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Shuttle Cooling

sKiTz0

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Does putting a more powerful fan on the ICE cooler on a shuttle help temps, or are the heat pipes a bottleneck? Anyone tried this?
 
i used to own two of them,

-cut the rear honeycomb girll on the back of the case
-yes putting a more powerful fan does help the temps, but it will be noitceably louder
-imo: use a 80-92mm fan adapter, and mount the fan externally (exausting all of the air)...

you can find some more on www.sfftech.com

-paulm
 
There is no need for more fans or a 92mm one. I have a 2500rpm coolermaster fan, my temps only reach 47 when its under UBER gaming stress.

It idles around 39/40Cs. Just cut out the honeycomb grill and you'll be fine, atleast on the AMD ones. Intel chips run VERY hot.
 
Mechwarrior : what proccesor are u running?

i had a 2500+barton @ 2.3ghz, that's why i needed some extra flow

mine was runnign uber hot


-paulm
 
Originally posted by MechWarrior
Intel chips run VERY hot.

oh really? hmmmm, I guess my 2.8C @ 3.3Ghz doesnt know that Intels should run hot then.....

idle:

2.8CtempIDLE.jpg


load:

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-show me an AMD - SFF setup thats getting a 500Mhz+ O/C thats running cooler than my "hot running" Intel setup.
 
thats in a shuttle? I just got mine.. I guess i should cut out the honey comb thing on the back.. Either way..
does anyone have any advice on how I can get the shuttle to run quieter?

I take it the main ICE fan should be replaced. And the PSU fan? or the whole PS? I have a Crystal ORB on my radeon, I don't know if thats making a lot of noise, i don't think it is. I'll take it off if I have to. If anyone's got any tips, it would be appreciated. The noise this thing makes is driving me crazy.. Thanks a lot.
 
i cut out the grill in the back added a 80mm top blowhole using 2 coolermaster LED Fans and with my 2500 Barton @ 3200+ 400mhz oc I idle at 32c on the proc 30c case and 31 on the psu and load is 45 max on proc 35 case and 37psu !
 
ok. so maybe it was my crystal orb.. i just checked.. that thing was actually touchin the side of the case. that can't be good. haha. aight.. what are the suggestions on replacement ICE fans? Thanks.
 
Hey, that Intel seems pretty hot to me...

Panaflo H1A at 4%... idle 40-42 load 47

plus, its really quiet
 
My P4 2.4B runs at 28*C idle... with that loud ass Sunon fan running on ultra low, only thing I did was cut out that stupid honeycomb stuff.
 
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