Hi all..
I have a Chieftec Dragon Midi Tower here housing a P4 2.6C... The only fans except CPU, NB and VGA are one 80mm in the front moving 23cfm @ 25dB (in front of the case, blowing air past the HDDs towards the CPU) and two in my PSU (Enermax). The temps inside are kinda high, so I guess I need to insert a few more fans to get more airflow inside the case. I'm thinking about picking up some Papst 8412 fans that have an air flow of 19cfm @ 12dB. Now I got a few questions:
1. How many fans should I get and where should I place them? The options are one additional at the font, two at the back, and one in the side panel.
2. Will two fans @ 12dB be as loud as one @ 24dB? I think to recall that u can't simply add dB, is that true? Ie, is it better to get two fans with lets say 19cfm @ 12dB or one fan with 38cfm @ 24dB? Does it make a difference at all?
3. If a side panel fan is recommended, should it blow air into the case or suck it out?
4. Are there other fans you would recommend over those Papst ones?
5. How many cfm does the Intel retail HSF fan (of a P4 2.6c) move? Can it be replaced with a quieter one?
Thank you very much for every input!
finr
I have a Chieftec Dragon Midi Tower here housing a P4 2.6C... The only fans except CPU, NB and VGA are one 80mm in the front moving 23cfm @ 25dB (in front of the case, blowing air past the HDDs towards the CPU) and two in my PSU (Enermax). The temps inside are kinda high, so I guess I need to insert a few more fans to get more airflow inside the case. I'm thinking about picking up some Papst 8412 fans that have an air flow of 19cfm @ 12dB. Now I got a few questions:
1. How many fans should I get and where should I place them? The options are one additional at the font, two at the back, and one in the side panel.
2. Will two fans @ 12dB be as loud as one @ 24dB? I think to recall that u can't simply add dB, is that true? Ie, is it better to get two fans with lets say 19cfm @ 12dB or one fan with 38cfm @ 24dB? Does it make a difference at all?
3. If a side panel fan is recommended, should it blow air into the case or suck it out?
4. Are there other fans you would recommend over those Papst ones?
5. How many cfm does the Intel retail HSF fan (of a P4 2.6c) move? Can it be replaced with a quieter one?
Thank you very much for every input!
finr