If you're planning on using an adaptor..then forget it.

RPM = Pressure

Having a big fan with low rpm (hence noise) is only useful to cover a bigger area that has low restriction. If funnelled through an adaptor.... this means there's more back pressure hence the real airflow will be significantly less.

For example..hold a spinning fan and observe closely...the closer you move it to the surface of the table....the noisier it gets...and less air is blown.

It'll work if you chop the 12cm fan position and enlarge it to fit the 14cm.

Personally, I wouldn't. Reason being is that I'm EXTREMELY picky on fans.
14cm is not really a standard thing so there's not too many choices.

ps: Fans marketed as mod items for the DIY market often have inflated specifications.

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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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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beli satu biji turbo timer ini macam:

http://www.evercool.com.tw/products/ecs-gt.htm

SilentX are conjobs... better just get Yateloon and 5V it.
Or Scythes with FDB bearings

oh... soli soli for the late reply.

Tengah sniping in Berlin right now for the IFA show...

Below's the patented sniper's el cheapo chopstix vga cooling solution suitable for all fan sizes and rpm.

Disclaimer. This method does not apply to inverted ITX chassis.

Step 1:

Buy 2 packs of tar pau'ed Hai Lam Chicken Rice or just one pack if you can convince the the taukeh to give you 2 sets of chopsticks.

Step 2:

Cut each pair into equal lenghts

Step 3:

Kasi cucuk each of the 4 piece of the now dismembered chopsticks into the fan hole of your fan of choice. In this illustration we use the legendary vantec tornado. Temperature reduction is guaranteed to be significant.





Step 4:

Enjoy your chicken rice.

This post has been edited by sniper on the roof: Sep 4 2007, 05:54 AM

Actually the faster the fan is.. the more stable it is

Yate Loons are like 1/6 the price of the Scythe S-Flex niah.

Personally I think S-Flex is better but the YL's are great value at 7V .. also they don't last long before sounding "different"

If want cheap and nice, it can't be beat at NT100 per pcs (around RM11). I used them exclusively before I got my S-flex's.

The only other fans that I've played with that can match them are the S-flex and Panaflo's.

Only downside is that they sound "different" after some time (this is for really really picky folks though)

Bear in mind that this is for noise sensitive folks only... for the "airflow tarak cukup.. doesn't blow my hair high enuf" folks, then I suggest stick with the Deltas.

Depend on your definition of good lar.

If it's just POWAAAAAAAAA that you want, there's a lot of fast fans out there.

The tricky part is the right balance of powaaaa n noise.