my yate loon is running at 5 or 7V right now

Hello, You cannot make any judgments by looking at the numbers published for various fans; they are all over the map. Having said that: if the Tri-Cool on low is quiet enough for you -- what are the temps that you are seeing that you think need to be lower? im sure my temps are "fine", but im doing...

Looking for something that pushes more air than the Antec TriCool "Low" but produces the same amount of silence. Scythe S-FLEX SFF21E 120MM Cooling Fan 1200RPM 20.1DBA 49.0CFM FDB (SFF21E) Scythe Slip Stream Kaze Jyuni 120MM Fan 800RPM 40.1CFM 10.7DBA (SY1225SL12L) (SY1225SL12L) Scythe Ultra Kaze 12...

took the top door off... I'm curious... How's the temps before and after? that fan grill at the lower hdd cages is pretty useless, they should have put enough space to fit a fan there like the antec 900 :roll: I agree. 58 vs 50 my ambient temp is pretty cold because my pc sits in the basement and i...

ook just done took the top door off but couldnt budge the second one as i couldnt get my fingers underneath :(....i guess the bottom one doesnt matter much since there's no fan there anyways? can i just cut the fan grills with normal metal cutters? that fan grill at the lower hdd cages is pretty use...

Thomas wrote:The two doors in frnt of the intake fans are quite bad - try removing them.

how do i remove them without breaking it?

ive also thought of cutting the lines

-8 degrees!

Is the airflow for this case really that bad?

I'm looking to upgrade to a HX620 not because of power requirements, but rather because of my want for modular cables + improved silence. Right now I'm running a OCZ GameXstream 600W with 5 120mm fans at 5-7V on my P182B and I think the OCZ is the loudest component. Reviews at SPCR shows that the HX...

Yeah, but that's avoiding the question

I got a GTS OCed that runs hot and raises all the temps by 5-6C....

Are PSUs not suppose to handle 6 fans especially when they're all undervolted to 5V?

I had 5 120mm fans running in my P182B...I just connected the 6th one beside the PSU and it won't move and to make matters worse one has died, so only 4 spin now......my PSU is an OCZ GameXstream 600W, what is going on?

Redzo wrote:

mtx wrote:bump

Dont "bump" your posts after only 42min ! More blades will give better air pressure which is good for heatsinks, the other fan is good for low impedance vents.

You mean 1440 minutes aka 24 hours?

What are " low impedance vents "?

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Specs are the same, but which fan here is better for CPU heatsink cooling and exhaust? (please discuss these two fans only :)) Panaflo FBK-12G12LH 120x120x38mm 1700RPM 68.9CFM 30dBA Made in Japan , Ball bearing: http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/6257/fbkfrontdu3.th.jpg http://img136.imageshack.us/i...

The stock position for the fan in the PSU/hdd chamber naturally pulls air from the intake vent at front -- there is no other source of air. Moving the fan to the front doesn't really change the total airflow through the chamber, although it may make cable management easier in the middle. You'll get...

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Would very much like to know how I can put a fan in the lower hdd chamber!

Which " lower " chamber are you referring to? The one right under the 5.25" drives (aka the middle chambers) or the very last one on the bottom (I call this the lower chamber)? AFAIK, the lower HDD chamber has no front 120mm fan.....and for the middle HDD chamber, I can't put drives there if I want...

One easy way to help airflow is to remove the front doors... or mod them. Read this article: http://www.silentpcreview.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=44067 Yeah that was also one thing I was planning to do...... on the top of page 2 - http://www.silentpcreview.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=44067&postdays=...

Q1. Try putting an exhaust and see if it helps bring down temperatures. Dont use it to blow air into the case. In my case, prior to changing to my 8800gt, blocked or unblocked, fan or no fan it didn't do much to temperatures so I just sealed it off prevent dust from dropping in since I didnt need a...

Will reply to the posts in 1 hour, but just wanted to let you know that I added pictures in my original post!

I actually had the P182B for 2 months and ran 5x120mm fans for that period of time, but found that other than improved aesthetics, the P182B didn't offer me enhanced cooling performance or silence over my old SLK3700AMB case :lol:. I guess that's why I'm here now - to seek suggestions from the pros....

Unfortunately I cannot just walk to my local store to pick up these fans.

I gotta order it from a city all the other way from the other side of Canada.

Shipping kills!

Your job as a reviewer is to review and evaluate the fans in the most simplest terms...... Im pretty sure Felger isnt a reviewer on SPCR. "Just" a silence enthusiast. Sure, but he's been here awhile, he certainly knows what he's talking about, and he posted this under User Reviews :D. Am I really b...

I didn't see a verdict section, so what's the bottomline? I've provided some noise measurements, all made under constant airflow (CFM) conditions in free air. [Fan measurements made in expensive acoustic testing facilities are also all made in free air.] The simplest bottom line is, at constant air...

I didn't see a verdict section, so what's the bottomline?

Way too many technical terms for me ..from the info I gather, the Scythe SS blows the same amount of air at a lower RPM and lower sound. That must mean it's good.

Are the new Scythe SS fans worth it?

Felger Carbon wrote:A first review is posted in the User Reviews forum. Measurements are made on an equal-airflow basis vs GW NCB, SFlexE, and Enermax UC12EB Enlobal.

How this fixture works can be found in "The Silent Front" forum.

So what is the verdict?

anyone?!?

for some reason these new fans are cheaper than the s-flex...

Hmmm....if I'm running a C2D config with a heavily OCed CPU, would it be better to blow air in or out on the top fan or completely leave it sealed off?

I've seen a few people cover up the top fan. Why so?

Was there an article somewhere that pointed out to better airflow without the top fan?

Are there any reviews out for the new "Slip Stream" and "Ultra Kaze" fans?

I gotta replace my Panaflos on my TR Ultima-90 and stock Antecs in my new P182 case!

Don't know if these new fans are better than the S-Flex or not...

I also hear that 120x38mm fans cannot be placed in front of the HDDs. This is true. I tried to cram it into the upper front-intake space last night and a 120x38 will not fit in front of the upper drive bay in its stock configuration. You can *almost* fit it in without the plastic mounting shim. It ...