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« on: November 24, 2006, 05:56:47 PM » |
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Hi,
My PSU is the noisiest component in my SN26P. I've seen 80-120mm fan mods, but the P chassis has 2 more fans up top too that also could do with silencing. So I took some measurements and it seems that you can fit an ATX PSU in the chassis by mounting it vertically with the 12cm or 14 cm fan reversed and facing the rear and the grill side (where the switch and plug is) facing down. This will require that the one of the top chassis rails be cut because it is in the way, and you'll also need a short DVD drive. If this works, then the ventilation will be much better and the the whole system much quieter. At the moment I don't dare to cut into my chassis so I was wondering if anybody else has attempted this and what the result was.
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kenaneu
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« Reply #1 on: November 26, 2006, 11:35:50 PM » |
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Hi,
My PSU is the noisiest component in my SN26P. I've seen 80-120mm fan mods, but the P chassis has 2 more fans up top too that also could do with silencing. So I took some measurements and it seems that you can fit an ATX PSU in the chassis by mounting it vertically with the 12cm or 14 cm fan reversed and facing the rear and the grill side (where the switch and plug is) facing down. This will require that the one of the top chassis rails be cut because it is in the way, and you'll also need a short DVD drive. If this works, then the ventilation will be much better and the the whole system much quieter. At the moment I don't dare to cut into my chassis so I was wondering if anybody else has attempted this and what the result was. A search of these forums should reveal that it's not a great idea. The SN26P takes direct 12V to the board, and does not use standard ATX connectors at all. Sorry man - it's not an easy mod unless you're very confident on your electrical skills. It's definitely possible, but not advisable. You'd be better off swapping your PSU fan. Many have reported good results with pabst fans in the PSU. Good luck! |
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« Reply #2 on: November 27, 2006, 01:44:12 AM » |
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Hi,
My PSU is the noisiest component in my SN26P. I've seen 80-120mm fan mods, but the P chassis has 2 more fans up top too that also could do with silencing. So I took some measurements and it seems that you can fit an ATX PSU in the chassis by mounting it vertically with the 12cm or 14 cm fan reversed and facing the rear and the grill side (where the switch and plug is) facing down. This will require that the one of the top chassis rails be cut because it is in the way, and you'll also need a short DVD drive. If this works, then the ventilation will be much better and the the whole system much quieter. At the moment I don't dare to cut into my chassis so I was wondering if anybody else has attempted this and what the result was. Well, I was thinking about doing the saem thing. Problem is - we would have to move all the cables from priginal PSU. I'm not an electrician, so I will pass:) Another thing is, maybe cut a hole on inside wall of PSU and put some 80mm wuiet fan blowing hot air from inside fo the case through the PSU to outside? What do you think? |
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hugh
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« Reply #3 on: November 27, 2006, 01:59:28 AM » |
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alternatively you could remove the fan from the psu and simply screw a nice silent 80mm fan onto the rear, it would not look too bad, infact would hard;y be noticable and it would work very nicely
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phinix
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« Reply #4 on: November 27, 2006, 02:04:47 AM » |
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I have a 120mm fan at back of the case. Probably 80mm would be better, but do you know any silent 80mm fan? and were can I buy it in UK?
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hugh
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« Reply #5 on: November 27, 2006, 03:42:09 AM » |
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look no further than www.thecoolingshop.comi bought some sharkoon 80mm fans and although i went for the super low noise lo cfm ones i can guarantee that the normal sharkoon ones are brilliant as well |
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« Reply #7 on: November 27, 2006, 03:53:06 AM » |
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i'm no longer on a shuttle. its currently sat restong on top of my sata cables cooling the southbridge  i did have the silverstone lc17 which was cooled buy 2 front 92mm akasa amber fans and had two 80mm sharkoons in the rear and they were silent and i nver had an issue with them. i'd personally recommend something with a bit more oomph than the 80mm 8.9dba silent eagles as they probably wont move enough air to keep the psu nice and cool |
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phinix
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« Reply #8 on: November 27, 2006, 10:56:43 AM » |
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Did you sell your Shuttle? Why did you decide to leave Shuttle?
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hugh
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« Reply #9 on: November 27, 2006, 07:16:01 PM » |
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slightly off topic yeah i sold all my shuttles. many reasons, one being that i needed to beat a friend in some benchmarks, we've had a competition going since we both started messing around with computers the other was that i wanted to be able to clock my core 2 lots and that i liked the ability to have add-in cards and harddrives by the dozen. i also like being able to piece it all together myself having said all that i'm still thinking about selling up and moving to an SD37P2 |
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Ashtefere
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« Reply #10 on: November 29, 2006, 02:29:21 PM » |
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sd37p2 is the pwn.
That is all.
-Ash
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« Reply #11 on: December 11, 2006, 01:02:51 PM » |
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In that case I think I'll go for a Skythe or Nexus 80mm fan (if that's the fan size in the PSU) based on this article: http://www.silentpcreview.com/article689-page8.html...and perhaps add 1 or 2 on the intake side of the PSU too, all running as slow as possible. |
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« Reply #12 on: December 11, 2006, 02:31:01 PM » |
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'ere we go, this is what I was looking for. This guy might still post in the forums, but I haven't seen him about much anymore. Then again I'm hardly here. Anyroad, the 500W Shuttle |
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