Ok, got my new SilenX fan today... and the connection is different on the motherboard verses the fan itself. How to connect it? Jeff PS. soldering iron is at the ready:-) On Mar 5, 2009, at 5:26 AM, dc wrote:
> > You probably would be happy with either fan. According to the > manufacturer's specs the SilenX is a little quieter (14 dBA vs 19.8 > dBA) but it moves much more air (72 CFM vs 54 CFM). The OEM Delta case > fan moves 152 CFM (53 dBA on high speed) so you really want to look at > the airflow specs when choosing a case fan. For me dropping the fan > noise from 53 to 14 dBA was worth a 5 degree rise in CPU & GPU temps. > It seems Apple designed the MDD DP 1.0 GHz to run at around 60 degrees > C which is warmer than I like; my Cube with a 1.2 GHz CPU runs in the > low 50s and my G5 DP 1.8 GHz runs in the mid-40s. > Quoted from manufaturer's specs: > > SilenX Model # IXP-74-14T > Dimensions: 120 x 120 x 25 mm > Air Flow: 24 ~ 72 CFM > Noise Level: 6 ~ 14 dBA > Operating Voltage: 12 V DC > Bearings: Fluid Dynamic Bearings (FDB) > > Noctua NF-P12 > Size: 120x120x25 mm > Airflow: 37.3 CFM - 54.3 CFM > Acoustical Noise: 12.6 dB(A) - 19.8 dB(A) > Bearing: SSO-Bearing > Blade Geometry: Nine Blade Design with VCN > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
