Help With Case Fan

[SingaBoiy]

Ok... I want to add an extra fan to my new pc. I dont want to wait for one to be shipped to me online. So I am going to take the one from my old pc's psu. Could I just snip the cord that connects the fan to the psu and connect it to this little thing?

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[clocker]

Sure.
Be aware that the typical PSU fan is not the greatest in the world, but it'll do till you get a better one.

[Peerzy]

I have a normal case fan that has those connection sockets, i use the smaller one into the mobo so i can moniter it and it doesnt waster a molex connection that i may need for hard drives etc...

Just have a lookat your CPU fan and you will see it's connected that way so just find another connection that looks like it and plug it in ;)

[SingaBoiy]

Just finished about 5 min ago. Works good. The fan i just put in is quiet. The only thing I was afraid of was zapping myself... the only wire-cutters i coulc find were these all metal ones. Im running about 5 degrees C cooler.

I dont want to close my case though... I couldnt find any electrical tape :( So im afraid of the wires touching.

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[Peerzy]

Originally posted by SingaBoiy@9 May 2004 - 13:26
Just finished about 5 min ago. Works good. The fan i just put in is quiet. The only thing I was afraid of was zapping myself... the only wire-cutters i coulc find were these all metal ones. Im running about 5 degrees C cooler.

I dont want to close my case though... I couldnt find any electrical tape :( So im afraid of the wires touching.

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My PC case hasnt been on for a couple of months and i know alot of other people leave theres off and it's totally safe. Just leave it off untill you get some electrical tape ;) .

[SingaBoiy]

Yea I havent closed mine in a long time. But the reason i did this was to be able to close it to reduce the noise level w/o my machine getting too hot. Ill pick up some tape tomorrow. Do you know if these (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=42003&item=3478852822&ssPageName=STRK:MEBWA:IT) are any good?

I was thinking of getting 2... one at my top pci slot and one at the bottom. B)

[FlyingDutchman]

Originally posted by SingaBoiy@9 May 2004 - 13:26
Just finished about 5 min ago. Works good. The fan i just put in is quiet. The only thing I was afraid of was zapping myself... the only wire-cutters i coulc find were these all metal ones. Im running about 5 degrees C cooler.

I dont want to close my case though... I couldnt find any electrical tape :( So im afraid of the wires touching.


come on,

A drinking straw, some glue, a small piece of paper rolled up tight.

Most anything can help you out here.

[SingaBoiy]

Nah, im just gonna wait and get some tape. :music1:

[tesco]

YES! your doing it the way I do stuff. i also got 2 of my fans out of old power supply's and snipped the wires, only I connected them to 7v instead of 12....so they are quieter

[SingaBoiy]

Originally posted by ROSSCO_2004@9 May 2004 - 05:39
YES! your doing it the way I do stuff. i also got 2 of my fans out of old power supply's and snipped the wires, only I connected them to 7v instead of 12....so they are quieter
:lol:

This is a very quiet fan. I think if it werent for my cpu fan being so loud, my system might be noise-less.

I was thinking about getting my old pc running as a server but w/o a psu fan... im gonna wait on it.

[SingaBoiy]

Can anyone make any suggestions towards a quiet cpu fan? I have a Socket A cpu. Just something that is cheap, quiet, and dissipates heat good.

[clocker]

I think that the best you can get is going to be two out of three of your requirements...good, silent solutions are not going to be cheap.

An intermediate step you might consider is the stock AMD HS ( preferably with the copper slug) modded with an 80mm fan.
That is the setup I used on my sister's new PC and her temps are quite reasonable and stable.

[SingaBoiy]

I was thinking of setting it up with an 80 mm fan but I cant remember what the converter thing is called.

[clocker]

It's called a "60-80mm fan adaptor" and CompUSA sells them for under $5.

[SingaBoiy]

Originally posted by clocker@9 May 2004 - 07:18
It's called a "60-80mm fan adaptor" and CompUSA sells them for under $5.
Cool, ill check it out.