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Ultimate Air Flow / Air Cooling Case?

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EternityZX9

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I have been toying around with the idea of getting something extreme for a cooling option for my case since I have always had problems with cooling, and at first I was thinking of going with the VapoChill XE, but that cost upwards of $850 (new). Recently however, I did a search for the best case cooling on air (because I'm still wary about going to phase changing or even liquid cooling for that matter, cause I move my case around a lot) on these forums and I found a link to the Coolermaster CM Stacker with the cross blower. Now I also found a link to the only 190 CFM fans that I have ever heard of, the Sidewinders. I was thinking of using two of these in the front of the CM Stacker, one in the back, and two TT Smart Case Fans II, in the bottom rear, and I could add another in the top for exhaust if I wanted too. This would equal about 380 CFM max intake and exhaust as follows:

Front - 2 x Sidewinder Case Fans = 380 CFM
Rear Top - 1 x Sidewinder Case Fan + PS Fan = 190 CFM + ~30-40ish from PS
Rear Bottom - 2 x TT Smart Case Fan II = 150 CFM

Total - 380 CFM Front & Rear

I always figured if I needed to I could use some Pax.Mate, to keep the case running quiet, cause I figure this thing would run LOUD....which really isn't a problem for me since I'm using my Sennheiser PC155 Headset all the time. Pressure would be about equal, maybe not exactly the same, but I'm wondering how cooling would be? Has anyone tried this before? Those fans wouldn't be blowing so hard that they would damage any of my parts inside the case would they? Any thoughts? :eek:
 
oh i'm sure youd be able to hear the computer even with your headphones on. 50db is about as loud as a drying machine. and i've never heard a quiet drying machine. and thats for only one fan. having 3 of those including the other fans would p[robably bring it up to around 60db more or less. like an air conditioner. i can hear the ones on our apartment when i'm on the sidewalk smoking.

oh, i forgot to add the power requirements it says to pay attention to. 24 watts, 3 amp startup, 2 amp operation for each. consider the power your whole system will require and think about getting a new PSU, especially if youre overclocking. you might as well just get water cooling or something. it'll all cost about the same i would think.
 
There really is no point, since there is a point of diminishing returns for air cooling. You can only get as cool as *close to* ambient tempature, not to mention fans themselves produce heat. With that much air running through your computer, you will be limited by how the thermal conductivity of the heatsinks.
 
Just keep in mind that normal talking voice is around 30db

Those fans will be yelling :cool:
 
get watercooling imho you'll get better temps at less the cost and less the noise
 
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