Jun 3 2007, 10:49 AM
QUOTE(kmarc @ Jun 2 2007, 08:00 PM)
For those with the noctua (NH-U12F), I've noticed something interesting.
I realized that the steel clips for fan mounting can be mounted higher or lower. As such, you don't have to put your fan at the centre of the heatsink.
I mean, look at your HSF. Because the heatsink is squared while your fan is rounded, your lower outer fins are not in direct air flow.
And another thing, notice that the top most fins are usually at room temperature!! (meaning that they do not need the fan up high)
So what I did was lower the fan as close to the bottom as possible so that more fins are exposed to direct air flow!!!
(the steel clips allow you to do that)
Dunno whether this will affect the cooling power of the HSF but I believe it would. Just that I can't get a constant ambient temperature to test this.......
Thanks for the info about the fan clip. As for the placement of the fan, actually it will not go anything lower much as there is a screw there... when the 1st time I install it, I already place it to touch the top of screw liao... I realized that the steel clips for fan mounting can be mounted higher or lower. As such, you don't have to put your fan at the centre of the heatsink.
I mean, look at your HSF. Because the heatsink is squared while your fan is rounded, your lower outer fins are not in direct air flow.
And another thing, notice that the top most fins are usually at room temperature!! (meaning that they do not need the fan up high)
So what I did was lower the fan as close to the bottom as possible so that more fins are exposed to direct air flow!!!
(the steel clips allow you to do that)Dunno whether this will affect the cooling power of the HSF but I believe it would. Just that I can't get a constant ambient temperature to test this.......
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