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S!X
02-12-2005, 08:38 PM
Im gonna get an exhuast fan for my comp today but i dont know if antec is a good brand or not, and i dont know what size fan it needs they carry 80mm and 120mm :blink:
zapjb
02-12-2005, 08:41 PM
Yes Antec is a very good fan. I have 2 120mm. Very pleased.
S!X
02-12-2005, 08:42 PM
Nice. I'll be shure to get 1 then :D
Virtualbody1234
02-12-2005, 09:05 PM
Antec fans a very good. To find the size you need, just use a metric ruler and measure where it goes.
S!X
02-12-2005, 09:08 PM
Antec fans a very good. To find the size you need, just use a metric ruler and measure where it goes.

Will do now :)
S!X
02-12-2005, 10:26 PM
:D just bought a 80mm LED case fan, fuckin rawks.
Virtualbody1234
02-13-2005, 12:25 AM
Good for you. May it provide you with a long life of reliable service...
S!X
02-13-2005, 12:36 AM
Good for you. May it provide you with a long life of reliable service...

lol :01:
Expire
02-13-2005, 12:39 AM
Dont mean to noob out the post but...isent a fan just a fan? i mean how can it make a noticeable difference?
clocker
02-13-2005, 12:45 AM
Good for you. May it provide you with a long life of reliable service...
I never knew that you were Vulcan, VB.

Why was I not informed?

Live long and prosper, young fan.
tesco
02-13-2005, 12:46 AM
Dont mean to noob out the post but...isent a fan just a fan? i mean how can it make a noticeable difference?
some last longer than others.
some blow more air than others.
some are quieter than others.
;)
Expire
02-13-2005, 12:53 AM
some last longer than others.
some blow more air than others.
some are quieter than others.
;)

oooh, personaly those things dont bother me. i thought they where gonna make a big differece :)
zapjb
02-13-2005, 01:08 AM
Failure or non-failure of a fan makes a big difference.
tesco
02-13-2005, 01:09 AM
oooh, personaly those things dont bother me. i thought they where gonna make a big differece :)
so you don't care if you buy a fan that sounds like hair dryer and pushes no air, that only lasts you a few weeks? :ermm:
:P
Expire
02-13-2005, 01:31 AM
so you don't care if you buy a fan that sounds like hair dryer and pushes no air, that only lasts you a few weeks? :ermm:
:P

lol, surely they can not be a fan out there that bad.

Anywayz i havent ever built a pc so wtf do i know. I have a compaq office kinda pc
S!X
02-13-2005, 01:36 AM
lol, surely they can not be a fan out there that bad.

Anywayz i havent ever built a pc so wtf do i know.

lol :rolleyes:
lynx
02-13-2005, 02:00 AM
I never knew that you were Vulcan, VB.

Why was I not informed?

Live long and prosper, young fan.He's been heated up and treated with sulphuric acid? :ohmy:

Vulcanisation should be made illegal. :no:
Virtualbody1234
02-13-2005, 02:09 AM
lol, surely they can not be a fan out there that bad.Some are that bad.

About being Vulcanized... The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few or the one.
bigdawgfoxx
02-13-2005, 05:22 AM
Vantec Tornado= hair dryer lol
S!X
02-14-2005, 01:42 AM
ok this is a noob question but im just making shure, the fan has to be set up so it blows the air out of the case right? not in? and also the fan has a 3 pin connector that goes onto the mobo and a 4 pin connector, i hooked up the 3 pin 1 but the fan didnt fire up so i used the 4 pin and it works, but why doesent it work with the 3 pin?
tesco
02-14-2005, 01:59 AM
ok this is a noob question but im just making shure, the fan has to be set up so it blows the air out of the case right? not in? and also the fan has a 3 pin connector that goes onto the mobo and a 4 pin connector, i hooked up the 3 pin 1 but the fan didnt fire up so i used the 4 pin and it works, but why doesent it work with the 3 pin?
doesn't matter what way... one will bring air into your case (intake) and one will pull air out.
Which way is better for you you'll have to find out for yourself...

not sure why the 3 pin connector doesn't work. It could be turned off in the BIOS, or jsut fried or something. :unsure:
clocker
02-14-2005, 02:15 AM
It's possible that the 3-pin motherboard connector is only meant to send the fan's RPM signal to the board, relying on the molex for power.
S!X
02-14-2005, 02:27 AM
the 3 pin connector does work there was this stupid ass adpater (4 pin) that comes off and that 3 pin connector your left with works when hooked up to the mobo. The wire's a little short tho :unsure:
fkdup74
02-14-2005, 08:00 AM
Vantec Tornado= hair dryer lol

yeah but its the mother of all blowers...erm...suckers...erm.... :helpsmili
they move some air....yeah, thats what i meant :P
but yeah the noise is terrible, i have two of em,
and i am still tryin to get around to hookin up rheostats to em
no way in hell am i installing em stock

my favorite in the 80mm class....
thermaltake smart case fan
as low as 20 CFM/17dB when its cool...
and up to 75CFM/48dB when it needs to pull some air :01:

i got two of those too :P
S!X
02-14-2005, 09:08 AM
this antec BLUE LED 1 i bought pushes air like a fecking mofo. 2600 RPM AVG 30 dB