garethace Posted December 15, 2003 Share Posted December 15, 2003 Anyhow here tried to reduce their noise din, while working? I notice quite a crop of 80mm 2500rpm and lower with voltage reduction cooling solutions becoming popular now. It makes sense, to control cpu fans, case fans, etc all from the one control knob on the front panel. That is, to turn things down a tad when surfing and reading emails. But turning the cooling back up again for long rendering sessions, multitasking with compositing work etc, etc. I am really getting tired of my small 4800rpm and 6000rpm 60mm cpu fans these days. One of the first things I am going to buy this xmas is a 'Lo-noise' solution. Does anyone have good web sites/reviews etc? I am looking at Asaka and Coolermaster models mostlly now. Although, I have seen an unusual one from a Swiss manufacturer, Artic cooling. It claims to cool the fastest AMD cpus, make 18db of noise and run a 2200rpm fan. Another interesting development is ANtec 60mm replacement fans with thermistors to run the fan at slow speed when not in use very much. This would be nice for me as I have bought alot of Antec cpu coolers and could just replace a fan now, for a low-noise 'SMart' variety. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garethace Posted December 15, 2003 Author Share Posted December 15, 2003 http://www.arctic-cooling.co.uk/en/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garethace Posted December 15, 2003 Author Share Posted December 15, 2003 Here is another one. http://www.akasa.com.tw/akasa/coolers/ak824cu/ak_824cu.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garethace Posted December 15, 2003 Author Share Posted December 15, 2003 This one is going at reasonable prices over here: http://www.akasa.com.tw/akasa/coolers/ak_825/ak_825_spe.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garethace Posted December 15, 2003 Author Share Posted December 15, 2003 Smart fan 60mm replacement from Antec http://www.antec-inc.com/uk/pro_details_cooling.php?ProdID=76012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garethace Posted December 15, 2003 Author Share Posted December 15, 2003 This one is priced the most reasonably here: http://www.coolermaster.com/index.php?LT=english&Language_s=2&url_place=product&p_serial=HAC-V81&other_title=HAC-V81X-DREAM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garethace Posted December 16, 2003 Author Share Posted December 16, 2003 Some good suggestions over here: http://www.aceshardware.com/forum?read=105058925 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Hess Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 I'm a big fan of either.... 1) Enermax Adjustable RPM fans...Just turn the dial to make louder/quieter. No mess! 2) Any fan + fan controller. As long as you can control the rpm of the fans in the computer, you can control the noise level...as well as tweaking for sound levels. (Getting all the fan's to drone into the same hum....) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garethace Posted December 17, 2003 Author Share Posted December 17, 2003 Two questions, I was looking at a €50.00 Cooler Master Musketter, for a five and a half inch bay yesterday. It show a nice dial, going from zero volts up to 12 volts. But the dial from zero to six volts is in the red. Why? Because they do not recommend running fans at that low a voltage due to damage. Question two, I have a Zalma Fan Mate 1, and some wires to connect it to all my case fans. Is that okay, I do not need a separate Fan Mate for each fan do i? At €21.00 each! The guys here who use the Musketeer control many fans with it, using extension wires, connected to the main PSU. I guess they just carefully wrap things up with cable ties etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garethace Posted December 17, 2003 Author Share Posted December 17, 2003 Did you see that message Greg? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Hess Posted December 19, 2003 Share Posted December 19, 2003 Sorry Gare, I'm alot busier then I used to be so my responses are heavily delayed . And thats if I even have time to check the forums. At least I'm good busier, and not stressful busier . 1) Its in the red because at these rpm's its either... a) Impossible for the computer to read the rpm. b) At a level where the fan is unable to spin. On some bios's, (Abit BD7 II for example), if the fan rpm is below a certain level, and still plugged into the motherboard, it'll cause a bios freeze up when it tries to read the rpm. 2) Have you looked at this? http://www.gruntville.com/reviews/controllers/vantec_nexus_nxp305/index.php Its about 16 bucks here in the states. Figure that would be cheaper then your other two suggestions. Still looks pretty snazzy too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garethace Posted December 19, 2003 Author Share Posted December 19, 2003 I got a Fan Mate 1 yesterday and I am going to use it with my main dual workstation. On the package it says to just control one fan, but i am going to try it with a couple. The dual proc motherboard has an option in the bios for high and low fan speeds, which was a great help. But I have already tried the Fan mate on various fans, and i really can slow things down. Everything is connected straight to the PSU, so i avoid the mobo altogether. I mean, zero noise. It may be the case, that I might wear out a fan quicker. But I mean if i am not using a workstation, I really don't want it bothering me in the background while i sketch and try to think about a few things. On the other hand, i don't want to fully restart. But I am going to try to see if this works out over the next 6 months or so. I mean, if the system isn't doing anything, it really should not need to be on full whack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garethace Posted December 19, 2003 Author Share Posted December 19, 2003 No problem on the delay, I haven't used a forum in 3 months myself! Disgraceful, but i needed badly to concentrate - hence my interest in Lo-noise. You should have a private message, if you check your own profile. It flashes up near your name, it says you haven't read it yet in my profile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garethace Posted December 19, 2003 Author Share Posted December 19, 2003 The expensive way! http://www.voodoopc.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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