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    I got my LianLi PC-A05B ! it's Small!

    just as an FYI, you can easily make your drive cage removeable. Go to harbor freight and buy this: http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=1210 All you have to do is drill out the holes on the HD cage a little bigger and pop 4 of the 6-32 threaded inserts into it...
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    HWlabs 280mm radiator

    I think 360 is wayyy overkill for me anyway. I'm not a gamer. Ive only got my CPU and Northbridge cooled at the moment, and possibly going to cool my ram because its wicked hott. (that may end up being passive though) Ive got an old Geforce 7600gt with the heatpipes (that suck ass) but im...
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    HWlabs 280mm radiator

    WOW, Yeah, I guess iddnt realize how cheap that radiator was. I'm not sure i can cram a 320 into my case (pc-a05b) but the 240 woudl probably be perfect. Thanks for the heads up. I can get it from frozencpu and save on the shipping, i have some other stuff to get too.
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    HWlabs 280mm radiator

    So I had made a fan shroud out of aluminum for a pair of 140mm fans that i had and ended up not using it for my previous case. I was trying to find a radiator to use them with and I found that HWlabs now has a dual 140mm radiator out. The only place i have found it had it for $100. I was...
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    Fan controller

    thats a capacitor and no, its not good for that to get hott. If you are just looking for manual control do a search for Rheobus or even just "fan controller" you will get several results. There are some that can handle up to 4 amps.
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    Question about PWM fans

    I think the last line is exactly what i wanted to hear. I guess i just didn't know if the pwm fans were quieter than the regular fans with PWM because of HARDWARE differences or if it was just because the PWM was doen onboard the fan. If that made sense...? Thank you.
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    Fan controller

    You're gonna have to be a bit more specific. That doesnt really tell me what kind of component it thats getting hot. Does it have numbers on it, shape, number of pins coming off of it? A picture is worth a thousand words... ;)
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    Fan controller

    well im not sure how to help you out anymore other than telling you to search about different types of fan controllers Not that it matters much
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    Fan controller

    a knob on the front of the controller... "rehobus"
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    Fan controller

    it is most likely a variable voltage regulator. (IDK because i have never used that controller) In that case you need to hook 4 fans to it and test it. If the chip gets too hot to touch, it cant handle it, If it just gets warm and no hotter and it will be fine. If this is a manual control...
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    Fan controller

    Connecting in parallel, which is what you are doing, supplies 12V to the each fan. The speed will not be affected. Ohms law V (voltage) = I (current) x R (resistance) Since R drops in series, and V is constant (12v), I (Current) must increase and that is the reason you have to be...
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    I got my LianLi PC-A05B ! it's Small!

    That powder coat looks sick, i saw the other pics of it disassembled earlier in the thread. If i had a spare $100 i would think about getting it done too. But i'm lazy and dont feel like taking the entire case apart. Oh, and BTW, I pulled the trigger on one from newegg. Shipped today...
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    Fan controller

    when you add fans with a "y" cable it is a parallel circuit. Therefore the resistance of the loads (fan) is in parallel and the currents are cumulative. by adding more fans you increase the current. 1 fan is .24 A 2 = .48A 3=.72A and 4=.96A. since 4 fans is really close to the max of hte...
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    Quick fit couplings

    I decided to use quick connects on my upocoming build. I have used them for air lines on machinery before but never for liquid. That being said, I would only use high quality quick connects for my computer (ie. no plastic.) I found some fittings made by a company called Camozzi. They are...
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    Fan controller

    Yeah, in theory. I wouldnt push my luck though... You can try it and see how hot the chips on your fan controller get. "Once you make the white somke come out of the chips, its really hard to put it back in"
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