Do you know how much it costs to run your PC each month? Read More. A lot of enthusiasts purchased this when it was new back in and likely still have it and would like to use it on modern platforms. In fact, the device can still be purchased new today Noctua says because people still buy it.
The focus on the mini-review here is to see how the old school CPU heatsink compares with a couple of new Noctua fans and see how that affects its performance. Read on to see what improvements were found. We have arrived at the second part of the Silverstone fan review part 1 was the review of mm Silverstone fans.
These are all PWM fans so they can be used in all three applications. Because they can be used in all three, we test them in the three kinds of situations. If it sounds like a lot of testing, it was. But now we know where these Silverstone fans fit into the mm universe. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. News Ticker. Your soldering iron need not be fancy.
Mine doesn't even come to a point. Too late to do a step-by-step tutorial, but here is a shot of what the soldering accomplished: Four wires soldered to a high-speed Gentle Typhoon's PCB The wire over on the right — the black one daubed with white paint — is the PWM line I added.
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Great write-up but why didn't you just have all the wires go to the mb? Can handle more power if the mobo only does pwm, and the power comes direct from the psu. All our fans are 25mm thick unless otherwise stated.
Note that the mounting hole measurements shown below are taken horizontally or vertically between the holes and not diagonally. The resistor cable also called Ultra Low Noise or ULN cable is designed to allow the fan to run slightly slower for even quieter operation. The benefit in lower running noise is significant. Although the airflow will be reduced slightly, this usually has minimal effect on PC temperature.
We would generally recommend using the ULN resistor cable for best results in almost all circumstances. Hold the fan so that the round fan sticker is facing you. You are looking at the rear of the fan. When you plug the fan in, the air will be blowing towards you. If you want a fan to act as an air intake, then the fan sticker will be facing the inside of the case. Electrically, there is no problem doing this - the fourth pin on the fan cable is used purely for PWM control and is not needed in order for the fan to run.
So you can plug the 4-pin fan connector onto the 3-pin motherboard fan header, leaving the fourth pin not connected to anything. The fan will potentially run at full speed, so if you would like to reduce the speed of the fan you will need to adjust the fan speed setting in your BIOS or use fan control software such as SpeedFan in Windows. The only other problem to consider is that occasionally, components immediately adjacent to the motherboard fan header can get in the way of the larger 4-pin fan connector, physically preventing connection.
This problem also occurs if you try to use an in-line fan speed controller such as the one made by Gelid. Another avenue to explore is the possibility of using a bay-mounted fan controller. Several models are available now which provide 4-pin fan headers, so this is an easy way to use 4-pin PWM fans in a PC system which has only 3-pin fan headers on its motherboards.
When using this method, you may find it necessary to disable any fan warning settings in your motherboard BIOS, since the motherboard may incorrectly believe that its CPU fan has failed when the fan is connected to a fan controller rather than directly to the motherboard itself.
Would definitely use again. In fact, the POM bearing is just the first of its features. So let us review them all, and put the fan through its paces. Noctua is known for quiet fans and some would say an unorthodox color scheme. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. News Ticker. RPM line Now we are ready to start work. Crimp Terminal You can crimp this with the expensive tool I bought. Soldering iron A little tin of resin. You can dip the end of your wire in it to make solder connect better.
Resin Lift the label and you can see that only three of the four solder spots have wires attached. Wires in Plugs AP, all done! June 13, Ed Hume Cooling , Reviews 7. December 9, Ed Hume Cooling , Reviews August 15, Jeremy Vaughan Cooling , Reviews 7. Discussion Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. Showing comments of 11 comments. Nice, you always manage to make me wanna get new fans or experiment with cases Great guide!
I am wondering if it is safe to power this fan from my mobo maximus v formula. I think my cpu header is rated at max 1A or 12watts. I know this fan has a starting current of. Also wondering if my cpu opt. Thank you! I want to replace the Antec stock fans in my Antec Kuhler and these are a perfect choice. BUT I've done all the modifications, my fan work but are not managed by the kuhler chill software nor their speed is displayed.
I did my connection in 2 ways: 1 I took 4 pins connector and cable from a PWM fan and did all the welding accordingly. Fans spins but no control or info about the speed. Still no luck, same result. Did anyone here had sucess in using those fans with the Antec Kuhler ? I have some pumps without pwm. I want to make like the post.
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