Vornado way too loud HELP!!!

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goldenfox_pdx

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Ok I just got my XP-90 and a 92mm Tornado fan and my roomates hate it. I can even hear it up stairs when I sleep. So I need help on a quieter fan. I still want to overclock my 3200+ (939)
ANY HELP OUT THERE????
 
That fan is actually one of the best imo... you just need some sort of way to control the fan speed. If you could get use out of controlling some other fans get a fanbus. If you just need to control 1 fan you can buy a single fan controller.
 
Or, you could go with a 92mm Panaflo in either Low or Medium speed versions, which move a fair amount of air, but are quieter. The Vantec Tornado is a whopping 56-57dB. Proper heat exchange within your case, removing hot air and replacing it with cool, is more important; without it, you can blow air over your heatsink all day and it will only keep temperatures down so much. As you've also found out, an insanely high CFM fan adds a ton of noise. There's no need to do 119CFM over your processor; the Panaflo will give you 48CFM, more than adequate, at 30dB, letting you sleep at night. They also last nearly forever.

http://www.frozencpu.com/cgi-bin/frozencpu/fan-83.html

If for some reason you still insist on airflow, Panaflo's high-volume 92mm fan does 56CFM at 35dB, still 21dB lower.

http://www.frozencpu.com/cgi-bin/frozencpu/fan-87.html
 
get a fanbus, I have this one (its just a relabeled Vantec)

http://www.coolerguys.com/840556041481.html

works great (can handle the 12v of the Tornado, not all can), allows for control of 4 fans total, my 92mm Tornado is quiet (its actually REALLY quiet when turned down) when I want it to be and loud when I need it to be (gaming).

works great at pretty much any speed and works with any normal case fan, plus you can order this item for about the price of a quality 92mm fan ($8).
 
IMO, buy a vantec stealth fan.. and post to me that tornado ;)

get a fanbus, or fancontroller
 
Just do a 5v or 7v mod to the Tornado. Its free and easy to do and will quiet down the Tornado considerably.
 
A fanbus will allow him to have a MUCH wider range of adjustabilty, instead of being limited to the 5v speed or the 12v speed.

Sure it may cost him $8, but he can crank the vornado during hard gaming and turn it down when he's surfing on [H], I suppose its mostly a matter of preference though.
 
Only thing is, if you turn the V down too far on the Vornado it wont spin up after stopping :p
 
then just turn the knob to have it start again.

I've never tested to see if the lowest setting on my fanbus would be enough to start the Vornado. I know I never turned the fan down all the way, since it is quite at 1/3 to 1/2 speed, thats pretty much the lowest I turn it too.

What is the startup voltage for the Vornado anyways?
 
Not sure of the startup voltage, I'd assume about 12v? but I usually set my fan controller on medium ~2400rpm, and its silent, but once it stops I have to set it back on high for the fan to spin up.
 
the startup voltage is 5V... nothing less...

tested with 2 PSU... one can start, one cannot... when i use digital mutimeter to check, i found that the one that can start have the 5V rail reading as 5.2V while the one that cannot start have the 5V reading as 4.97v
 
I figured it to be 5v, as it is the lowest vMod I've seen for it. I hear the 7v mod is also a popular alternative to the 5v mod. But I'd still use a fan controller.
 
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