Can I mount an 80mm fan on this. Just need the passive cooler because my Radeon 5770's fan died. but I have a spare fan sitting around here.
2023848
I'm sure you could with some zip ties. I found I didn't need a fan so I am no expert.
2023849
You may be able to use a 80mm fan. I have a 120mm mounted. I had to use zip ties to secure the fan to the cooler.
2023850
I used hot glue to mount a 120mm, an 80mm would probably work. Either way it takes some MacGyvering
2023851
I've always used slow 120mm fans with this cooler. It is still virtually silent, but gives you a little more cooling. I use metal wire ties (the kind used to hold loaves of bread closed) to hold fans in place.
2023852
You can with zip ties(no mounting holes) but you may not need to if your case has good airflow.
1364063
Yes, but. Depending upon your memory configuration and motherboard layout, you may only be able to use one fan on the cooler. Also, in my case, I had to remove one of the side panel fans. But it works every bit as good as my liquid cooled system, so I am quite pleased. (I was able to keep both fans on the cooler.)
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Pretty much any fan controller that is front/5.25 mountable should be fine but i don't have a controller in mine, i just let the motherboard handle the system fans, and my Corsair H80i has its own internal controller. Something like this would be fine: Kingwin Multi-Function LCD Fan Controller Panel Cooling FPX-003
1940224
You can mount this fan either way. Look for the molded arrow on the side of the fan to identify airflow direction. Its most efficient when it pulls air through the computer chassis and exhausts it out the back. If you plan to mount it to the side of your chassis to cool your CPU you'll want to bring cool air in from the outside.
604604
If I recall correctly I could bottom mount it with the intake fan up or down so I would assume there would be no problems with top mounting it. Though if you mounted it with the intake fan pointing down you would be pulling hot air from inside the case so it is not preferable but it would probably work fine as a lot of proprietary pc's do that.
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Had to dig the box out. The av cooler is an Antec Veris Media Component Low Profile A/V Cooler. Bought the item on Amazon.com. Saw that some people of this website just bought some 120mm fans or 80mm fans also. You might want to look into all of the ideas. Kinda fun. DanW
95405
no and yes. is there a built in mounting point for a fan? no. But i did add one using a scythe slim slipstream (i think it was 10mm thick) and mounted it in the indention in the mesh on the top cover. I drilled 4 holes in the mesh and mounted the fan to that. But i did that using a passively cooled embedded Asus AMD setup so i had room. If you get a cooler running chip and a nice Low profile cooler you should be good without one.
231938
Nope only 90mm if the fan that comes with it isn't working for you I would recommend getting this http://smile.amazon.com/Noctua-NF-R8-PWM-Cooling-Fan/dp/B006GD30UC/ref=pd_bxgy_pc_img_y but I get 15C cooler from my stock heat sync.
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Just FYI, this thing is huge! I put in on an older Radeon 5770 when the fan went bad and I made sure to measure, but even then it is surprising how big it is. I have a full size case and I can't put a case fan in one of the slots because the things sticks up so much. Your card will definitely run hotter (I forget how many degrees mine went up, maybe 5-10 Celsius but still in a workable range) and it will really depend what kind of airflow you have in your case. It might even require a few modifications to the passive cooler. I had to cut off some plastic so it would fit on the card properly. Just FYI, this thing is huge! I put in on an older Radeon 5770 when the fan went bad and I made sure to measure, but even then it is surprising how big it is. I have a full size case and I can't put a case fan in one of the slots because the things sticks up so much. Your card will definitely run hotter (I forget how many degrees mine went up, maybe 5-10 Celsius but still in a workable range) and it will really depend what kind of airflow you have in your case. It might even require a few modifications to the passive cooler. I had to cut off some plastic so it would fit on the card properly.
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I purchased this case to make a cheap gaming PC as well, I would buy an additional fan for the side panel 80mm I believe is the size... I hope it's the size I bought one but havent installed it yet :) But with the stock cooling fans running an i5 quad core with GEForce GT 730 (cheap card) the temperature is about 35 C which is well within normal temp range.
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You could, but you would have to stay with a rather small pre-filled cooler, fans would have to mount to the top, no room any place else. Check it out, I think Thermaltake makes a water cooler that will fit, ask them, they are very helpful.
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Most suitable. It's high static pressure make it perfect for blowing through heat sinks and radiators. Though I wouldn't use the silent adapter for it if you're using it on the 212. I would think you would want the entirety of the fans cooling performance at your disposal when tasked to cool down your CPU.
1658982
I currently have no extra fan at this location and am using a single EVGA 660ti video card. I would highly recommend a quiet 120 mm installed here if you are running a SLI Graphics system or you are experiencing hi temps during game play.
1801213
Yes I used corsair 120mm h80i and it fit fine on the rear fan port. It has mounts for a 240mm radiator mounted to the top of the case.
1232142
if you have enough case fans you can do passive. like fan in front and 2 at the back. if not go for the video card with a fan.
1189113
For a case like this it is not necessary to have external fans and dual 80 mm fans are not compatible with this case. Infact i would even advise against using fans if your using it as a media center hub for your tv. The hardware that you will be putting into this machine will never get hot enough to warrant dual 80 mm fans. Mine is kept running 24/7.
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Yes you can IF your motherboard does not have any VRM heatsinks that interfere with the cooler you can mount this in the top or in the rear 120/140mm mounts