My Tornado With A Fan Controller
(Click here to view the original thread with full colors/images)Posted by: abu_has_the_power
my current tornado is running at full speed. and it's killing my ears.
if i get this: VANTEC Nexus Fan Controller Panel (Silver), Model "NXP-201"
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc....-999-503&depa=1 (http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-999-503&depa=1)
http://images10.newegg.com/ProductImageCompressAll100/13-999-503-05.JPG
how low will the noise go? i don't want it to completely go to 0, but low enough to sit next to.
and does this include the 4pin to 3pin converters i need to plug in the fans?
Posted by: abu_has_the_power
bump :frusty:
Posted by: bigdawgfoxx
You can just lower the RPMs of each fan, I believe.
That would lower the DBs a lot.
Posted by: Virtualbody1234
If you look at this picture:
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You will notice that there are connectors for each fan. See the yellow parts?
It looks to me to be the same type of connector that you find on motherboard fan headers.
Note: I also fixed the link in your first post. I wasn't a valid link.
Posted by: Virtualbody1234
I found even better pictures:
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Posted by: abu_has_the_power
Originally posted by Virtualbody1234@17 February 2004 - 19:31
I found even better pictures:
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[img]http://www.moddin.net/reviews/cactushead/vantecnexusfan/vantecnexus%20011_full.jpg' width='200' height='120' border='0' alt='click for full size view'> (http://www.moddin.net/reviews/cactushead/vantecnexusfan/vantecnexus%20011_full.jpg)
sweet! thanks a lot!
the prob is my tornado uses regular 4 pin molex connectors. so i need adapters to connect the fans to this thing. the black one that newegg sells for $19 has all the connectors. but it doesn't really match my silver case.
but this thing does lower the db rite? by how much do u think?
Posted by: Livy
why not just lower the voltage to either 7v or 5v
Posted by: abu_has_the_power
i've decided that i want the speed back up to full when i'm playing games or away from the computer. so i don't ahve to shut down and rewire the wires if i want to change fan speed
Posted by: Livy
u could get a small double throw switch to change between 12v and 7v or 5v its very easy to do, and mound the switch on the coverplate for an unsed bay, eg floppy otr 3.5" or whereever u want it.
Posted by: abu_has_the_power
i thought the 5v or the 7v mod was to switch the wires. how could a switch do the mod?
like how could a switch that i flip switch the voltages?
Posted by: tesco
Originally posted by abu_has_the_power@17 February 2004 - 21:21
i thought the 5v or the 7v mod was to switch the wires. how could a switch do the mod?
like how could a switch that i flip switch the voltages?
teh switch has 2 positions and theree wires hook up to it:
one wire will be either the black or red on the fan, one wire will be the 5\7v line on the molex plug, and the last will be the 12v line.
and teh second wire of the fan goes to the ground on the molex.
Posted by: _John_Lennon_
Originally posted by abu_has_the_power@17 February 2004 - 21:21
i thought the 5v or the 7v mod was to switch the wires. how could a switch do the mod?
like how could a switch that i flip switch the voltages?
Or you could just make your own potentiometer.......... thats what fan controllers are.....
And btw keep in mind, that to get it silent, you might have to take away alot of its cooling ability.
Posted by: abu_has_the_power
well, say i get the vantec fan controller, and i get it down to bearable loudness, how much hotter is my cpu gonna get?
Posted by: Virtualbody1234
Originally posted by abu_has_the_power@17 February 2004 - 20:39
well, say i get the vantec fan controller, and i get it down to bearable loudness, how much hotter is my cpu gonna get?
How do you think we could tell you that?
Try it out and find out. Report back to us with the information so we'll know. <_<
Posted by: _John_Lennon_
Originally posted by Virtualbody1234+17 February 2004 - 21:45--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Virtualbody1234 @ 17 February 2004 - 21:45)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-abu_has_the_power@17 February 2004 - 20:39
well, say i get the vantec fan controller, and i get it down to bearable loudness, how much hotter is my cpu gonna get?
How do you think we could tell you that?
Try it out and find out. Report back to us with the information so we'll know. <_< [/b][/quote]
Agreed.
Its a case by case basis, based on cooling conditions, the fan, and what your idea of quiet is.
Posted by: Virtualbody1234
The capacity of the CPU to handle the heat is also a factor. :shifty:
Posted by: tesco
my guess, GUESS, is that the temps will go up about 5 degrees if you put teh speed to half, but that is only a guess and there is no way to know for sure unless you try it yourself.
Posted by: abu_has_the_power
Originally posted by ROSSCO_2004@17 February 2004 - 21:57
my guess, GUESS, is that the temps will go up about 5 degrees if you put teh speed to half, but that is only a guess and there is no way to know for sure unless you try it yourself.
thats not too bad. rite now, my room is boiling at 70F, watever that is in C, and my cpu's doing 34C after playing nsfu.
i'll check it out.
Posted by: Lite
Your temps/ DBa outputs will change depending on just how much you lower the RPM. So if you have it running at 1000rp, it'll be silent, but your temps will be higher.
I have a valcano 12 on my 1900+ (running at 1.8ghz), and theres about a 5-6c difference between the lowest RPM and the highest RPM (under normal use)
Posted by: abu_has_the_power
ok. good