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notselfcreated:
Question! Last month I built a computer. It's loosely based off of Toms Hardware "$500 Gaming PC" from last April. It is very loud. Sounds like a jet engine.
* Pentium e2180 2GHz
* 8800 GT
* 2GB PC6400 DDR2
Plus cheap Intel motherboard, good CPU fan, etc.
Well, I cheaped out on the case, which was a mistake (at least the included 450W PSU seems to be working without any problems). There were no fans, but a local PC shop gave me a couple of their el-cheapo fans. There's an 80mm exhaust fan and a 120mm intake fan in the lower front. (The case is too narrow to fit bigger than an 80mm exhaust). The main offender noise-wise is the 120mm intake.
OK, so my question boils down to two things:
1. What is the optimum fan configuration? Is it simply more = better? There is a small grill on the side that could maybe accommodate an 80mm; should I put one there?
2. Is an intake fan really necessary? Especially since there aren't really vents in the front faceplate. If it is, can anyone recommend an inexpensive, quiet 120mm? Should I even go so far as to cut vents into the plastic of the faceplate?
Melodic:
If you're concerned about noise, more fans definitely != better. As long as your 8800GT is running within safe heat ranges, there's no reason to slap fans around your case like postage stamps. Not to mention, you're barely scraping by with that PSU, and adding more fans will probably just overload the poor thing. If you're really worried about sound & heat, I suggest buying a strong aftermarket heatsink for your GPU and strapping it on with above-average paste. The 8800 line in particular has some really shit heatsinks stock, and since they're designed to only run at 55% maximum capacity, what you'd be hearing at 100% would be a hurricane inside your computer.
notselfcreated:
--- Quote from: Melodic on 17 Jul 2008, 13:53 ---If you're concerned about noise, more fans definitely != better. As long as your 8800GT is running within safe heat ranges, there's no reason to slap fans around your case like postage stamps. Not to mention, you're barely scraping by with that PSU, and adding more fans will probably just overload the poor thing. If you're really worried about sound & heat, I suggest buying a strong aftermarket heatsink for your GPU and strapping it on with above-average paste. The 8800 line in particular has some really shit heatsinks stock, and since they're designed to only run at 55% maximum capacity, what you'd be hearing at 100% would be a hurricane inside your computer.
--- End quote ---
Wouldn't the heatsinks included with an 8800 vary greatly depending on the manufacturer?
Melodic:
In theory yes, but application no. While different manufacturers may alter the stock heatsink, it's usually slight enough that it doesn't contrast itself from the original.
notselfcreated:
OK, got another one here...
Suppose I wanted to let both an 8800GT and an old MX440 PCI live inside of my PC. Would there be conflicts if I installed the Forceware for both of these cards at once?
As far as why I would do such a thing... FFVII for the PC does not like GF8s, but it would probably play nice with a GF4.
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