lqdsnddist
Axe-Master
While thinking about the ongoing saga of fan noise (at least for some of us with older units) and having swapped out some fans myself, the thought occurred to me that maybe it would be easiest to mod the lid ?
One of the issues with using fans of different sizes is that your dealing with the 60mm standoffs (on early units at least) and that larger fans also need to be mounted further from the lid to prevent a vacuum effect.
Well, suppose one either replaced the lid, or cutout an opening where a fan went ? I'd probably go with getting a replacement lid as to keep the original for resale value, but you can pretty easily get a sheet of acrylic or aluminum to replace the lid.
You could then cut out a hole to prevent a vacuum effect, and maybe stick some sort of screen material over it. Would be very easy to stick some bolts through it to secure the fan, or even use the normal rubber mounts most fans come with, thus isolating it for the top lid.
This would certainly work best in a rack situation and not a bag etc, but it seems intriguing to me, and I haven't come across any real discussion of it. If I can get some time this weekend I think I might cut a new panel to size and experiment with some 80mm or even larger fans, and take some temp readings on the processors to see if any real advantages are seen.
One of the issues with using fans of different sizes is that your dealing with the 60mm standoffs (on early units at least) and that larger fans also need to be mounted further from the lid to prevent a vacuum effect.
Well, suppose one either replaced the lid, or cutout an opening where a fan went ? I'd probably go with getting a replacement lid as to keep the original for resale value, but you can pretty easily get a sheet of acrylic or aluminum to replace the lid.
You could then cut out a hole to prevent a vacuum effect, and maybe stick some sort of screen material over it. Would be very easy to stick some bolts through it to secure the fan, or even use the normal rubber mounts most fans come with, thus isolating it for the top lid.
This would certainly work best in a rack situation and not a bag etc, but it seems intriguing to me, and I haven't come across any real discussion of it. If I can get some time this weekend I think I might cut a new panel to size and experiment with some 80mm or even larger fans, and take some temp readings on the processors to see if any real advantages are seen.