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by preyx
Wed Oct 24, 2007 7:31 pm
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: New Scythe 120mm fans - just announced
Replies: 60
Views: 46160

Just replaced all the fans in my P180 with Scythe fans. My topside TriCool failed, so I figured it was time for a change. Old config: 120x38mm Antec TriCool - PSU chamber 120x25mm Antec TriCool - Front HDD, Rear, Top (All of them were running at "low" setting) New config: 120x38mm Scythe UltraKaze (...
by preyx
Tue Apr 17, 2007 11:40 am
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: Recommend a VGA Cooler for x1650 Pro
Replies: 11
Views: 6850

The Zalman fan has a moderate hum at 100%, but still very much better than the stock fan. Setting it to 40-50% brings it below the level of my case fans (Antecs). As long as you have a steady stream of air moving across the HR-03 heatsink, you should be able to achieve stable temperatures without ad...
by preyx
Tue Apr 17, 2007 10:22 am
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: Recommend a VGA Cooler for x1650 Pro
Replies: 11
Views: 6850

Bought a Sapphire X1650 Pro with 256 GDDR3 RAM last week, a very welcome upgrade to my 9500 non-Pro. My system is a P180 with 4 Antec Tri-Cool fans running at the "low" setting. My CPU fan is a Zalman CNPS7700-AlCu running at 40% in SpeedFan. When I installed the Sapphire card with the stock cooler,...
by preyx
Sat Sep 23, 2006 2:54 pm
Forum: The Silent Front
Topic: Ionic Breeze PC Cooling rig
Replies: 84
Views: 105007

(Hi, first time posting, been a SPCR fan for a few years now...) One other major concern I have besides airflow and power would be the generation of an abnormally high concentration of ozone, which is a powerful oxidizer, which I imagine can't be good for the electronics inside. This reminds me of a...