InvisibleMan

fans on the m/b, fans on cards, fans left & right, fans all over, how many fans does one pc need....

so how many to you have?

angrynorth

Nine, not including video card fan.

http://www.apple.com/powermac/design.html

Runs almost silent though

Dr Nick

Quite a topical post as I have been trying to reduce noise on my PC recently which was starting to P*** me off.

The case has 5 fans
Graphics card one
PSU two
CPU one

the CPU one was the noisiest one but I recently replaced it. See my recent thread about getting the crud off the CPU for details - I am very happy with this new fan.

The noisiest component is now the Graphics card fan. This can be replaced but is quite expensive - but I'm still going to do it.

Then the two 120mm fans could be quieter but I am getting fussy now. A couple of speed controlers at £1.49 each should sort these babies out.

Then it will be hush!

InvisibleMan

got any pics, how do you attach more, other than the front & back one?

DrEvil

1x CPU fan (Zalman 7000Cu)
1x GFX card stock fan (6800GT)
1x Zalman fan bracket + 80mm fan (controlled via FC-03), soon to be replaced with 120mm
4x 80mm case fans (3 controlled via FC-03, 1 via the mobo)
2x fans in the PSU
1x PCI slot twin fan card from Vantec


Soo... 11 total....

Gymbal

1x Radeon GFX stock (Haven't fitted the water block yet.....)
1x 120mm radiator
1x 120mm PSU
1x 80mm inlet

So 4. Loudest component is an old IBM 16 GB Deskstar. (But keep Linux on it and so cant be bothered to disconnect.

mark_h

8 fans Until I go to water cooling

There were 19 in the server at work last time I counted

judgejules

7x Thermaltake case fans
2x PSU fan
1x CPU fan
1x Surface mounted mobo fan (northbridge cooler)
1x Gfx Card
1x Power filter riser

13

Yes, it sounds like a wind tunnel in here

Jules

Daz34

I have a total of 7 including a big Thermalright heatsink & fan on the CPU. This won't fit the next CPU I upgrade to so I am gonna go the watercooling route next time.

Darren

scoobyjimbo

I have 12 in the new server i have just bought, but this is a full server tower with lots of extra bits added.. you can never have enough fans

J

_Meridian_

iTrader: (1)

4 x 80mm intake
2 x 80mm exhaust
1 x 92mm exhaust
1 x 80mm on the CPU
1 x GPU (default Radeon 9800pro fan)
1 x northbridge.
2 x 80mm in PSU

M

StickyMicky

2 x 80mm blue on the cpu (over clocked athlon ready to die) was supposed to be a single 50mm thing
1 x 80mm blue intake
1 x 80mm blue exhaust
1 x 80mm pci card style exhaust under the graphics card fan
1 x graphics card fan
1 x 80mm green in the psu

changing my case tomorrow so im hopeing to jiggle stuff about and fit sum bigger ones if possible

when the athlon dies i will be upgrading the mobo/cpu/cooler and memory

Granby

iTrader: (5)

I only have 4 fans but the noise is driving me crazy, thinking of going for water cooling and this company http://www.wetandchillychips.co.uk looks quite interesting, any views.

SCOSaltire

1 x 120mm NMB fan front case
1 x 120mm NMB fan rear case
1 x 80mm Panaflo fan over graphics card on Zalman bracket
1 x 92mm Zalman fan over cpu
all 4 fans controlled by Zalman Multi Fan Controller
2 fans in Enermax PSU, turned down to lowest setting.
Its whisper quiet shhhhhhh

InvisibleMan

blimey with all these fans im suprised they dont take off...

my 3.2 cpu is at 50-60c so need to cool it down. it only has one intake & one outtake space so can only do circulation. So i can have a pci card fanning upward towards the cpu then? shame i cant have one next to the cpu fanning it cos the agp is in the way...


atm ive just got the stock heatsink/fan
fan on the NB
fan on the graphics card

dont have an intake/outtake yet so will get one, is that enough how many c can i expect it to go down by?

Dr Nick

If your CPU is too hot and too noisy, get the cooler I mentioned in the other thread. It only cost 8 quid

I think my CPU temperature monitor may be reading low but its not gone over 40C yet (3.0ghz oc'd to about 3350)

Cheers!

GaryK

Is it just me or does anyone else think the whole PC 'modding' thing with all bells and whistles is sad? Yes I know fans are necessary, Ive got one 1 in mine, yes 1 its the way it came from the supplier and guess what...it works fine!

SCOSaltire

Gary
So u have no fans in the Power Supply unit
No fans on the case
No fans on the graphics card?
What is the spec of ur pc?

I got fed up watching TV with the PC on and not being able to hear the quiet bits.
So ive made mine quite by putting in the system above
oh, i dont need a fan on my graphics card, as it is a fans less 9800 Pro. However, i play alot of 3D games and the system does get too hot without the ventilation.

Simon C

1 x PSU
3 x 80mm case
1 x CPU
1 x system blower.

And its too noisy. About to change all the 80's for 120 and put them on a fan controller.

GaryK

ok so I got it wrong!

The point I was making is just that to me a PC is a tool, its average spec. but for writing software, surfing, word proc. sreadsheets its fine!

Brendan Hughes

I used to have a lot of fans, but I managed to get rid of a lot of them, and the ones that are left are not so noisy now.

Paula R.

SCOSaltire

yeah, i agree with u.
Theres also the people who reinstall windows daily!
ok, maybe not every day, ever so often - thats a bit obsessive!
i do it max once a year!
I mean, it works - so why bother?

mark_h

My PC came with all the fans it has except one - which I only added because the crap case design had no air blowing across the hard disks and they kept overheating and shutting down. I don't even overclock anything - at the moment I'm actually underclocking it

Graz

Currently:

PSU (Cheapo job came with the case) - 1 Fan
Processor
Video Card
2 x 80mm case fans (inlet and exhaust)

That's noisy enough.

_Meridian_

iTrader: (1)

No sadder than modding cars. And for those of us who overclock, extra fans are a necessity, not bling.


M

Chris_

I've got 10 fans on one puter and 7 on the other sitting next to it. Oh, and one big 12" fan to keep me cool

JayPSC

2x80mm in the psu
1 on the GFX card
1x80mm intake, 1x80mm exhaust
1x120mm on the phase change condensor

The 120mm is actually the loudest even though I only run it at 9v

BigRed

10 of 'em. I've built my own automatic fan controller so the fans are not running at full whack until the PC gets hot, got an LED bar graph so I know what the temp is inside the case. Keeps them all quiet until you start running doom 3 or any demanding game!!!