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Hi All,
I have recently built my new (budget) machine (web / ng / the odd fps
game). ;-)
ASRock ConRoeXFire-eSATA2
Core2Duo 4300 (1.8G) (775)
Antec BP500U PSU
2 x 1G DDR2
XFX GeForce 7950GT
3 x 250G SATA2 in R5 (Split System / Data)
DVDRW & DVDR
Pinnacle PCTV300i
XP
All seems to be working well but there seems to be quite a bit of
background noise (not terrible but I'd like this box 'quietish') and I
believe most of it is coming from the PSU. To that end (and as a
general good idea) I've got a Tagan TG480-U01 to go in there.
I also fitted a 'quiet' 120mm rubber mounted fan in the front of the
case / hdd's and believing that was overcooling (so over noisy) I
looked for a thermostatic solution and though I found one in a Maplin
5-1/4" panel (A92FB).
http://www.silverstonetek.com/products/fp52/fp52.html
The 'problem' is the temperature thresholds are pre set and seem a bit
low to me .. ie .. (in Deg C)
0-13 = 0V=fan off
14-19 =6V= very slow
20-25 = 7.5V=slow
26-31 =9V= medium
32-37 =10V=fast
38-43 =11V= v fast
44-50 = 12V=max
So it varies the fan speed by applying different voltages so I'm not
sure how well that would regulate a range of fans in the first place?
Also the temp in the room is currently 20 deg so the fan is on 'slow'
when the machine is 'cold'? (I put my beer on the sensor and did
actually see the fan stop) ;-)
FWIW the CPU (heatsink) runs at ~ 27 deg and the video card hs ~ 30
(just doing basic stuff that is).
Lastly, the mobo / BIOS has what looks like some sort of fan / temp
control but again I've not noticed much variation on that when hot or
cold.
So questions if I may.
Would the Tagan TG480-U01 be a good choice (on a bit of a restricted
budget) for the above load?
Is there a 'fully' programmable panel / module out there where I could
actually set what I feel is an appropriate temp threshold / fan speed
etc (maybe x 3 fans)
Assuming the PSU is suitable and manages it's fans ok and I can find
something to do the front / hdd fan is there a better (reasonably
priced) solution for the CPU hs / fan (this one holds on with those
nasty expanding rivet leg things) ;-(
All the best ..
T i m (UK)
I have recently built my new (budget) machine (web / ng / the odd fps
game). ;-)
ASRock ConRoeXFire-eSATA2
Core2Duo 4300 (1.8G) (775)
Antec BP500U PSU
2 x 1G DDR2
XFX GeForce 7950GT
3 x 250G SATA2 in R5 (Split System / Data)
DVDRW & DVDR
Pinnacle PCTV300i
XP
All seems to be working well but there seems to be quite a bit of
background noise (not terrible but I'd like this box 'quietish') and I
believe most of it is coming from the PSU. To that end (and as a
general good idea) I've got a Tagan TG480-U01 to go in there.
I also fitted a 'quiet' 120mm rubber mounted fan in the front of the
case / hdd's and believing that was overcooling (so over noisy) I
looked for a thermostatic solution and though I found one in a Maplin
5-1/4" panel (A92FB).
http://www.silverstonetek.com/products/fp52/fp52.html
The 'problem' is the temperature thresholds are pre set and seem a bit
low to me .. ie .. (in Deg C)
0-13 = 0V=fan off
14-19 =6V= very slow
20-25 = 7.5V=slow
26-31 =9V= medium
32-37 =10V=fast
38-43 =11V= v fast
44-50 = 12V=max
So it varies the fan speed by applying different voltages so I'm not
sure how well that would regulate a range of fans in the first place?
Also the temp in the room is currently 20 deg so the fan is on 'slow'
when the machine is 'cold'? (I put my beer on the sensor and did
actually see the fan stop) ;-)
FWIW the CPU (heatsink) runs at ~ 27 deg and the video card hs ~ 30
(just doing basic stuff that is).
Lastly, the mobo / BIOS has what looks like some sort of fan / temp
control but again I've not noticed much variation on that when hot or
cold.
So questions if I may.
Would the Tagan TG480-U01 be a good choice (on a bit of a restricted
budget) for the above load?
Is there a 'fully' programmable panel / module out there where I could
actually set what I feel is an appropriate temp threshold / fan speed
etc (maybe x 3 fans)
Assuming the PSU is suitable and manages it's fans ok and I can find
something to do the front / hdd fan is there a better (reasonably
priced) solution for the CPU hs / fan (this one holds on with those
nasty expanding rivet leg things) ;-(
All the best ..
T i m (UK)