Oversized fan

a2jfreaka2jfreak Houston, TX Member
edited September 2003 in Hardware
I have the SLK-900 for my Athlon. The largest fan it supports is 92mm, but the 120mm fans are quieter @ the same CFM, or if I can live w/ more noise I can get tremendous CFM. Would it make a (noticeable) difference to use a 120mm-to-92mm converter to get high CFM? Any idea how much lower the CFM would be due to pressure buildup in the converter? Also, higher pressure would increase noise, right? So would I just be shooting myself in the foot by using a converter to save on noise and/or increase CFM?

Know any place that has 120mm-to-92mm converters for dirt cheap?

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  • leishi85leishi85 Grand Rapids, MI Icrontian
    edited September 2003
    not sure if a fan adapter would work on those slk900, they use the clip thing to clip the fan on the heatsink, if you do get a converter, wouldn't it increase the total hight, the converter+fan, will the clip still beable to hold the converter+fan combo??
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited September 2003
    Those adapters only work on HSFs where the fan screws in (IE, the Alpha PAL8045). The SLK-900 is not one of those HSFs.

    Unless a new adapter has come out as of late that allows usage with the clips of the S(L)K lines.
  • leishi85leishi85 Grand Rapids, MI Icrontian
    edited September 2003
    Ha thrax, i beat you to it
  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited September 2003
    As Thrax & Leishi said, it won't work. Why not make your own (or try...)?
  • GHoosdumGHoosdum Icrontian
    edited September 2003
    Maybe it'll fit on crosswise, like the 80MM fans fit on the SK6's ...?
  • a2jfreaka2jfreak Houston, TX Member
    edited September 2003
    Well, the clips for a 92mm fan only extend a few mm above the surface of the fan so I did not think the clips would hit the converter, thus not allowing it to be clipped down securely. Only possible problem I thought of would be the 25mm spacing between the HS and the converter (to be clipped). I'm guessing I might need to gut a 92mm fan so that I have the correct spacing and don't have fan blades getting in the way causing reduced airflow.

    As for leishi's question about the clips being able to support the converter and the fan: I can't answer that authoritatively, but the clips do hold a 92x25mm fan on VERY snugly so I would think they could hold the extra weight . . . if not, I could use a small length of fishing wire or something to help better support the fan so that it's not tipping.
  • seversphereseversphere
    edited September 2003
    they have duct/adapter for these clip sinks now

    duct to outside of case

    thermaltake duct product
  • GHoosdumGHoosdum Icrontian
    edited September 2003
    Duct tape adapter? Oh, wait, I read that wrong... ;)
  • fatcatfatcat Mizzou Icrontian
    edited September 2003
    GHoosdum said
    Duct tape adapter? Oh, wait, I read that wrong... ;)

    hey!...quit stealing my case mod secrets...i just stocked up with 4 rolls of teh duct tape ;)

    fc
  • LeonardoLeonardo Wake up and smell the glaciers Eagle River, Alaska Icrontian
    edited September 2003
    I've tried manufactured and home made fan adapters several times with several different heatsinks. Never found one to make any difference in temperature. I don't remember what differences there were in sound output.
  • GnomeWizarddGnomeWizardd Member 4 Life Akron, PA Icrontian
    edited September 2003
    there is always super glue!
  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited September 2003
    There are only two things you need in life: duct tape and WD-40.

    Duct tape for things that move and shouldn't. WD-40 for things that should move but don't.
  • WuGgaRoOWuGgaRoO Not in the shower Icrontian
    edited September 2003
    why not make it urself....get sum duck tape..some crazy glue and some cardboard (u need sumthing sturdy not just tape) and make ur own thing...im very interested at how this will tunr out
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