Case Fans, help..

[Snakekilla]

Case:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811119103 (black version)

Goal: to use all the available places i can put fans onto the case...

says in the specs, its 120mm fans.. i checked in newegg, it shows 2 different kinds of 120mm fans square kinds and bit bigger smaller square ones.. bit confusing..


if u look at the image provided by newegg on that case, it should show the door of fans, i am assuming that is square 120mm fans, and i was wondering if was right on picking these fans out for my case or not..?

-- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811998121


PS: the case should include 2 fans, 1 front and 1 back.. 4 on the door i think, 1 on top and specs claim that 2 more on the front i just cant see them in the images.. (total of 3 in front)



Specs adding into the case:
- CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X2048

- e-8800GTX 756mb

- e6600 core 2 duo 2.44GHz

- Thermaltake Toughpower 850W PSU

- western dig. 74gb Raptor 10k rpm

- Creative 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer Fatal1ty Professional Series

future changes, adding SLI 8800 GTX (adding 1 more to the one already have) and adding another set CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB)


with the specs above, how many fans i should have to be stable in air flow? should i order cpu/gpu fans, and have all 9 spaces of case fans taken? or should i just have gpu/cpu fans only.. (n00b at fans) so please recommend me whatever method is best for use of fans to Stable my air flow in my new pc build (1st pc build)

 

[EvilTwinSkippy]

Well, according to the manufacturer's information page that's linked on the Newegg page:

2 Fans Included:
One 120x120x25 mm Front Fan (LED)
One 120x120x25 mm Rear Fan (Exhaust)
Optional Fan Configuration: (Extra Fans Not Included)
Supports up to 9 x 12 CM FAN (optional)
Front x 3, Top x 1, Rear x 1, Side x 4 (Side fan bracket is also for 14cm x 4 or 12cm x 4 or 9.2cm x 4 or 8cm x 4 or 6cm x 4, or 30cm Cross Flow Fan x1 or MIX) Bottom Air Inlet

I'm not a math wiz, but if 2 are included and it has a capacity for 9, I'm guessing you can put 7 more in there.

Oh, and, ummmm......

Case:
it shows 2 different kinds of 120mm fans square kinds and bit bigger smaller square ones.. bit confusing...

What?!?!? You're hurting my head with your "explanation". My god, if you're description is less confusing than Newegg's they'll be doing a Monarch in no time flat. The fans you linked are 120x25 - they're perfect.

 

[Snakekilla]

Well, according to the manufacturer's information page that's linked on the Newegg page:



I'm not a math wiz, but if 2 are included and it has a capacity for 9, I'm guessing you can put 7 more in there.

Oh, and, ummmm......



What?!?!? You're hurting my head with your "explanation". My god, if you're description is less confusing than Newegg's they'll be doing a Monarch in no time flat. The fans you linked are 120x25 - they're perfect.

thx.. also updated topic above.. with extended questions..

PS: sorry about confusing u, i was just not paying attention to the fans on newegg, i was in the overall fans section, not in the case fan section.. :\

 

[[BRO]Alaskan]

So my question is how are you going to se up the air flow? 4x 120mm side case fans blowing in, 3x 120mm case fans (top, rear, front) and PSU blowing out?

 

[michaLcoughliN]

Now thats a lot of Fans.. wow

 

[Snakekilla]

So my question is how are you going to se up the air flow? 4x 120mm side case fans blowing in, 3x 120mm case fans (top, rear, front) and PSU blowing out?

no clue..never set up any fans..how would u think i should?

 

[wdn]

Case:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811119103 (black version)

Goal: to use all the available places i can put fans onto the case...

If you sit back and think about it a moment, your goal should not be how many case fans can I stuff into a case?

The goal should be: How low an operating temperature can I get for this PC using the minimum number of fans running at the lowest RPM's in order to obtain quiet operation? For that you don't want nine cased fans in a case. Take it from me you don't want nine case fans in a case. It will sound like a vacuum cleaner.

What you want is a smooth airflow from the front of the case to the back of the case. You should have a mental picture of a cone of air being pulled in by the front intake fan, moving in a straight line to the back of the case, and exhausting out the back of the case. You don't want air pulled in all different directions. The key thing here is all the air should be moving in one direction, from front to back, with the minimum amount of turbulence inside the case. What you don't want is 4 fans pulling to the side 1 pulling to the top and 1 pulling out the back. Which is the case you are looking at.

And the other thing to consider is fans create heat they do not remove heat. Nine fans call that 45 watts of power consumption. That is as much power as a soldering iron.

says in the specs, its 120mm fans.. i checked in newegg, it shows 2 different kinds of 120mm fans square kinds and bit bigger smaller square ones.. bit confusing..


if u look at the image provided by newegg on that case, it should show the door of fans, i am assuming that is square 120mm fans, and i was wondering if was right on picking these fans out for my case or not..?

-- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811998121


PS: the case should include 2 fans, 1 front and 1 back.. 4 on the door i think, 1 on top and specs claim that 2 more on the front i just cant see them in the images.. (total of 3 in front)



Specs adding into the case:
- CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X2048

- e-8800GTX 756mb

- e6600 core 2 duo 2.44GHz

- Thermaltake Toughpower 850W PSU

- western dig. 74gb Raptor 10k rpm

- Creative 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer Fatal1ty Professional Series

future changes, adding SLI 8800 GTX (adding 1 more to the one already have) and adding another set CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB)


with the specs above, how many fans i should have to be stable in air flow? should i order cpu/gpu fans, and have all 9 spaces of case fans taken? or should i just have gpu/cpu fans only.. (n00b at fans) so please recommend me whatever method is best for use of fans to Stable my air flow in my new pc build (1st pc build)

First of all that Apevia 120mm fan is a very nice fan I have it myself. It is a 4 pin fan (takes a Molex connector not a 3-pin fan connector that plugs into your motherboard.) So you should use this fan in positions where you will run the fan at a constant speed, unless you want to invest in a separate fan controller.

I would buy the case first just by itself. All you need is 1 intake fan and one exhaust fan, which is what the case already comes with. That is a top of the line case. I have a cheap case (in fact I have a free case: Mine was free after rebate, with free shipping). But all I have is 2 case fans a 80mm in front and 120mm in back. That is all you need. If you have a 120mm in front that is even better.

Just start with the fans that come with the case. Your power supply also has a fan that is venting heat out of the back of the case. Here is what I would have for fans, no more than this. Notice that only (2) of them are case fans:

(1) front intake fan 80mm or 120mm
(1) rear exhaust fan 120mm
(1) fan built into the power supply
(1) CPU cooling fan
(1) GPU cooling fan built into the video card
(1) northbridge cooling fan, 50mm (optional)

The northbridge fan you don't really need but if you are overclocking to the max and your northbridge heatsink is burning hot to the touch you might consider one

 

[wdn]

The other thing is if you are looking at that case mostly because you can squeeze 9 fans into it I would consider another case save your money for something else. That is a $250 case.

 

[Snakekilla]

If you sit back and think about it a moment, your goal should not be how many case fans can I stuff into a case?

The goal should be: How low an operating temperature can I get for this PC using the minimum number of fans running at the lowest RPM's in order to obtain quiet operation? For that you don't want nine cased fans in a case. Take it from me you don't want nine case fans in a case. It will sound like a vacuum cleaner.

What you want is a smooth airflow from the front of the case to the back of the case. You should have a mental picture of a cone of air being pulled in by the front intake fan, moving in a straight line to the back of the case, and exhausting out the back of the case. You don't want air pulled in all different directions. The key thing here is all the air should be moving in one direction, from front to back, with the minimum amount of turbulence inside the case. What you don't want is 4 fans pulling to the side 1 pulling to the top and 1 pulling out the back. Which is the case you are looking at.

And the other thing to consider is fans create heat they do not remove heat. Nine fans call that 45 watts of power consumption. That is as much power as a soldering iron.




First of all that Apevia 120mm fan is a very nice fan I have it myself. It is a 4 pin fan (takes a Molex connector not a 3-pin fan connector that plugs into your motherboard.) So you should use this fan in positions where you will run the fan at a constant speed, unless you want to invest in a separate fan controller.

I would buy the case first just by itself. All you need is 1 intake fan and one exhaust fan, which is what the case already comes with. That is a top of the line case. I have a cheap case (in fact I have a free case: Mine was free after rebate, with free shipping). But all I have is 2 case fans a 80mm in front and 120mm in back. That is all you need. If you have a 120mm in front that is even better.

Just start with the fans that come with the case. Your power supply also has a fan that is venting heat out of the back of the case. Here is what I would have for fans, no more than this. Notice that only (2) of them are case fans:

(1) front intake fan 80mm or 120mm
(1) rear exhaust fan 120mm
(1) fan built into the power supply
(1) CPU cooling fan
(1) GPU cooling fan built into the video card
(1) northbridge cooling fan, 50mm (optional)

The northbridge fan you don't really need but if you are overclocking to the max and your northbridge heatsink is burning hot to the touch you might consider one

doesnt it depend on wha kind of hardware, and the hardware generating amount of heat?? does it depend on that information?