damn those two casing anyway, mind telling how u gonna do that?

really dont know....still trying to figure out....somore sniper say the diy fans r mostly questionable which sounds about right....anyway i think if put 2 x 80mm fans will be noisier plus twice the vibration, so maybe not a good idea...maybe try aluminium fans.....shud be less vibration right?

u wanna reduce the vibration problem!!! just buy the vibration dampener kit by Sunbeam...

Or use those high density sponge... I'm using those..

@ E-J@1

already tried.., also tried plastic pushpins instead of screws...resonance change a little but not much dif...prob is the really silent fans r just that...silent but not much airflow...hdd temp go up 3-5c

@ J-Slade
high density sponge...mind telling whats that...isit like nexus damptek

anyway bombman suggested aluminium fans...might try that...

Sorry for my poor photography





They seem to come with 'sticker' so basically its chopped up into lil square bits and you place them around the 4 corners of your fans. Btw, I got them from AllnGap. The King of all fans...

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Yes it works very similar to the Nexus DampTek.

This post has been edited by J-Slade: Dec 26 2006, 12:50 AM

actually the pix is clear enuf thx ...anyway does it compress much if u screw it onto the casing, coz if it doesnt then there shud be gaps in between whihc i think shud further lessen the noise n also the vibration...

I use more ghetto stuff.... those black spongy double sided tape sold in car accessories shop.

Multi purpose as well... can use as fan dampeners... if one layer not thick enough...add more.

Can also use to reduce HDD vibration.

Best of all....they're cheap as dirt. $5 will get you a lifetime supply.

Edit: Add pic from google

This post has been edited by sniper on the roof: Dec 26 2006, 09:24 AM


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ehh why didnt i think of that, got a few lying around....actually if can find those in big cut sheets..then maybe can also use as sound n vibration dampener all around

Do u just stick the fan on the tape or you somehow screw it ? CAnnot imagine la..

ya, thats the ways of making ur casing into a vacumn cleaner.

think better to screw it thru the double sided tape, u dont want it to come loose in ur casing like i did coz i just just broke a fan blade trying to use pushpins with extra thick paddings/tape...what a waste

Malas to take pic so here's some 1337 MS Paint job

It's no rocket science... ya cut a couple of triangles...stick it on the side that contacts the casing... poke a hole through each screw holes.... add a washer (optional)...kasi screw.... kau tim.

Add thickness secukup rasa.


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Ahhh.. thanks sniper!

true, its not rocket science. but without the pics, i would probably taped the whole fan using the double sided tape!

ya thx for the suggestion sniper...actually works like a charm...fan can push a little higher with slightly less sound n vibration, ....think if got longer screws can stick more tape n try run the fans a little higher....but nvr thot of sticking it so nicely....my job real rojak

Yes that fan shud b pushing about 80CFM. Coz I read the specs n the RPM is about 2500 so it must b pushing 80CFM. Mine does about 1800rpm n 65 cfm. So 2500rpm n 80cfm sounds about right.



Dude, that isn't 2x80mm fans to replace a 120mm fan. That pic shows 2x120mm fans to cool the whole HDD cage.

what case fan u using? Vizo? Vantec? CM?...

Vizo UV led 120mm.

@ cablesguy
Heyz... actually it doesn't compress even pressed real hard. Thats why its called a high density sponge

But I can see you have already got ur sound solution. Great job

wah, same like mine