lets see your rig - Page 18

**TheMatt** · 09-07-2007, 06:47 PM

That wouldn't exactly work. Any fans in the rear should be exhausting hot air. If you want to draw cool air from outside in just for the graphics card, you have two options:

Do a case mod and mount a fan on the side of the case.

Create an air duct so that the air from the rear at the expansion slots is directed into graphics card fan.

**pharoah** · 09-07-2007, 07:51 PM

the air duct idea can be very effective.you could fix it where the vid card draws outside "room temperature" air instead of hot case air.same goes for cpu's.

**TheMatt** · 09-07-2007, 08:45 PM

The same concept of the Side Air Duct that Intel requires on a thermally advantaged chassis. The trouble would be getting the actual duct.

**pharoah** · 09-07-2007, 09:10 PM

my micro-atx case has an air duct,and that opteron does run cool.

scharnhorst · 09-08-2007, 11:40 AM

whoa thats a lot of work for something that already runs just fine. So a fan on the bottom of the armor located little infront of the gtx's fan blowing air towards the back open pci slots would do nothing? I'm better off leaving that blue vantec fans under the gfx card? Why can't i then just move the fan to the back and mount it where the open pci slots are and have it just blowing air out like the other 2 fans above it? same principle except it would be colder air since hot air rises and this would be at the bottom of the case

Basically does my gfx card fan suck air in our pushes it out? If its out then I'll mount the fan under it having it suck in that hot air and blow it out the pci slots.

magnethead · 09-08-2007, 12:36 PM

wow, i'm seeing alot of antec 900's on here all of a sudden. I went from like the only person with one, not there's 3 or 4 i've seen within a few pages.

Granted that's the only physically custom part of my computer thus far besides the SATA DVD drive (Lite-on 20A1P).

stats/details in my system menu.

Click the thumbs

scharnhorst · 09-08-2007, 01:05 PM

got a big case almost done, i've decided to mount that bottom fan right next to the pci slots blowing air out, hell if i decide to i can put 2 bottom fans the one next to the pci slot and the other just in front of the gfx card since i've got another 90mm fan extra. Its a beast and i'd say its around 80pounds and all blacked out.

scharnhorst · 09-08-2007, 01:38 PM

Got a problem the noise level is unbearable to the EXTREME! My temps have all dropped to amazingly low levels but its so loud Tv or music would have to be turned way up to ignore it so some changes have to be made.

Question: Fans have those 3pin connectors which plug into the motherboard, do they provide power only? If so I had 3 or 4 plugged in that way and none of them turned on so i had to use the 4pin connectors from the psu. Is there anyway to control fan speed, in bios i tried but didn't seem to make any difference?

**TheMatt** · 09-08-2007, 07:25 PM

Really? They provide the same 12v as from the PSU but include a signal wire which reports the fan speed back to the BIOS.

Do you have a multimeter you can use to test the fan ports on the motherboard for voltage?

scharnhorst · 09-08-2007, 07:51 PM

no i don't have a multimeter, but yeah the don't seem to work although its not a problem considering got plenty of 4pin connectors and they are all running pretty well. One of the new fans that I replaced the top fan with is starting to make some noise. It starts off just fine but after awhile gets more high pitched just got to keep working on it. Posting pics in a second

scharnhorst · 09-08-2007, 08:45 PM

Ok for some strange reason not letting me upload images to this site, keeps sayings it fails but here it is on this site. This is also without another 120mm intake fan which is on its way damn tigerdirect, newegg is better.

Check it out!
http://www.gamereplays.org/community...owtopic=287783

**TheMatt** · 09-08-2007, 09:02 PM

If you don't need the fans to be controlled by the temperature use the PSU power connector. The only disadvantage is you can't monitor the fan speeds from the BIOS/SpeedFan or another utility like SensorsView.

scharnhorst · 09-08-2007, 09:39 PM

so the 3pin connectors on the motherboard allow you to monitor the the fan speed? In bios I saw a power on feature that is disabled, can you set it up to where you can press the keyboard to turn the computer on?

**TheMatt** · 09-08-2007, 10:16 PM

Yes, if you can enable powering on by pressing a button on the Keyboard or Mouse.

Ahh, the wonders of ACPI.

1 g0t 0wn3d · 09-09-2007, 07:27 PM

Btw why is lets see your rig not a sticky? Anyway i am still trying to get ahold of a digital camera to take some pictures of my new case,

09-07-2007, 06:47 PM	#341 (permalink)
TheMatt Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 13,695 OS: Win 3.1, 98, NT 4.0, XP Debian 4.0, Kubuntu 6.06 My System Blog Entries: 3	Re: lets see your rig That wouldn't exactly work. Any fans in the rear should be exhausting hot air. If you want to draw cool air from outside in just for the graphics card, you have two options: Do a case mod and mount a fan on the side of the case. Create an air duct so that the air from the rear at the expansion slots is directed into graphics card fan. __________________ - Matt M - KB1OSC - Folding@Home 85015 If TSF has helped you, please consider donating. If I have stopped responding to a thread, feel free to send me a PM with a link to the thread. It is advisable to subscribe to threads so you will receive updates when replies are posted. You can subscribe to threads from the "Thread Tools" Menu. »Memtest86 »Prime95 »UBCD »SpeedFan »NHC Personal »Everest »Sandra »PC Wizard »RivaTuner »ATi Tool Click here for Useful Articles and Guides

09-07-2007, 07:51 PM	#342 (permalink)
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TheMatt Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 13,695 OS: Win 3.1, 98, NT 4.0, XP Debian 4.0, Kubuntu 6.06 My System Blog Entries: 3	Re: lets see your rig The same concept of the Side Air Duct that Intel requires on a thermally advantaged chassis. The trouble would be getting the actual duct. __________________ - Matt M - KB1OSC - Folding@Home 85015 If TSF has helped you, please consider donating. If I have stopped responding to a thread, feel free to send me a PM with a link to the thread. It is advisable to subscribe to threads so you will receive updates when replies are posted. You can subscribe to threads from the "Thread Tools" Menu. »Memtest86 »Prime95 »UBCD »SpeedFan »NHC Personal »Everest »Sandra »PC Wizard »RivaTuner »ATi Tool Click here for Useful Articles and Guides

09-08-2007, 11:40 AM	#345 (permalink)
scharnhorst Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: CA Posts: 262 OS: vista premium 32 My System	Re: lets see your rig whoa thats a lot of work for something that already runs just fine. So a fan on the bottom of the armor located little infront of the gtx's fan blowing air towards the back open pci slots would do nothing? I'm better off leaving that blue vantec fans under the gfx card? Why can't i then just move the fan to the back and mount it where the open pci slots are and have it just blowing air out like the other 2 fans above it? same principle except it would be colder air since hot air rises and this would be at the bottom of the case Basically does my gfx card fan suck air in our pushes it out? If its out then I'll mount the fan under it having it suck in that hot air and blow it out the pci slots. Last edited by scharnhorst : 09-08-2007 at 11:56 AM.

09-08-2007, 12:36 PM	#346 (permalink)
magnethead Tech Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: TX Posts: 2,026 OS: XPH, 2K My System Blog Entries: 2	Re: lets see your rig wow, i'm seeing alot of antec 900's on here all of a sudden. I went from like the only person with one, not there's 3 or 4 i've seen within a few pages. Granted that's the only physically custom part of my computer thus far besides the SATA DVD drive (Lite-on 20A1P). stats/details in my system menu. Click the thumbs __________________ AIM me: MAGNET794 For proper support: what are you running? video card, cpu, m/board, ram, power supply, brand, wattage, any error message? PCI-E requires 26 amps at 12 volts. That's a 650W PSU. Power Supply Info and Selection . Info on thermal compounds & application . TEST PSU USING MULTI-METER

09-08-2007, 01:05 PM	#347 (permalink)
scharnhorst Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: CA Posts: 262 OS: vista premium 32 My System	Re: lets see your rig got a big case almost done, i've decided to mount that bottom fan right next to the pci slots blowing air out, hell if i decide to i can put 2 bottom fans the one next to the pci slot and the other just in front of the gfx card since i've got another 90mm fan extra. Its a beast and i'd say its around 80pounds and all blacked out.

09-08-2007, 01:38 PM	#348 (permalink)
scharnhorst Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: CA Posts: 262 OS: vista premium 32 My System	Re: lets see your rig Got a problem the noise level is unbearable to the EXTREME! My temps have all dropped to amazingly low levels but its so loud Tv or music would have to be turned way up to ignore it so some changes have to be made. Question: Fans have those 3pin connectors which plug into the motherboard, do they provide power only? If so I had 3 or 4 plugged in that way and none of them turned on so i had to use the 4pin connectors from the psu. Is there anyway to control fan speed, in bios i tried but didn't seem to make any difference? Last edited by scharnhorst : 09-08-2007 at 01:43 PM.

09-08-2007, 07:25 PM	#349 (permalink)
TheMatt Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 13,695 OS: Win 3.1, 98, NT 4.0, XP Debian 4.0, Kubuntu 6.06 My System Blog Entries: 3	Re: lets see your rig Really? They provide the same 12v as from the PSU but include a signal wire which reports the fan speed back to the BIOS. Do you have a multimeter you can use to test the fan ports on the motherboard for voltage? __________________ - Matt M - KB1OSC - Folding@Home 85015 If TSF has helped you, please consider donating. If I have stopped responding to a thread, feel free to send me a PM with a link to the thread. It is advisable to subscribe to threads so you will receive updates when replies are posted. You can subscribe to threads from the "Thread Tools" Menu. »Memtest86 »Prime95 »UBCD »SpeedFan »NHC Personal »Everest »Sandra »PC Wizard »RivaTuner »ATi Tool Click here for Useful Articles and Guides

09-08-2007, 07:51 PM	#350 (permalink)
scharnhorst Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: CA Posts: 262 OS: vista premium 32 My System	Re: lets see your rig no i don't have a multimeter, but yeah the don't seem to work although its not a problem considering got plenty of 4pin connectors and they are all running pretty well. One of the new fans that I replaced the top fan with is starting to make some noise. It starts off just fine but after awhile gets more high pitched just got to keep working on it. Posting pics in a second

09-08-2007, 08:45 PM	#351 (permalink)
scharnhorst Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: CA Posts: 262 OS: vista premium 32 My System	Re: lets see your rig Ok for some strange reason not letting me upload images to this site, keeps sayings it fails but here it is on this site. This is also without another 120mm intake fan which is on its way damn tigerdirect, newegg is better. Check it out! http://www.gamereplays.org/community...owtopic=287783

09-08-2007, 09:02 PM	#352 (permalink)
TheMatt Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 13,695 OS: Win 3.1, 98, NT 4.0, XP Debian 4.0, Kubuntu 6.06 My System Blog Entries: 3	Re: lets see your rig If you don't need the fans to be controlled by the temperature use the PSU power connector. The only disadvantage is you can't monitor the fan speeds from the BIOS/SpeedFan or another utility like SensorsView. __________________ - Matt M - KB1OSC - Folding@Home 85015 If TSF has helped you, please consider donating. If I have stopped responding to a thread, feel free to send me a PM with a link to the thread. It is advisable to subscribe to threads so you will receive updates when replies are posted. You can subscribe to threads from the "Thread Tools" Menu. »Memtest86 »Prime95 »UBCD »SpeedFan »NHC Personal »Everest »Sandra »PC Wizard »RivaTuner »ATi Tool Click here for Useful Articles and Guides

09-08-2007, 09:39 PM	#353 (permalink)
scharnhorst Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: CA Posts: 262 OS: vista premium 32 My System	Re: lets see your rig so the 3pin connectors on the motherboard allow you to monitor the the fan speed? In bios I saw a power on feature that is disabled, can you set it up to where you can press the keyboard to turn the computer on? Last edited by scharnhorst : 09-08-2007 at 09:42 PM.

09-08-2007, 10:16 PM	#354 (permalink)
TheMatt Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 13,695 OS: Win 3.1, 98, NT 4.0, XP Debian 4.0, Kubuntu 6.06 My System Blog Entries: 3	Re: lets see your rig Yes, if you can enable powering on by pressing a button on the Keyboard or Mouse. Ahh, the wonders of ACPI. __________________ - Matt M - KB1OSC - Folding@Home 85015 If TSF has helped you, please consider donating. If I have stopped responding to a thread, feel free to send me a PM with a link to the thread. It is advisable to subscribe to threads so you will receive updates when replies are posted. You can subscribe to threads from the "Thread Tools" Menu. »Memtest86 »Prime95 »UBCD »SpeedFan »NHC Personal »Everest »Sandra »PC Wizard »RivaTuner »ATi Tool Click here for Useful Articles and Guides

09-09-2007, 07:27 PM	#355 (permalink)
1 g0t 0wn3d Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Sedona, az Posts: 6,274 OS: Vista basic 32bit My System	Re: lets see your rig Btw why is lets see your rig not a sticky? Anyway i am still trying to get ahold of a digital camera to take some pictures of my new case, __________________ Bench Test \| PC Wizard \| System specs \| PSU info \| PSU calculator \| Memtest86+<