Quote Originally Posted by Navig
Good looking guide. On your prototype duct, I might suggest using a fan with more pressure than the anemic stock fan--something like a Panaflo M1 or even a Sanyo Denki with a fan bus.


navig
Thanks. Good suggestion. I've been wondering about required pressure once it is all closed in like that.

I admit though, I was quite happy with the TT fan as far as noise vs. performance went. I had it running full ball (14??rpm) and was surprised how quiet it actually was (at least compared to my spontaneous and mistakenly purchased Zalman F1C--@2300rpm, it's very noisy). With TTBT@1500 I don't hear it over other things but performance drops considerably.

FYI, I am leaning away from PanaFlo fans (at least mid-high rpm). I have two 120mm M1's (main intake and exhaust) in a SkyHawk aluminium mid-tower case. They're very effective but 2+ years on they're very noisy. If I slow rpm down to the point where fan noise is reduced, you then get an unpleasant squeal-no comprise. I am very happy with my SilenX 80 & 92mm fans. Funny, I was actually looking at replacements for 120mm M1's when I saw your post