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[Cbeck527]

I was planning on adding some fans to my case cuz it gets kinda hot. Also, I eventually wanted to upgrade mt CPU fand and also my GPU fan. I have one 120mm fan slot and 2 80mm fan slots. I am on a budget.

What would be the best fans (most airflow and least noise)?
What is a good CPU fan (again, most airflow and least noise)?
What is the best GPU fan (you guessed it, most airflow and least noise)?

 

[Yasu]

CPU HSF: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835118119
Case Fans: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...&description=&srchInDesc=&minPrice=&maxPrice=
VGA cooler: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835118117

 

[Geoff]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811999144

That would be the best case fan. 54.4CFM and only 16dbA.

 

[Mr.Suave]

whats your budget?

What would be the best fans (most airflow and least noise)?

Silverstone 120mm max cfm ~110(includes a fan contoller)
i have it and love it b/c it moves tons of air and since you can adjust the speed you can have it really low so its silent or of course at max its loud(when needed like playing a game where you wont really hear it anyways)

What is a good CPU fan (again, most airflow and least noise)?

Big Typhoon one of the best HSF but a bit pricey
or
Artic cooling Freezer 64 Pro very cheap and very good.

What is the best GPU fan (you guessed it, most airflow and least noise)?

Artic cooling's Silencer 5 rev 3
a review http://www.3dxtreme.net/index.php?id=acnvsilencer5rev34

 

[Cbeck527]

whats your budget?
Artic cooling's Silencer 5 rev 3
a review http://www.3dxtreme.net/index.php?id=acnvsilencer5rev34

Thats looks good, but I dont know if it will fit in my case. from my interpretation, it looks like that cooler is big, and I dont know if I have that much space. Does anyone have it that can give is more detail?

 

[Mr.Suave]

Thats looks good, but I dont know if it will fit in my case. from my interpretation, it looks like that cooler is big, and I dont know if I have that much space. Does anyone have it that can give is more detail?

its no longer than the card but you wont be able to sli...

if your really worried about it then the Artic Accelero x1 is capable of having sli.
heres a review on it http://www.virtual-hideout.net/reviews/ac_accelero_x1/index.shtml

 

[Cbeck527]

its no longer than the card but you wont be able to sli...

if your really worried about it then the Artic Accelero x1 is capable of having sli.
heres a review on it http://www.virtual-hideout.net/reviews/ac_accelero_x1/index.shtml

Thanks for the extra info. Im not going to go with that, because I want to sli. What have you heard about this
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835888602???

 

[Mr.Suave]

Thanks for the extra info. Im not going to go with that, because I want to sli. What have you heard about this
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835888602???

that would not help but make things worse. the VGA cooler blows air in while the slot fan blows air out which would cancle each other thus not helping.

the Accelero x1 that i mentioned can sli and cools just as good as the silencer 5

 

[Cbeck527]

Is it better to cool the inividual components (cpu, gpu, ect.) or is it better to cool the case? I'm not sure whether to buy fans or cpu and vga coolers

 

[Mr.Suave]

well wat are your temps?
id improve my case cooling first, as if it was bad, then the inividual coolers wouldnt properly cool as good b/c thier would be alot of hot air in the case.

 

[Cbeck527]

well wat are your temps?

According to my case thermometer probe thing, my average case temp is about 40˚C. When im playing a game it gets hotter

(40˚C=104˚F)

 

[Mr.Suave]

ganna need more accurate temp and temps on the CPU and GPU,
i suggest downloading Speedfan or PCwizard

 

[Cbeck527]

Lets put it this way, what did you upgrade first in ur computer??

 

[Mr.Suave]

case fans b/c id improve those first as you want to have all the hot air out and the cold air comming in to cool the parts.

 

[Cbeck527]

great, thats what I was looking for. Thanks for your help.