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80MM fans

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Hexus0

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Hey everyone, well after trying somethings to figure out why I'm getting bad temps even with an XP-90, I came to the conclusion that I'm not having enough air going through my case. (I took off my side panel, and I was getting temps of 30-33C! :D [compared to the 42C I get with it on]) So I'm going to replace the front 80MM fans, I can barely feel any air getting pushed through even with it on the high settings, and I heard with some doubled sided tape you can fit a 120MM fan in the floppy cage, so I think I'm going to do that as well.

Now on to my question, which 80MM fans should I choose? What do you guys recomend?
I was recommended these CoolerMaster LED(32CFM@25DBA) if I wanted bling factor (don't really mind) but I was wondering if thats really true because these Sunon(respectable company) has these fans (35CFM@30DBA) so I'm not sure what to go with? I was also wondering about the Zalman fans because they have a 5V adaptor which pushes 20CFM@20DBA. I'm looking to keep my stuff quiet, but I'm not very picky...
 
Also, don't forget about output..... I know too many people that get high temps and automatically think they need more fans blowing in. Although this could help, it will not help quite as much as fans blowing out of your case. More fans blowing in fresh air will just get heated up immediatly. You have to have a steady flow of air coming in as air going out.
 
Well I know that getting hot air out isn't my problem, I have a 120MM blowhole at the top of my case (Antec TriCool) and the 80MM in the back. So I think if I change the 2x80MM and add a 120MM blowing air I'll even it out...
 
Not that I dont appreciate a cool computer, but what is wrong with 42C? Adding more noise just doesnt seem worth it, if you stay below 50C while pushing the system hard... If so, I wouldnt mess with it... If you truely want it cooler, I would consider water.

Also, are you getting temps from the board or measuring them yourself? Are these readings all CPU readings? Or system temp readings? If system temp readings, I wouldnt put too much into them as the open air is likely contributing to the reading and not actually practical if you are going to leave your case shut (which you should to promote even computer hardware cooling). Again, see first paragraph...
 
I don't think you got it, 42C is on IDLE not LOAD :(

If it was load I wouldn't have a problem, but 42C idle is just way too hot.
 
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