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04-10-2007, 11:17 PM
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Tuniq Tower and a Yate Loon
I have a Tuniq Tower on my CPU to keep things cool but I was wondering, would I get better results (and quieter) by replacing the stock fan with one of the faster spinning Yate Loon fans? I ask this because Tuniq insists that their 9 blade design is best, even though I'm sure it's just marketing. I'm thinking of putting in one of the D12S-12. I cant seem to find the CFM or dBa ratings for the Tower anywhere so I was wondering if the would be worth doing. I was also thinking of using one of these Noctua fans but I no one has them in stock. http://www.xoxide.com/noctua-nf-s12-fan.html
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04-11-2007, 09:38 AM
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All things being equal a faster fan will make more noise.
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04-11-2007, 10:22 AM
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Are you trying to fix or improve on a heating problem? Or just trying to reduce fan noise? Here's the spec's on the Tuniq Tower. Check the graphs at the bottom.
http://www.tuniq.com.tw/Cooler%20Info/Tower-120.htm They show the dBa at 1000 and 2000 rpm but no cfm ratings. Makes it kinda hard to determine if a replacement would move an equivalent amount of air at lower dBa. That Noctua has some nice quiet specs but without cfm ratings to compare, we're shooting in the dark.
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04-11-2007, 03:41 PM
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Well as far as improve it performace or reduce noise, I guess a litte of both but mainly reduce noise. As long as I can reduce the noise and NOT LOSE performance I'll be happy. If i happen to get a performace gain out of it then bonus. I dont know maybe I'll just order a fan, slap it on and see what happens. Im sure I can find a use for a the fan if its not an improvement. |
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04-11-2007, 05:45 PM
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I would first try the tuniq's stock fan. They are supposed to be pretty good and are designed just for that heatsink.
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