what do you think of this for cooling my cm stacker?

[ill_i_bus]

ok, i was interested in putting the YS-TECH FD1238 120mm Fan - 4 Pin (FG-004-YS)
Fitted with a 4-pin Molex (PSU) passthrough connector.

- Speed - 2800RPM
- Output - 125CFM
- Decibels - 40.5dBA
- Dimensions - 120x120x38

and you know how the stacker has the 4 in 3 modules which convert 3 5.25bays into housing for 4 3.5inch hard discs and have a fan mounted at the front of each module? i was going to change the fan on 2 of those modules for:
http://www.thermaltake.com/dcfans/led/thunderblade120.htm

two of those fans. (thunderblade 120mm LED fan)

and these fans are going to be hooked up to the akasa fan controller pro:
http://www.kustompcs.co.uk/acatalog/info_2996.html

although the fan controller uses 3pin and all these fans use 4pin, but i will order some 4pin to 3pin convertors and be fine right?

so what to you think? I'll have the two thunderblade fans intaking cool air (76cfm on full) and a 125cfm fan extracting (although i will probably run is low for non gaming use) and also, CM stacker has a 80mm fan at the top.

oh,and this in the pci slot "encouraging" the air to rise:
http://www.kustompcs.co.uk/acatalog/info_2809.html
the vantec spectrum pci card fan, although thats more for show than anything else since i will keep it on low most the time, so benefits will be minimum, but i do get some extra UV LEDS out of it too :)

also, does anyone know if i will be able to attach the thunderblade to the 4 in 3 module? i know people have done it easily enough with the Akasa LED fans, so should that mean the thermaltake thunderblade will be the same?

also, with the ys-tech fan, whats it mean by "Fitted with a 4-pin Molex (PSU) passthrough connector."? does that just mean a normal 4pin connector and should that connect fine to the 3pin akasa fan controller via a 4pin to 3pin convertor? ive checked the watt usage, and thats ok at least.

[Stocky]

40.5dB is LOUD by the way! I used to have a delta fan, and it becomes a right pain after a while - so turning it down would def be a good idea.

The Thunderblade will fit the Stacker fine, I have done it - no probs :)

The Molex passthrough is just a socket on one end and a plug on the other, so that you can contniue to connect more devices.

I have always thought that a wind tunnel is better than having cross airflow? I have 2 fans on the front, and two on the back. Thgis means the air is sucked striaght through.

[ill_i_bus]

was it easy for you to remove the stock fans off your 4 in 3 module and attach the thunderblade fan to it?? this is my 1st build, and im worried about damaging anything. I know its possible because ive seen pics of modded stackers with led fans at the front of the hard drive modules.

hmmm, you might be on to something about the wind tunnel, i never thought that it might be better. i dont mind turning the top fan off since i hear its REALLY noisy anyway. Also i hear it rattles too!

in case you dont realise, i havent ordered my stacker yet,waiting for uni exams to finish. so far got my cpu (3700+ sandy) mobo (dfi sli-dr), gpu (6800gt 256mb), ram (1gig of ocz pc5000 dfi nf4 special), the gigabyte rocket pro fan for the cpu and thats it. I will order the rest this week since my exams finish next monday (23rd) :) yay!

[Fireblade]

AFAIK... all case fans, in all cases, are held in by screws, so replacing any of 'em is a doddle ;)

[brumster]

AFAIK... all case fans, in all cases, are held in by screws, so replacing any of 'em is a doddle ;)


...except Lian Li V2000's rear 120mm, which is held in with plastic clips into rubber grommets for reduced noise ;).

[Fireblade]

Well yeah... apart from those :D

What I meant of course, was "almost" all case fans... :p

[tremble]

You need to be carefull about what fan controller you use if yer planning on getting a 403 pin adapter for the thermaltake fans. I have a couple of thermaltake fans which I got with my case. Thery were pretty loud do i got a couple of 3 pin fan plugs and hooked them upto that then stuck them into my fan controller. The problem was that the fan controller didn't have a high enough power output(18W) for the fans. When they were switched on I sometimes had to start them spinning by hand and even then they wern't exactly passing much air.

I ended up buying a couple of LED fans that used a 3 pin plug and sticking those tt ones to the side. I've nw got them attached to my radiator wor my watercooling but instead of putting them through my fan controller I've 7volted them, runs a hell of a lot quieter, still got wnough power as there using a 4 pin molex and there pushing enough air for my needs.

[ill_i_bus]

You need to be carefull about what fan controller you use if yer planning on getting a 403 pin adapter for the thermaltake fans. I have a couple of thermaltake fans which I got with my case. Thery were pretty loud do i got a couple of 3 pin fan plugs and hooked them upto that then stuck them into my fan controller. The problem was that the fan controller didn't have a high enough power output(18W) for the fans. When they were switched on I sometimes had to start them spinning by hand and even then they wern't exactly passing much air.

I ended up buying a couple of LED fans that used a 3 pin plug and sticking those tt ones to the side. I've nw got them attached to my radiator wor my watercooling but instead of putting them through my fan controller I've 7volted them, runs a hell of a lot quieter, still got wnough power as there using a 4 pin molex and there pushing enough air for my needs.

you got me really paranoid! lol. anyway, my fan controller is the akasa fan controller pro :
http://www.akasa.co.uk/spec/fan_control/spec_ak_fc_03.htm

it can output "Wattage: 17 watts per channel"

also, the thermaltake fans are:
"Power Input 4.56W"
http://www.thermaltake.com/dcfans/led/thunderblade120.htm

also, had a hunt around the ystech site, and found that the top of the range for the fan i want uses 10.20watt, and the lower models in the 1238series whic do 125(.8)cfm use 8.16watts.

hopefully i should be ok :) right..????? 17watts per channel is per fan right??

[Stocky]

Don't worry, the Thunderblades have a low draw current, so it shouldn't be a problem, I have eight of them :)

The Coolermaster Module asctually has the fan held on with those little plastic things (like on the back of the Lian!) so it is very easy.

These are simple fans, you should try playing with the internals of a panaflo...

[ill_i_bus]

thanks for the reassurance :) i reckon once i got one build under my belt i'll be a lot less apprehensive about what seems simple to all you pros out there,lol.

[ill_i_bus]

ok now im thinking of getting a Delta 120mm Focussed Flow Fan:
- Speed - 4000RPM
- Output - 190 CFM
- Decibels - 59dBA
- Dimensions - 120x120x38

i know its 59dBA, bit if i connect it to the fan controller, then i can prob run it down at 30-40dBA and still get CFM right?

edit: i cant use it with my fan controller since it draws like 24watts as opposed to the 17watts my fan controller outputs per channel :(