Vista - Fan Setup for Best Airflow???

**thepizzaman** · 03-19-2009

in the tempest you have plenty of room because the 120 fan way below where my cpu is.... it is actually a little below my gpu because of where my x16 slot is

**Gudziel** · 03-19-2009

Oh really? That's a huge plus. My freakin' gfx card is so big that it would definitely benefit from that fan as well. hmmm... very nice to know. Thanks!!!

**thepizzaman** · 03-19-2009

your welcome haha

let us know what you choose

**Gudziel** · 03-19-2009

I definitely will do!

**thepizzaman** · 03-19-2009

haha ok

**stew2** · 03-19-2009

Heres some reviews for those cases.

NZXT Tempest » Reviews - XSReviews.co.uk - Trusted Hardware Reviews
Coolermaster HAF 932 » Reviews - XSReviews.co.uk - Trusted Hardware Reviews
Lian Li PC-7FW

Just pay attention to things like build quality, cooling, noise etc as in reviews they can mark down a case for not having enough optical drives or being ugly but if your not planning on having 5 dvd drives and you like the look of the case then thats not a problem for you

**thepizzaman** · 03-19-2009

the tempest is a little noisy.... but you can get silent fans for about $10 a peice
but it is still in my room and i do sleep with it on

but... bright lights haha

**mattinahat** · 03-20-2009

For airflow you could always try the Antec Skeleton.

Antec - Skeleton

Quote: Originally Posted by Gudziel

Edit: I was using HWMonitor when I was overclocking and running my stability test. How do I know what my temperature is when I'm idle? What constitutes a system being idle?

Idling means that nothing is happening (or just about) with the CPU. Considering that this is impossible due to Windows you go to second best option.

Just close all running applications and leave it for a minute = idle temps.

It doesn't have to be scientifically accurate, it is more of a 'near enough is good enough' kind of thing.

**Gudziel** · 03-20-2009

Quote: Originally Posted by mattinahat

For airflow you could always try the Antec Skeleton.

Antec - Skeleton

Quote: Originally Posted by Gudziel

Edit: I was using HWMonitor when I was overclocking and running my stability test. How do I know what my temperature is when I'm idle? What constitutes a system being idle?

Idling means that nothing is happening (or just about) with the CPU. Considering that this is impossible due to Windows you go to second best option.

Just close all running applications and leave it for a minute = idle temps.

It doesn't have to be scientifically accurate, it is more of a 'near enough is good enough' kind of thing.

Holy crap, that "Skeleton" is...... different? haha. I like it yet don't know what to think of it.

**thepizzaman** · 03-20-2009

haha a little to.... open for me haha

03-19-2009	#21 (permalink)
thepizzaman Vista Home Premium 32bit and Ubuntu 9.10 32bit 1,293 posts	Re: Fan Setup for Best Airflow??? in the tempest you have plenty of room because the 120 fan way below where my cpu is.... it is actually a little below my gpu because of where my x16 slot is
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Gudziel Vista Home Premium 64bit 100 posts	Re: Fan Setup for Best Airflow??? Oh really? That's a huge plus. My freakin' gfx card is so big that it would definitely benefit from that fan as well. hmmm... very nice to know. Thanks!!!
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thepizzaman Vista Home Premium 32bit and Ubuntu 9.10 32bit 1,293 posts	Re: Fan Setup for Best Airflow??? your welcome haha let us know what you choose
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Gudziel Vista Home Premium 64bit 100 posts	Re: Fan Setup for Best Airflow??? I definitely will do!
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thepizzaman Vista Home Premium 32bit and Ubuntu 9.10 32bit 1,293 posts	Re: Fan Setup for Best Airflow??? haha ok
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03-19-2009	#26 (permalink)
stew2 Vista Ultimate x64 602 posts	Re: Fan Setup for Best Airflow??? Heres some reviews for those cases. NZXT Tempest » Reviews - XSReviews.co.uk - Trusted Hardware Reviews Coolermaster HAF 932 » Reviews - XSReviews.co.uk - Trusted Hardware Reviews Lian Li PC-7FW Just pay attention to things like build quality, cooling, noise etc as in reviews they can mark down a case for not having enough optical drives or being ugly but if your not planning on having 5 dvd drives and you like the look of the case then thats not a problem for you Last edited by stew2; 03-19-2009 at 10:40 PM..
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03-19-2009	#27 (permalink)
thepizzaman Vista Home Premium 32bit and Ubuntu 9.10 32bit 1,293 posts	Re: Fan Setup for Best Airflow??? the tempest is a little noisy.... but you can get silent fans for about $10 a peice but it is still in my room and i do sleep with it on but... bright lights haha
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03-20-2009	#28 (permalink)
mattinahat Vista Ultimate x64 SP1 264 posts	Re: Fan Setup for Best Airflow??? For airflow you could always try the Antec Skeleton. Antec - Skeleton Quote: Originally Posted by Gudziel Edit: I was using HWMonitor when I was overclocking and running my stability test. How do I know what my temperature is when I'm idle? What constitutes a system being idle? Idling means that nothing is happening (or just about) with the CPU. Considering that this is impossible due to Windows you go to second best option. Just close all running applications and leave it for a minute = idle temps. It doesn't have to be scientifically accurate, it is more of a 'near enough is good enough' kind of thing.
My System Specs

03-20-2009	#29 (permalink)
Gudziel Vista Home Premium 64bit 100 posts	Re: Fan Setup for Best Airflow??? Quote: Originally Posted by mattinahat For airflow you could always try the Antec Skeleton. Antec - Skeleton Quote: Originally Posted by Gudziel Edit: I was using HWMonitor when I was overclocking and running my stability test. How do I know what my temperature is when I'm idle? What constitutes a system being idle? Idling means that nothing is happening (or just about) with the CPU. Considering that this is impossible due to Windows you go to second best option. Just close all running applications and leave it for a minute = idle temps. It doesn't have to be scientifically accurate, it is more of a 'near enough is good enough' kind of thing. Holy crap, that "Skeleton" is...... different? haha. I like it yet don't know what to think of it.
My System Specs

03-20-2009	#30 (permalink)
thepizzaman Vista Home Premium 32bit and Ubuntu 9.10 32bit 1,293 posts	Re: Fan Setup for Best Airflow??? haha a little to.... open for me haha
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