So how is the Thermaltake SMART FAN for noise levels? Right now im running an Evercool low noise fan on my alpha, and now that the weather is heating up now, my idle temps have risen to 40 degrees! (XP 1800) thanks
The one on mt TT volcano 7 is loudish to be annoying but it isnt at screamer delta level. it is definately much much louder than the evercools cos i have two on my case.
the smart fans could just be annoying as when it gets slower the chip will heat up so the fan will speed up. When this happens the chip will cool down and the fan will slow down. An evil circle.
More performance = more loudness... its ur choice haha, my computer sounds like an airplane ready to take off, but the temps are pretty nice!
hehe ok then stuff the thermaltake...i think ill get a panaflo high volume 80mm and put a rheostat inline with the fans power supply...anyone know the correxct rheostat rating? i dont want the bloody fan stalling at minimum setting! cheers
In practice it will reach a balance, they aren't that sensitive to small temperature changes, the sensor is measuring air temp not the core. What's handy is that the fan will run slightly faster on hot days. The ThermalTake looks one of the better Smartfans, a decent flow unlike the CoolerMaster DAF-B81.
that would be a better idea. Even better would be to set up a full power and 7v switch so you can go to full power when you play games.
well ive got a baybus fan controller but i want the speed to vary from 5 to 12 volts...not just 3 settings...besides its so hot now (waether) then even idling ciases the temp to go up loads!
lol yeah i said i wanted to do that, but i dont know what the rating for the rheostat shoudl be...i dont want the CPU fan stalling if i turn the rheostat down too far
i really like my smartfan on my alpha.. doesn't cycle much at all, its quieter than my stock 60mm zalman "quiet" heatsink on my other pc. -scoob8000
