Community weekly poll: How many fans do you have in your computer ?
- 10/5/05 4:55 PM
Five - but the situation is under control!
by 40list04 - 10/7/05 7:27 AM In reply to: How many fans do you have in your computer ? by Marc Bennett
In my little Shuttle SB65G2 SFF computer there are five fans but that doesn't seem excessive -- just right in fact.
Roll Call:
1 X 80mm which cools the CPU and evactuates the case
2 X 40mm inside the PS thermally controlled and quiet
1 X 40mm on the video card also thermally controlled
1 X 40mm at about half speed cooling the regulators
Overall the whole computer is quiet enough that I can hear the heads move on the relatively quiet Seagate 300gB SATA drive.
The mere number of fans means little -- one uses enough to do the job and runs them as slowly as possible, preferably under automatic control.
My average power & colling config.
by vcooper1 - 10/7/05 8:27 AM In reply to: How many fans do you have in your computer ? by Marc Bennett
I agree the more power the better. When I build a rig I use the following config.
I start with a 550W PSU. The type of case I use would be like the Antec plusview 2 server case with 5 fan mounts. 3 intake, 2 in front & 1 on the side door over the video card. 2 exhaust in the rear. I make sure the PSU I buy has 2 fans 1 intake & 1 exhaust.
I always build with 2 hard drives of equal size whether or not I run a raid array config. I feel it's a must to have a slave drive to save downloads & software updates in case I need to reformat the master drive & reinstall the OS. I also use duel fan heatsinks on each hard drive. a total of 12 fans including the cpu fan. Why so many fans? the cooler the system, the better the life expectancy of the system.
More Means More Cool More Over clock
by theraju - 10/7/05 8:46 AM In reply to: How many fans do you have in your computer ? by Marc Bennett
Coolong is good when You over clock and now a days all display card have a fan
Fans
by jrstriker12 - 10/7/05 9:52 AM In reply to: How many fans do you have in your computer ? by Marc Bennett
The fans just add up.
-My case came with 3 fans already installed
-My 530 watt power supply has two fans in it.
-Also have a fan on the vid card
-Also have fan on the CPU
Adds up to 7 fans.
8+ (what type, and why so many?)
by moonray - 10/7/05 10:12 AM In reply to: How many fans do you have in your computer ? by Marc Bennett
2 x 80 mm fans inside Tagan 480W PSU
3 x 120 mm fans cooling 9 HDD bays in front
1 x 90 mm fan cooling 3 HDD bays in the back
1 x 120 mm fan in top, helping exhaust of warm air
1 x cpu fan
1 x gpu fan
Liquid Cooled Sony Vaio R series
by lakephillip - 10/7/05 10:56 AM In reply to: How many fans do you have in your computer ? by Marc Bennett
I believe it has one large "silent" fan.
12 Fans, Descriptions of each fan's purpose.
by Gargantula - 10/7/05 11:03 AM In reply to: How many fans do you have in your computer ? by Marc Bennett
Two pushing the ambient air out of the back.
Two more to push air from the motherboard out.
Two for the RAM sticks.
One for the CPU.
One for the Northbridge chipset.
One of the video card.
One in front of the case for the hard drives.
One in the side to push air in to create a suction effect.
One to keep the power supply cool.
12 Fans Plus Without Opening Her Up and Counting All
by AzGoldPros - 10/7/05 12:51 PM In reply to: 12 Fans, Descriptions of each fan's purpose. by GargantulaI have the same as most with one each on the CPU, video card, powersupply etc, but one or two on the motherboard itself for it's chipsets, 4 up front to suck air through the case, one on the side to help create a side bleed off/out of heat, 2 on the back bottom to complement the through flow of air from front to back, and one or two on the harddrive hotswap box. It uses a 450 watt powersupply and 3.4 gig Athlon with 1 gig low-latency high speed Corsair ram but no cooling fans needed for those from the configuration noted above as it really cools the interior well. There could be a smaller one or two I've missed but without opening it up I can't remember them.
I built her last year and have had over a year now with no problems and running 18 - 24 hours at a time with no problems. Our heat here, many days over 110F - 118F, make this a necessity along with a good AC for the home, lol. I also have a big external fan blowing on it from the outside during very hot days where it's easily 85F-92F in the house. I like the heat but electronics don't, lol, so I make sure it stays cooled to 80F - 85F external heat so it's not really babied like many others do with external air around 65F - 75F.
I also built a 2.5 gig Athlon as a backup with about the same power and options but it has about 3 or 4 fewer fans as the CPU puts off much less heat than the 3.4 gig one. I don't believe in upgrading old equipment as it pays to buy all new and start from scratch. I have been building them since the 80's before Atari even when heathkit was the one to build,lol. The next one I build will be a 4 or 5 gig area Athlon based probably and I am sure as many if not more fans will be used in it as well. You need to keep them cool or you will lose them, just make sure you have plenty of power to push them too and upgrade your backup power supply to accomodate as well for power outages, I did. Moving from 17'' to 19'' monitors takes it's toll on your backup powersupply too. I noticed mine went from about 18 mins to around 10 with the newer bigger supply so need to upgrade again for that. And when the AC is off, you need a generator to kick in to keep the home cool as well, which will affect the external air, so have this as well if finances allow. It all comes down to what's important to you enough to protect against any potentials. Good luck in your pursuit.
7 Fans
by ballista - 10/7/05 12:57 PM In reply to: How many fans do you have in your computer ? by Marc Bennett
Well I built my computer and the case came with 4 fans standard and the option to add 2 more. So I've got 4 case fans 2x120mm and 2x90mm also 120mm fans for the processor and power supply and 1 80 mm fan for the video card.
(NT) air filters?
by momule - 10/7/05 4:50 PM In reply to: How many fans do you have in your computer ? by Marc Bennett
so with all these multiple fans......and all the responses..... how do any of you fan "fans" keep dirt out of your machine? Surely you have a sealed system with air filters that you can wash and replace? Seems to me that the cleanest system and the coolest would be a liquid cooled one and that the more fans you add the more dirt you would pull into your case. More is not always better....
But expencive
by Species8472 - 10/10/05 5:56 PM In reply to: (NT) air filters? by momuleFans are a lot cheaper than a 100 buck liquid cooling system, and if a fan goes out, its cheap and easy to replace
so many fans
by RRDB - 10/7/05 4:57 PM In reply to: How many fans do you have in your computer ? by Marc Bennett
I use a bay fan (2 fans)in addition to fans that come with the case, between my two burners to keep them cool. Since I been doing this, I have not lost a burner do to heat. I used to have to replace the burner about every 3-6 months, I did this also on my other PC for my kids, same results. They burn a lot more then I do, but the units stay cool and operational. Those bay fans are hard to find any more. But they sure do the trick.
Bay Fans
by brandykar - 10/9/05 8:30 AM In reply to: so many fans by RRDBWhat's a Bay Fan?
I have 3 fans, not including 1 for the pwr. supply & 1 on the CPU. This seems like enough for me. Only a few on-line games are played sometimes by me sometimes. I otherwise use the computer strictly for business & not gaming.
No seizing yet, CPU, or burner(2) problems.
Bay Fans
by brandykar - 10/9/05 8:32 AM In reply to: so many fans by RRDBWhat's a Bay Fan?
I have 3 fans, not including 1 for the pwr. supply & 1 on the CPU. This seems like enough for me. Only a few on-line games are played sometimes by me. I otherwise use the computer strictly for business & not gaming.
No seizing yet, CPU, or burner(2) problems.
Fans
by NBK_Viper - 10/7/05 6:28 PM In reply to: How many fans do you have in your computer ? by Marc Bennett
1. Thermaltake Volcano 12 Extreme
2. (2) rear bulk 82mm Fans - Hot air out
3. (1) 120mm front fan - Bringing cool air in
4. (1) 82mm front fan - Bringing cool air in
5. Aluminum Hard drive cooler w/2 fans
6. For a grand total of 6 fans !!!! All wrapped in a Antec super-mid server case w/430watt PSU.
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