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Apr 15, 2007, 02:38 AM
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DriverHeaven Senior Member
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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
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Last edited by zaim : Apr 15, 2007 at 02:54 AM.
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Apr 15, 2007, 06:59 AM
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The quest continues
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so what was the final thoughts on your project, overkill or a viable solution for the temperature obsessed?
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Apr 15, 2007, 07:12 AM
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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.
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Apr 15, 2007, 08:11 AM
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lol.... it got pretty windy oright...
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Apr 15, 2007, 08:58 AM
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how loud is it? Pretty cool project!
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Apr 15, 2007, 09:31 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GutterPunk
how loud is it?
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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?
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Apr 15, 2007, 10:17 AM
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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
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Apr 15, 2007, 10:56 AM
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you bought 16 fans just for an experiment? ahahahaha
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Apr 15, 2007, 02:01 PM
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Das FREAK!!!!  Ever find your dog? 
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Apr 15, 2007, 02:19 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Lowfat
you bought 16 fans just for an experiment? ahahahaha
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You should read at least the first sentence 
Quote:
Originally Posted by zaim
so I work in a PC store, so i've got access to quite a few things.....freely!
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Apr 15, 2007, 03:09 PM
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 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 
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Apr 15, 2007, 06:16 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Lowfat
you bought 16 fans just for an experiment? ahahahaha
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who said anything about bought lol
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Apr 16, 2007, 09:23 PM
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when i cut this hole, in passive mode, it dropped 5 degrees... that's huge

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Apr 17, 2007, 11:54 AM
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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.
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Apr 17, 2007, 11:57 AM
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YEA! Throw an Car A/C compressor fan on that, that is awesome.
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