The anti-DB

[Haysoos]

Hey guys, I am on a quest to make my computer shut the fuck up. I just recently bought and installed the Thermaltake Silent Boost, which is prooving to be quieter and better than my Vantec Aeroflow. Now i've noticed that my two case fans are louder than my Heatsink. This just cannot be. Well, I'm a cheap MFer and am not willing to pay out for Panaflo L1A's *yet*, so I was wanting to volt mad my current fans (do the 12V to 7V thing). My question is: How the hell do I do this?! And how much will supplies cost? I'll be looking around the net as well, I just wanted some of you guys opinions...

[Max]

Originally posted by Jesus@Dec 11 2003, 08:15 PM
Now i've noticed that my two case fans are louder than my Heatsink.
lmao

[Haysoos]

Originally posted by Max+Dec 11 2003, 09:32 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Max @ Dec 11 2003, 09:32 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-Jesus@Dec 11 2003, 08:15 PM
Now i've noticed that my two case fans are louder than my Heatsink.
lmao [/b][/quote]
By them selves. My heatsink: 21Dba, 27CFM, 2600RPM. Case fan: 35CFM, 38DBA, 2900-3000RPM.

Want it to shut up!

[AMGpower]

The volatage mod is super easy. I used it on a little 40mm fan I modded into the back. Im not sure of which ones you do but you splice some wires together and voila, quiet fans. BitTech had an article on it.

You need some wire cutters, solder and heat shrink. Thats if you care, teath are all you need if you do a weak job.

[Doorbasher]

As of late, I've been trying to shut up myself when it comes to you and your grossly inadequate cooling, but, since you mentioned my name in the subject, it's obligatory.

DO YOU WANT YOUR CPU TO FRY?! There is absolutely no way a fan with a DBa rating that low can possibly push enough air or generate enough air pressure to cool a CPU adequately, especially when said CPU is overclocked, as it ought to be.

Anyways, I'm in a generous mood tonight, since I picked up a bag of about 25 CAT5 ethernet cables for $20, plus a null-modem serial cable for $3, and a pair of ISA NICs for $2.50 a pop. (the cash came from my stash of things swindled and stolen, which cannot be revealed to my parents for obvious reasons, and is therefore unable to be used for purchases in the cyberspace planes.)

Back on topic, look at the connector on your slow-as-Dubya's-brain fan. If it's a 3-pin connector, there will be a black wire on one end, a red wire in the middle, and some other color wire on the end. These are, respectively, the ground, +12v, and RPM sensor wires. If your fan is a 4-pin, the red wire from the fan will go into the yellow wire from the PSU, and the black wire will goto another black. PSUs use an oarngey-red type color to designate +5v. What you want for a 7v fan is to connect the black wire from the fan to the oarngey-red wire on the PSU. How you do this is up to you. There are two basic ways: One: Strip off some of the insulation on each wire, and then neatly solder them together, wrapping up with electrical tape afterwards, or, two: Wrap the stripped wire ends together, and secure them with duct tape. I've done it both ways.

Now, I must leave in order to do.... uh..... well..... I don't know. But I'll do something!

[Haysoos]

ooook, but what about the 3 pin. cause, thats what the kinda are. :mellow:

OFF TO BIT TECH!

[Tobalaz]

Buy a fan controller like this one, (http://www.crazypc.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=120199&Product_Code=PC82901) that way you can turn up the fans if you feel the need to oc.

[Haysoos]

Originally posted by Tobalaz@Dec 12 2003, 12:37 AM
Buy a fan controller like this one, (http://www.crazypc.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=120199&Product_Code=PC82901) that way you can turn up the fans if you feel the need to oc.
No no no, that costs money. If I wanted to spend money, I would just BUY the quiet fans. Silly killer squirrel thing...

Ok ok, I think I have an idea. *PAIN*! If I find a male 4 pin molex connector thingy from another fan and cut and hook up the rights wires, Everything works dandy, right? So All I need to do is find 2 male molex connectors and play with wires. *ShOck* YipEEEEE!!! I'll see what I can scratch up at work...

[Aj]

Do you absolutley need the case fans? The only other fans I have in my system besides the heatsink fane are 2 psu fans and 1 graphics card fan (however, I currently have the side panel open. Try taking the fans out and see how your temps are, if you don't want to risk that, underclock it first and then take the fans out and see if you can bring it back up to normal.

[Haysoos]

Originally posted by Aj@Dec 12 2003, 01:14 AM
Do you absolutley need the case fans? The only other fans I have in my system besides the heatsink fane are 2 psu fans and 1 graphics card fan (however, I currently have the side panel open. Try taking the fans out and see how your temps are, if you don't want to risk that, underclock it first and then take the fans out and see if you can bring it back up to normal.
Already ahead of ya sparky! ;)

No case fans: 32 case, 46-48 IDLE. Im no DB< but FAAAAWK that,
1 case fan: 28 case, 42 idle.

1 case fan is almost acceptable, its intake because I have a 2nd fan in the PSU that sucks air out. I want to have 2 volt modded fans doing intake. Besides, its still a little noisy for my tastes...

[Max]

Originally posted by Jesus+Dec 11 2003, 08:59 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Jesus @ Dec 11 2003, 08:59 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Originally posted by Max@Dec 11 2003, 09:32 PM
<!--QuoteBegin-Jesus@Dec 11 2003, 08:15 PM
Now i've noticed that my two case fans are louder than my Heatsink.
lmao
By them selves. My heatsink: 21Dba, 27CFM, 2600RPM. Case fan: 35CFM, 38DBA, 2900-3000RPM.

Want it to shut up! [/b][/quote]
Heatsinks don't make noise XD

[Max]

The most economically sound solution in terms of time and money: Underclock and disconnect case fans. The performance hit should be negligable. Upon having enough money to be willing to buy new fans, do so, and restore your glorious clockrate. An open case configuration may be a good option.

If CPU multiplier is changeable, make that lower without dropping the FSB. I imagine that would make slightly less performance loss than dropping the FSB.

[Haysoos]

ok, also unacceptable. It defeats the purpose of having a 2000+ if I have to underclock it. This weekend I wll be volt modding fans, wish me luck!

[Max]

It's not my fault you're an idealist like DB :) :) :)

I'm a heretic :ph34r: