10B•2x22"5ms@3360x1050•
BEDROOM HTPC(1)(2)(3):E6600•MSI945GM3-F•2048DDR2667•500GB•Samsung26"HDTV•HybridHDTV•5.1•
Gentoo File Server(1)(2)(3):•AMD1600+•1024PC2100•6x320GB•1x250GB•Total:2.1TB•1000MbTCP/IP•
Laptop:•CentrinoDuoT2250•4GB-DDR533•80GBSATA•DVDDL•15.4"XVGA•WiFi•
zaim is offline   Reply With Quote
Old Apr 15, 2007, 08:58 AM   #5 (permalink)
GutterPunk
I = Greatest Dood
 
GutterPunk's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: PuNk
Posts: 5,831
GutterPunk will become famous soon enough
how loud is it? Pretty cool project!
__________________
Rock On \m/ Thank you Mousey for the Sig!
---------------

Intel Core2Duo E6660 (3.4GHZ) ~ Tuniq Tower 120 ~ Enermax Galaxy 1000W ~ Corsair Dominator @ 1090MHZ 5-5-5-15 (OCZ XTC Modded Cooler)~ EVGA 8800GTX W/ HR-03 Plus 120MM ~ Asus DVD-RW LiteScribe ~ LG DVD-RW ~ Corsair Voyager 2GB ReadyBoost Drive ~ Vantec Nexus Fan Controller ~ ThermalTake Armor 25CM fan ~

.-'*'-. GutterPunk's Band to check out .-'*'-. Genre = Ska.-'*'-. Band = Big D and the Kids Table.-'*'-.
GutterPunk is offline   Reply With Quote
Old Apr 15, 2007, 09:31 AM   #6 (permalink)
RoyBatty
DriverHeaven Senior Member
 
RoyBatty's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Czech Republic
Posts: 1,331
RoyBatty will become famous soon enough
System Specs

Quote:
Originally Posted by GutterPunk View Post
how loud is it?
That was my first thought when I saw all those fans

Edit: It sounds quite noisy from the video. Maybe you could add some RPM regulation?
RoyBatty is online now   Reply With Quote
Old Apr 15, 2007, 10:17 AM   #7 (permalink)
zaim
DriverHeaven Senior Member
 
zaim's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Melbourne, AU
Posts: 935
zaim will become famous soon enough
it's a windy loud... if that makes sense, lol.
but remember, this is just experimental, it wont ever be a permanent solution to cooling my radiator. it will remain possive cooled... I simply ran this test so I can see how this radiator performce under a wind tunnel simulation lol

i will post some new results of load temps etc in the morniing, when the ambients is a lot cooler than it was today when I ran these tests.. it was kinda warm in melbourne today
__________________
زعيم

MAIN PC(1)(2)(3):•QX6700(ES)•GAP35DS3P• 4GBCrucialPC2-8500BallistixTracerLED•XFX9800GTX•3x146GB CheetahSAS15K.5 Raid0•2x 1TB Raid1•LianLiA10B•2x22"5ms@3360x1050•
BEDROOM HTPC(1)(2)(3):E6600•MSI945GM3-F•2048DDR2667•500GB•Samsung26"HDTV•HybridHDTV•5.1•
Gentoo File Server(1)(2)(3):•AMD1600+•1024PC2100•6x320GB•1x250GB•Total:2.1TB•1000MbTCP/IP•
Laptop:•CentrinoDuoT2250•4GB-DDR533•80GBSATA•DVDDL•15.4"XVGA•WiFi•
zaim is offline   Reply With Quote
Old Apr 15, 2007, 10:56 AM   #8 (permalink)
Lowfat
Xtreme
 
Lowfat's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Grande Prairie, AB, Can
Posts: 3,354
Lowfat will become famous soon enough
System Specs

you bought 16 fans just for an experiment? ahahahaha
__________________
Powdercoated Watercooled Stacker 832
2.2GHz C2D 15.4" MacBook Pro
Lowfat is offline   Reply With Quote
Old Apr 15, 2007, 02:01 PM   #9 (permalink)
Just Learnin'
DriverHeaven Senior Member
 
Just Learnin''s Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Posts: 1,214
Just Learnin' will become famous soon enoughJust Learnin' will become famous soon enough
System Specs

Big Grin
Das FREAK!!!! Ever find your dog?
__________________
Mentally confused and prone to wandering.....
Just Learnin' is offline   Reply With Quote
Old Apr 15, 2007, 02:19 PM   #10 (permalink)
RoyBatty
DriverHeaven Senior Member
 
RoyBatty's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Czech Republic
Posts: 1,331
RoyBatty will become famous soon enough
System Specs

Quote:
Originally Posted by Lowfat View Post
you bought 16 fans just for an experiment? ahahahaha
You should read at least the first sentence
Quote:
Originally Posted by zaim View Post
so I work in a PC store, so i've got access to quite a few things.....freely!
RoyBatty is online now   Reply With Quote
Old Apr 15, 2007, 03:09 PM   #11 (permalink)
procupine14
DriverHeaven Senior Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: USA, Missouri
Posts: 480
procupine14 is on a distinguished road
System Specs

well if only we all had extra stuff to steal to experiment lol

but nice little setup there i cant imagine how much "wind noise" 16 fans causes

i mean i have fine in my case and wow they make quite a bit of wind noise

but using a fan controller for me would be pointless seeing as my case being plastic doesn't displace the heat that a metal case would

infact i think this case doesnt give me any advantages except for being able to see when a fan goes out
procupine14 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old Apr 15, 2007, 06:16 PM   #12 (permalink)
zaim
DriverHeaven Senior Member
 
zaim's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Melbourne, AU
Posts: 935
zaim will become famous soon enough
Quote:
Originally Posted by Lowfat View Post
you bought 16 fans just for an experiment? ahahahaha
who said anything about bought lol
__________________
زعيم

MAIN PC(1)(2)(3):•QX6700(ES)•GAP35DS3P• 4GBCrucialPC2-8500BallistixTracerLED•XFX9800GTX•3x146GB CheetahSAS15K.5 Raid0•2x 1TB Raid1•LianLiA10B•2x22"5ms@3360x1050•
BEDROOM HTPC(1)(2)(3):E6600•MSI945GM3-F•2048DDR2667•500GB•Samsung26"HDTV•HybridHDTV•5.1•
Gentoo File Server(1)(2)(3):•AMD1600+•1024PC2100•6x320GB•1x250GB•Total:2.1TB•1000MbTCP/IP•
Laptop:•CentrinoDuoT2250•4GB-DDR533•80GBSATA•DVDDL•15.4"XVGA•WiFi•
zaim is offline   Reply With Quote
Old Apr 16, 2007, 09:23 PM   #13 (permalink)
zaim
DriverHeaven Senior Member
 
zaim's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Melbourne, AU
Posts: 935
zaim will become famous soon enough
when i cut this hole, in passive mode, it dropped 5 degrees... that's huge



__________________
زعيم

MAIN PC(1)(2)(3):•QX6700(ES)•GAP35DS3P• 4GBCrucialPC2-8500BallistixTracerLED•XFX9800GTX•3x146GB CheetahSAS15K.5 Raid0•2x 1TB Raid1•LianLiA10B•2x22"5ms@3360x1050•
BEDROOM HTPC(1)(2)(3):E6600•MSI945GM3-F•2048DDR2667•500GB•Samsung26"HDTV•HybridHDTV•5.1•
Gentoo File Server(1)(2)(3):•AMD1600+•1024PC2100•6x320GB•1x250GB•Total:2.1TB•1000MbTCP/IP•
Laptop:•CentrinoDuoT2250•4GB-DDR533•80GBSATA•DVDDL•15.4"XVGA•WiFi•
zaim is offline   Reply With Quote
Old Apr 17, 2007, 11:54 AM   #14 (permalink)
Judas
DH's Dormant Dragon
 
Judas's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2002
Location: IN Rem-Dormancy
Posts: 22,722
Judas will become famous soon enoughJudas will become famous soon enough
System Specs

Go to a local Car audio place, they have large DC 3 pin fans that should nock down the noice less and increase CFM considerably. I think the biggest one is over 200mm that i saw.
__________________
Quote:
On the matter of communism, and it's front organizations should not obscure the issues. ~Adolf Hitler
Our enemy is a radical network of terrorist, and every government that supports them. ~George W. Bush
An evil excists that threatens every man, woman, and child, of this great nation. We must take steps to ensure our domestic security and protect our homeland. ~George W. Bush & Adolf Hitler
Look in the mirror occasionally, unless you reflect on what has occured in the past, scale those historical moments and forgotten moments to todays current situations, you are bound, in every inconceiveable and unwanted way, to repeat that which you may have swore to never do, and never support. We must awaken, and we must do so now and in mass. ~*pm me for whom*
Judas is offline   Reply With Quote
Old Apr 17, 2007, 11:57 AM   #15 (permalink)
Randomletters
))<>((
 
Randomletters's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2004
Posts: 2,325
Randomletters will become famous soon enough
YEA! Throw an Car A/C compressor fan on that, that is awesome.
__________________
Main Rig to the Left

http://www.myspace.com/rnaodmnick <-- Yea I did it...
Randomletters is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply
Page 1 of 2 1 2 >

« overclocking my 7950 gx2 | Anyone here running an ASUS P5N32-SLi Premimum.... »


Thread Tools
Display Modes
Linear Mode Linear Mode

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On