Antec 900 Fan Placement & CPU Paste Questions

Kornowski · 02-03-2008, 06:59 PM

I'm getting it very soon, and was wondering what the best arrangment for the fans would be?

I was thinking, having both the front 120mm fans in the top 6 bays and my DVD Drive at the bottom... and one 120mm on the side...

Does that sound Ok?

Also, what would be the best setting to have the fans on? Low, Medium or High?
Much difference?

I know that you can also put another 120mm fan behind one of the front 120mm fans, would that be a good idea?

and, lastyl

Is it Ok to remove AS5 with alcohol wipes, for the HSF and CPU?

Thanks

ThatGuy16 · 02-03-2008, 07:44 PM

For the thermal paste, yeah i think alcohol wipes or rubbing alcohol is best.. do you even need to remove you heatsink to change cases, since your paste has settled?

Kornowski · 02-03-2008, 07:56 PM

I don't think I'll need to, but I think I will anyway

Dazzeerr · 02-03-2008, 08:10 PM

Fresh paste, fresh case. xD Sounds good

Do what seems most logical for air flow with the fans, it will probably be right afterall.

Just make sure you have atleast one exhaust lol

Kornowski · 02-04-2008, 07:38 AM

Yeah, I can't wait to get it!

Yeah, I think having the fans at the top would be a good idea... What about the side fan though, worth it?

**Archangel** · 02-04-2008, 09:15 AM

I suppose that depends on what cpu cooler you have I think. I mean, I use the stock cooler, and have a fan in the sidepanel blowing air right on top of the cooler, works like a peach (3*C difference in temp when i have the fan on or off

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Kornowski · 02-04-2008, 02:15 PM

Thanks for the info

I've got the Arcitic Cooler 7 Pro, so I guess I should have the 120mm fans at the top?

Kornowski · 02-06-2008, 09:36 PM

Found a picture of my MOBO in an Antec 900, it looks TINY!

Kornowski · 02-06-2008, 11:09 PM

Andybody else think that my MOBO looks really small in there?

just a noob · 02-06-2008, 11:19 PM

actully, yeah it kinda does look small, but holy crap! is that a heatsink next to the fan?

02-03-2008, 06:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
Kornowski VIP - Graphics Guru Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool, UK Age: 18 Posts: 12,819	Antec 900 Fan Placement & CPU Paste Questions I'm getting it very soon, and was wondering what the best arrangment for the fans would be? I was thinking, having both the front 120mm fans in the top 6 bays and my DVD Drive at the bottom... and one 120mm on the side... Does that sound Ok? Also, what would be the best setting to have the fans on? Low, Medium or High? Much difference? I know that you can also put another 120mm fan behind one of the front 120mm fans, would that be a good idea? and, lastyl Is it Ok to remove AS5 with alcohol wipes, for the HSF and CPU? Thanks __________________ Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 EVGA 750i SLI FTW 4GB Crucial Ballistix @ 800MHz 2 X 8800GTS G92 in SLI Corsair HX520W Windows Vista Home Premium Seagate Barracuda 500GB 7200.11 SATA II Tuniq Tower LED OCZ XTC RAM Cooler Antec 900 (Modded)

02-03-2008, 07:44 PM	#2 (permalink)
ThatGuy16 Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: USA Posts: 5,320	For the thermal paste, yeah i think alcohol wipes or rubbing alcohol is best.. do you even need to remove you heatsink to change cases, since your paste has settled? __________________ CPU: C2D E8400 @ 4Ghz 1.24v HSF: Apogee GTX MB: Gigabyte X38-DS4 Ram: 2x2GB G. Skill DDR2-1068 HDD: 320GB Seagate PSU: OCZ GameXStream 700w OS: Vista Home Premium 64bit GFX: 2x HD4850 Crossfire LCD: LG 22" L226WTQ 3DMark06: 20826

02-03-2008, 07:56 PM	#3 (permalink)
Kornowski VIP - Graphics Guru Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool, UK Age: 18 Posts: 12,819	I don't think I'll need to, but I think I will anyway __________________ Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 EVGA 750i SLI FTW 4GB Crucial Ballistix @ 800MHz 2 X 8800GTS G92 in SLI Corsair HX520W Windows Vista Home Premium Seagate Barracuda 500GB 7200.11 SATA II Tuniq Tower LED OCZ XTC RAM Cooler Antec 900 (Modded)

02-03-2008, 08:10 PM	#4 (permalink)
Dazzeerr Gold Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: England UK Posts: 268	Fresh paste, fresh case. xD Sounds good Do what seems most logical for air flow with the fans, it will probably be right afterall. Just make sure you have atleast one exhaust lol __________________ Rig: Intel Core2Duo E4400 \| 2GB DDR2 Corsair \| 160GB & 250GB HDD \| GeForce 8500GT 256mb { soon 9800GT 512mb } \| ASUS P5S-MX SE Mobo \| X-Fi Xtreme Audio ---------- Want a game of... : CoD4 / CS 1.6 / CSS / TF2 / BF2 / WC3 / UT2k4 ? ---------- Steam iD : Bieji Msn : daztruman@hotmail.com

02-04-2008, 07:38 AM	#5 (permalink)
Kornowski VIP - Graphics Guru Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool, UK Age: 18 Posts: 12,819	Yeah, I can't wait to get it! Yeah, I think having the fans at the top would be a good idea... What about the side fan though, worth it? __________________ Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 EVGA 750i SLI FTW 4GB Crucial Ballistix @ 800MHz 2 X 8800GTS G92 in SLI Corsair HX520W Windows Vista Home Premium Seagate Barracuda 500GB 7200.11 SATA II Tuniq Tower LED OCZ XTC RAM Cooler Antec 900 (Modded)

02-04-2008, 09:15 AM	#6 (permalink)
Archangel Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Netherlands Age: 21 Posts: 8,109	I suppose that depends on what cpu cooler you have I think. I mean, I use the stock cooler, and have a fan in the sidepanel blowing air right on top of the cooler, works like a peach (3*C difference in temp when i have the fan on or off ) __________________ Newton is dead, Einstein is dead, I don't feel very well either Xfire - Mirrari Intel Q6600 ( @3.6GHz) Asus Triton 79 Amazing 549/3200 4x 1Gb Corsair XMS2 DDR800 Asus Maximus Formula Asus & Sapphire HD3870 512Mb ( 850/1180 ) Corsair HX620W PSU

02-04-2008, 02:15 PM	#7 (permalink)
Kornowski VIP - Graphics Guru Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool, UK Age: 18 Posts: 12,819	Thanks for the info I've got the Arcitic Cooler 7 Pro, so I guess I should have the 120mm fans at the top? __________________ Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 EVGA 750i SLI FTW 4GB Crucial Ballistix @ 800MHz 2 X 8800GTS G92 in SLI Corsair HX520W Windows Vista Home Premium Seagate Barracuda 500GB 7200.11 SATA II Tuniq Tower LED OCZ XTC RAM Cooler Antec 900 (Modded) Last edited by Kornowski; 02-04-2008 at 02:18 PM.

02-06-2008, 09:36 PM	#8 (permalink)
Kornowski VIP - Graphics Guru Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool, UK Age: 18 Posts: 12,819	Found a picture of my MOBO in an Antec 900, it looks TINY! __________________ Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 EVGA 750i SLI FTW 4GB Crucial Ballistix @ 800MHz 2 X 8800GTS G92 in SLI Corsair HX520W Windows Vista Home Premium Seagate Barracuda 500GB 7200.11 SATA II Tuniq Tower LED OCZ XTC RAM Cooler Antec 900 (Modded)

02-06-2008, 11:09 PM	#9 (permalink)
Kornowski VIP - Graphics Guru Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool, UK Age: 18 Posts: 12,819	Andybody else think that my MOBO looks really small in there? __________________ Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 EVGA 750i SLI FTW 4GB Crucial Ballistix @ 800MHz 2 X 8800GTS G92 in SLI Corsair HX520W Windows Vista Home Premium Seagate Barracuda 500GB 7200.11 SATA II Tuniq Tower LED OCZ XTC RAM Cooler Antec 900 (Modded)

02-06-2008, 11:19 PM	#10 (permalink)
just a noob Diamond Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: cardboard mansion Posts: 1,618	actully, yeah it kinda does look small, but holy crap! is that a heatsink next to the fan?

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