Fans - Best, No Noise, Great Airflow - sorry no $$$$ for WC yet

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Fans - Best, No Noise, Great Airflow - sorry no $$$$ for WC yet Wednesday, July 04, 2012 7:27 AM (permalink)
After deeply looking into watercooling (ambient as well as below ambient) came to the conclusion it will be something that I will grow into as the funds come available.  Now I am looking into fans - for now - with a possible portable airconditioner located near the chassis (thanks for the idea Rgallant).  Also Halo_003 and Dave B. thanks for the intel on watercooling.  When I have the funds I will still go along with it, but for now no glory.
Sadly enough do I need to sound like a jet engine, helicopter, single prop plane, or one of my son's paper airplanes.  How does one look for fans: a few large one's in the critical areas, then smaller ones.  For the sake of argument, and my own sanity, I am going to say that one pulls air in, hopefully takes out the heat and pushes that air out.  Now the fun part I will start with fans but graduate to LC as the money saves up (little by little).  Boredgunner you mentioned the Lian-Li line of chassis and the case had great air control (ventilation capability) I will delve farther there. 
 
Also thanks to Os-Wiz, lehpron, huf757, dbe425 - to just name a few your advice has been invaluable.  My GOAL is to build something that I can grow into, not grow out of.  Again thanks for the intel and the patience.  K 

 

 

 


 

 
 
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    Re:Fans - Best, No Noise, Great Airflow - sorry no $$$$ for WC yet Wednesday, July 04, 2012 9:49 AM (permalink)
    When I look for fans, the first thing I look at is the purpose of these fans.  If you're just getting case fans, you can generally save cash and get something not-so-exquisite.  Yate Loon mid speeds are a great and common choice (from Petrastechshop or sidewinder computers, they generally have better batches).
     
    Just be sure that for top or bottom fans, you don't get sleeve bearing fans since these bearings will wear out quicker when the fan is mounted horizontally, and they won't perform as good.  If you go with the 800D with the intention to air cool until you can afford a water cooling setup, you'll want higher airflow fans since it's such a poor case for air cooling.  It only has one fan that directly brings air into the main component section, unless you make the rear or top fans intake as well (but this still won't help GPU temps much).
     
    When the time comes to choosing radiator fans, you'll want relatively high static pressure (that is, relative to your needs - how high do you want to overclock, how dense is your radiator).  This thread might help you get started on generally good fan choices.
     
    http://www.evga.com/forums/tm.aspx?m=592209

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      Re:Fans - Best, No Noise, Great Airflow - sorry no $$$$ for WC yet Thursday, July 05, 2012 1:33 PM (permalink)
      Really, it's not so much about fan speed, although that is an important factor when choosing new case fans. A critical part in selecting a fan, in my opinion, is its static pressure. The more static pressure (measured in mm H2O) a fan has, the better it will be able to push air throughout your chassis.
       
      As you know, cases are filled with things that obstruct the flow of air, such as cabling, videocards, CPU coolers, memory, errant wiring, etc. A high CFM fan does nothing if the air it is blowing cannot get past those obstructions. This is why a high static pressure fan makes a great investment because it is able to push air past those obstructions and deliver cool air to the most remote parts of your chassis.
       
      I have had great success with Silverstone's AP series of fans. They come in 120mm and 180mm flavors, and have a high static pressure rating. They also blow air in a column rather than a cone (see video in link). This allows air to be delivered with more force at longer distances than air being blown in a cone which loses force (dissapates) over a wider area. I had the opportunity to review a set of Silverstone's AP121 fans, you can read the review (link below) and get a better understanding of why these fans are so special:
       
      pcgamingcorner.com/wordpress/?p=2958
       
      I would also look into a postive pressure system setup if you're going with fans for now. The Corsair 600T chassis' are excellent cases to do this with. Simply orient the top 200mm fan so that it is intaking air into the case instead of exhausting and you're good to go. Make sure you have good filters installed on your intake fans... I found that Kenmore HVAC filters from Sears make terrific filters when cut to size, and they are pretty inexpensive to boot.
       
      Good luck and let us know how you make out!
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