Well here we go again, in my quest to be as anal as possible and bored outa my mind, here is my new project. I will keep thsi short since the last review most of the post were (Didn't read it, but nice pictures /sigh)
I had 3 thermaletake blue led fans on the front of my radiator. Well they were quite which is what I was going for, however they only pushed 35 CMF (cubic feet per minute) so they didn't do a very good job at cooling..... plus the blue LED's bugged me. To "Ricey" as we say in the Dub world.
Click here for review on watercooling and old fan setup
The fourth 120mm fan I installed to blow across the motherboard blew 90 CFM, however had a DB of 49. So it sounded like a jet taking off.
Thus the Antec Pro Series 120mm Dual Ball Bearing:
Ball Bearing design
Volumetric Airflow 79 CFM
Fan Speed 2,000 rpm
Acoustic Noise 29.8 dBA
Size: 120 x 120 x 25.4mm
Static Pressure .10
Draw .24 Amps
I decided to get a fan controller as well, since I didn't need them blowing at 100% when I am surfing, web design, or jerking off to porn.
Zalman ZM-MFC1 6 Channel Fan Controller
1. 6-Channel Fan controller for 5.25"Bay
2. Universal DC fan controller
1) 4 Channels : Speed adjustment of 3-pin connector type DC fan(7W or less) with the Fan speed
control knob.
2) 2 Channels : Two-level (+5V, +12V) adjustment of 2-pin connector type DC fan or other electronic
device with the toggle switch.
3. Easy fan speed check with color/intensity-changing LED-lights
4. 3-pin extension cable for convenient installation - for use when the fan's wire length is too short
to reach the controller
1. 4 Channel - Adjustable Fan Speed Dials
- Maximum Power : 7.0W per channel
- Maximum Adjustable Range: +6.5Vmax (=Vfan(max) - Vfan(min))
- Maximum Voltage Drop : +2.0Vmax (= Vpin(max) - Vfan(max))
- Extension cable length (4pcs): 400mm
2. 2 Channel - Toggle Switches
- Maximum Power : Unlimited, as allowable by power supply capacity.
- Adjustable Range : Maximum voltage output or minimum voltage output.
The Antecs come in clear/red/blue/green and tri color LED versions. Guess which ones I got. Also the come with "Smart" features that you can control the fan speeds, since buying a fan controller, I got the series that run full out.
And lastly, I decided (Again) to re wire the system, hide as many wires as possible, for two reasons.
1> It improves airflow threw out the case.
2> It looks good and again, I am anal.
Needed:
1 Anal dude
Dremel (Sanding, polishing, cuting bits)
1/2 Drill
solder gun
Size 1-2 screw drivers
1/8, 1/4, 1/2, 3/4 Drill bit
Zip ties
solder
20 gauge wire (Black and red)
Wire heat shrink
Paper towels (Yup)
Can of blow off.
Soda
History channel
So how many computers have I built? You know when you get a new case, cd-rom, etc, it comes with screws, usually an extra one, or you use your old ones, here is my extras:
Well..... I will never run out.
So here is were we begin:
Things falling down, wiring is haphazard and almost completely blocking the top exhaust fan.... somethings gotta be done dammit!!!!!
Hmmmmmmmm, look at all the room back here
8th of an inch in some places... but there's room.
So as usually, unplugged everything, un-pressurized the WC system, drained it, removed hoses, removed wiring and all hardware.
The case needs to be bare, since your cutting/drilling, and little piece of metal floating around will turn you computer into a roman candle. That's bad in case you didn't know.
Now I didn't take any pics of this because:
A: It's boring
B: I forgot... because it was boring.
C: Hard to takes pics holding a 1/2 drill, dremel, etc.
I used the space behind the case to hide the wires, it's a VERY small space, however I did a lot of re-wiring to get rid of the plastic 4 pin connectors to get em to fit.
I drilled 2 holes in the case, they ended up 3/4 on an inch in size. One above the ATX power supply, One next to the Sata/Video card power. So the power wires leave there peripherals and disappear into the case.
I also, cut with the dremel two rectangle slots in the back side of the HD cage in front of the case. Top and bottom to run the existing 4 pin connectors and misc wires threw.
Also the 5th and 6th channel to the controller you will need to hard wire, no pins. It's easy, cut off the ends of the fans, red goes to red, black goes to black.
The finished product:
I am very happy with my 13 hour project (Took a shitload longer then I thought).
Very little of the wiring is showing and the case looks great.
The performance is great as well. My temps were 89F idle, 102 under load (Winter temps, runs cooler int he summer, go figure). With the fans cranked up now, 84 idle, 94 load, running the zalman at 5 volts 91 Idle 98 load. And it is quieter then the original setup. Very happy with the whole thing, looks great and is functional, my favorite combo.
Fans 10/10, pretty damn perfect fans, after researching specs for weeks, I think I got the best ones.
Controller ?, First one I have used, it's not real fancy, however very functional and I would recommend it in a heartbeat to anyone. The four channels only run a maximum of 7 volts which kinda sucks. However the toggles run either 5 or a full 12 volts.
Stealth Wiring 10/10, Damn just look at it, *Pats self on back*
I had 3 thermaletake blue led fans on the front of my radiator. Well they were quite which is what I was going for, however they only pushed 35 CMF (cubic feet per minute) so they didn't do a very good job at cooling..... plus the blue LED's bugged me. To "Ricey" as we say in the Dub world.
Click here for review on watercooling and old fan setup
The fourth 120mm fan I installed to blow across the motherboard blew 90 CFM, however had a DB of 49. So it sounded like a jet taking off.
Thus the Antec Pro Series 120mm Dual Ball Bearing:
Ball Bearing design
Volumetric Airflow 79 CFM
Fan Speed 2,000 rpm
Acoustic Noise 29.8 dBA
Size: 120 x 120 x 25.4mm
Static Pressure .10
Draw .24 Amps
I decided to get a fan controller as well, since I didn't need them blowing at 100% when I am surfing, web design, or jerking off to porn.
Zalman ZM-MFC1 6 Channel Fan Controller
1. 6-Channel Fan controller for 5.25"Bay
2. Universal DC fan controller
1) 4 Channels : Speed adjustment of 3-pin connector type DC fan(7W or less) with the Fan speed
control knob.
2) 2 Channels : Two-level (+5V, +12V) adjustment of 2-pin connector type DC fan or other electronic
device with the toggle switch.
3. Easy fan speed check with color/intensity-changing LED-lights
4. 3-pin extension cable for convenient installation - for use when the fan's wire length is too short
to reach the controller
1. 4 Channel - Adjustable Fan Speed Dials
- Maximum Power : 7.0W per channel
- Maximum Adjustable Range: +6.5Vmax (=Vfan(max) - Vfan(min))
- Maximum Voltage Drop : +2.0Vmax (= Vpin(max) - Vfan(max))
- Extension cable length (4pcs): 400mm
2. 2 Channel - Toggle Switches
- Maximum Power : Unlimited, as allowable by power supply capacity.
- Adjustable Range : Maximum voltage output or minimum voltage output.
The Antecs come in clear/red/blue/green and tri color LED versions. Guess which ones I got. Also the come with "Smart" features that you can control the fan speeds, since buying a fan controller, I got the series that run full out.
And lastly, I decided (Again) to re wire the system, hide as many wires as possible, for two reasons.
1> It improves airflow threw out the case.
2> It looks good and again, I am anal.
Needed:
1 Anal dude
Dremel (Sanding, polishing, cuting bits)
1/2 Drill
solder gun
Size 1-2 screw drivers
1/8, 1/4, 1/2, 3/4 Drill bit
Zip ties
solder
20 gauge wire (Black and red)
Wire heat shrink
Paper towels (Yup)
Can of blow off.
Soda
History channel
So how many computers have I built? You know when you get a new case, cd-rom, etc, it comes with screws, usually an extra one, or you use your old ones, here is my extras:
Well..... I will never run out.
So here is were we begin:
Things falling down, wiring is haphazard and almost completely blocking the top exhaust fan.... somethings gotta be done dammit!!!!!
Hmmmmmmmm, look at all the room back here
8th of an inch in some places... but there's room.
So as usually, unplugged everything, un-pressurized the WC system, drained it, removed hoses, removed wiring and all hardware.
The case needs to be bare, since your cutting/drilling, and little piece of metal floating around will turn you computer into a roman candle. That's bad in case you didn't know.
Now I didn't take any pics of this because:
A: It's boring
B: I forgot... because it was boring.
C: Hard to takes pics holding a 1/2 drill, dremel, etc.
I used the space behind the case to hide the wires, it's a VERY small space, however I did a lot of re-wiring to get rid of the plastic 4 pin connectors to get em to fit.
I drilled 2 holes in the case, they ended up 3/4 on an inch in size. One above the ATX power supply, One next to the Sata/Video card power. So the power wires leave there peripherals and disappear into the case.
I also, cut with the dremel two rectangle slots in the back side of the HD cage in front of the case. Top and bottom to run the existing 4 pin connectors and misc wires threw.
Also the 5th and 6th channel to the controller you will need to hard wire, no pins. It's easy, cut off the ends of the fans, red goes to red, black goes to black.
The finished product:
I am very happy with my 13 hour project (Took a shitload longer then I thought).
Very little of the wiring is showing and the case looks great.
The performance is great as well. My temps were 89F idle, 102 under load (Winter temps, runs cooler int he summer, go figure). With the fans cranked up now, 84 idle, 94 load, running the zalman at 5 volts 91 Idle 98 load. And it is quieter then the original setup. Very happy with the whole thing, looks great and is functional, my favorite combo.
Fans 10/10, pretty damn perfect fans, after researching specs for weeks, I think I got the best ones.
Controller ?, First one I have used, it's not real fancy, however very functional and I would recommend it in a heartbeat to anyone. The four channels only run a maximum of 7 volts which kinda sucks. However the toggles run either 5 or a full 12 volts.
Stealth Wiring 10/10, Damn just look at it, *Pats self on back*
Last edited by Stealth42o (2007-02-03 23:07:07)
