Overclock.net - Overclocking.net
     
 
Home Gallery Reviews Blogs Register Today's Posts Mark Forums Read Members List


Go Back   Overclock.net - Overclocking.net > Cooling > Air Cooling
Reload this Page Fans and fan controller

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools
Old 02-24-09   #1 (permalink)
New to Overclock.net
 
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Australia
Posts: 20

Rep: 1 eclipz Unknown
Unique Rep: 1
Trader Rating: 0
Default Fans and fan controller
Ok so i've been out of the PC game for a little while now and im building my first PC in 2 years.

Im having a terrible time trying to work out which fans will work with what fan controller.

Im looking at Noctua NF-P12 120mm Fan and the NZXT Sentry LX LCD Meter .

Can any one steer me in the right direction or even show me a post that explains about fans. my head is starting to hurt.

Such a noob question
eclipz is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-24-09   #2 (permalink)
4.0 GHz
 
coollettuce's Avatar
 
intel ati

Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Michigan
Posts: 360

Rep: 55 coollettuce is acknowledged by some
Unique Rep: 48
Trader Rating: 4
Default
Get some cheap and nice Yate Loons from here. I'd go with the 33dbA if you care about noise. You can't go wrong with this fan controller.
__________________
Yate Loon Fan Club
 Cooler Master 690 Club
 The Michigan Overclockers Club
 E8400 24H stable @ 4.05GHz

System: Caprica Six
CPU
[E8400 E0][450x9=4.05GHz][Load=42°C]		 Motherboard
[Gigabyte EP45-UD3P][F8f]		 Memory
[XMS2][2x2GB+2x1GB=6GB][1:1] 		Graphics Card
[Sapphire 4850][680/1040]
Hard Drive
[2x Seagate 7200.10 320GB]		 Sound Card
[Asus Xonar DX]		 Power Supply
[Ultra][X-Connect 2 550w]		 Case
[CM690][Modded]
CPU cooling
[TRUE 120 w/ YL HS][Lapped][Pressure Modded]		 OS
[Windows 7 x64 7068]		 Monitor
[Hanns-G][19"][1440x900]
coollettuce is offline coollettuce's Gallery   Reply With Quote
Old 02-24-09   #3 (permalink)
Blunted
 
corky dorkelson's Avatar
 
intel ati

Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Grand Rapids, Mi
Posts: 6,242

Rep: 644 corky dorkelson is becoming famouscorky dorkelson is becoming famouscorky dorkelson is becoming famouscorky dorkelson is becoming famouscorky dorkelson is becoming famouscorky dorkelson is becoming famous
Unique Rep: 484
Folding Team Rank: 191
Hardware Reviews: 1
Trader Rating: 29
Default
Quote:
Originally Posted by eclipz View Post
Ok so i've been out of the PC game for a little while now and im building my first PC in 2 years.

Im having a terrible time trying to work out which fans will work with what fan controller.

Im looking at Noctua NF-P12 120mm Fan and the NZXT Sentry LX LCD Meter .

Can any one steer me in the right direction or even show me a post that explains about fans. my head is starting to hurt.

Such a noob question
The 2 products you have listed will work just fine with each other. I am not a big fan of that fan controller, but they will work together just fine. The controller you have will work with just about any case fan you can find, with the exception of really high CFM fans.

If I were you, I would look into a more rugged fan controller. That NZXT is all show and no go. Here are a few I would recommend.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811995016
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811998808
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811998038

And if you want to save a few bucks on a fan, get this one. It is almost as silent as the Noctua, and moves just about the same amount of air. I own both, and decided that Noctua fans just aren't worth the extra price vs the Enermax.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811999099
__________________


Quote:
Originally Posted by iSlayer View Post
OnLive is on my list of things that need to be killed with fire.

System: LateBloomer (main rig)
CPU
Q9550 (1.1 VID)		 Motherboard
Asus P5E X38 (RF 0803)		 Memory
2x2gb Team Xtreme 1066 		Graphics Card
(2) Visiontek HD4850 CF
Hard Drive
640gb AAKS + 250gb 7200.10		 Sound Card
M-Audio Audiophile 192		 Power Supply
Cooler Master R.P.P. 750w		 Case
Modded HEC 6XR8
CPU cooling
Noctua NH-U12P + San Ace 1011		 GPU cooling
(2) Thermaltake Duorb		 OS
Win7 Pro x64		 Monitor
24" Acer H243Hbmid
1 Million+ Folding at Home points
corky dorkelson is offline I fold for Overclock.net Overclocked Account corky dorkelson's Gallery   Reply With Quote
Old 02-24-09   #4 (permalink)
New to Overclock.net
 
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Australia
Posts: 20

Rep: 1 eclipz Unknown
Unique Rep: 1
Trader Rating: 0
Default
hey thanks guys i really appreciate your help. you guys are always willing to go the extra mile and thats great to see!
eclipz is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-24-09   #5 (permalink)
New to Overclock.net
 
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Australia
Posts: 20

Rep: 1 eclipz Unknown
Unique Rep: 1
Trader Rating: 0
Default
the specs on the standard fans that come out of the Coolermaster CM690 case are Speed: 1200 RPM
Airflow: 44.03 CFM
Noise: 19.8 dBA

Maybe im better off just buying a few more of these...
eclipz is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-24-09   #6 (permalink)
New to Overclock.net
 
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Australia
Posts: 20

Rep: 1 eclipz Unknown
Unique Rep: 1
Trader Rating: 0
Default
disregard that previous post. just compared them to some of the yate loon ones and they **** all over the stock cm ones
eclipz is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-25-09   #7 (permalink)
4.0 GHz
 
eflyguy's Avatar
 
intel nvidia

Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Deep South (US)..
Posts: 2,730

Rep: 207 eflyguy is acknowledged by manyeflyguy is acknowledged by manyeflyguy is acknowledged by many
Unique Rep: 178
Trader Rating: 0
Default
Someone said "cheap" yate-loons but they are great fans. Fear not..
..a
__________________
Short Stroking - Why, and How

Quote:
Originally Posted by slothfish View Post
SSDs are not practical and won't be for a few years probably, bottom line.

System: i7
CPU
i7 920		 Motherboard
Asus P6T Deluxe		 Memory
6x2GB Patriot PC3-12800 		Graphics Card
GTX 260
Hard Drive
X25M 80GB + WD 1TB		 Power Supply
Antec TPC-850		 Case
Antec 1200
CPU cooling
Xiggy Dark Knight		 OS
Vista x64		 Monitor
Acer 24" WS
eflyguy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-25-09   #8 (permalink)
4.0 GHz
 
coollettuce's Avatar
 
intel ati

Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Michigan
Posts: 360

Rep: 55 coollettuce is acknowledged by some
Unique Rep: 48
Trader Rating: 4
Default
Quote:
Originally Posted by eflyguy View Post
Someone said "cheap" yate-loons but they are great fans. Fear not..
..a
Cheap as in excellently priced, not as in poor quality.
__________________
Yate Loon Fan Club
 Cooler Master 690 Club
 The Michigan Overclockers Club
 E8400 24H stable @ 4.05GHz

System: Caprica Six
CPU
[E8400 E0][450x9=4.05GHz][Load=42°C]		 Motherboard
[Gigabyte EP45-UD3P][F8f]		 Memory
[XMS2][2x2GB+2x1GB=6GB][1:1] 		Graphics Card
[Sapphire 4850][680/1040]
Hard Drive
[2x Seagate 7200.10 320GB]		 Sound Card
[Asus Xonar DX]		 Power Supply
[Ultra][X-Connect 2 550w]		 Case
[CM690][Modded]
CPU cooling
[TRUE 120 w/ YL HS][Lapped][Pressure Modded]		 OS
[Windows 7 x64 7068]		 Monitor
[Hanns-G][19"][1440x900]
coollettuce is offline coollettuce's Gallery   Reply With Quote
Old 02-25-09   #9 (permalink)
4.0 GHz
 
eflyguy's Avatar
 
intel nvidia

Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Deep South (US)..
Posts: 2,730

Rep: 207 eflyguy is acknowledged by manyeflyguy is acknowledged by manyeflyguy is acknowledged by many
Unique Rep: 178
Trader Rating: 0
Default
Then we agree..
..a
__________________
Short Stroking - Why, and How

Quote:
Originally Posted by slothfish View Post
SSDs are not practical and won't be for a few years probably, bottom line.

System: i7
CPU
i7 920		 Motherboard
Asus P6T Deluxe		 Memory
6x2GB Patriot PC3-12800 		Graphics Card
GTX 260
Hard Drive
X25M 80GB + WD 1TB		 Power Supply
Antec TPC-850		 Case
Antec 1200
CPU cooling
Xiggy Dark Knight		 OS
Vista x64		 Monitor
Acer 24" WS
eflyguy is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 12:12 PM.

Contact Us - Overclock.net - Archive - Top

Overclock.net is a Carbon Neutral Site Creative Commons License

Terms of Service / Forum Rules | Privacy Policy | DMCA Info | Advertising | Become an Official Vendor
Copyright © 2009 Shogun Interactive Development. Most rights reserved.
Page generated in 0.14509 seconds with 8 queries