This little fan i found is a beast!

I found this little fan on a duron heatsink, its smaller than a 80mm. This thing must blow at like 150/200 CFM it blows harder than my 120mm 70CFM fan



I put it on top of my Northbridge heatsink, it used to idle at 28-30*c... now 19-20*c , my southbridge idles at 38*c



I think i might need to diconnect it... maybe its running at a ungodly speed











I think if i leave it on there, its ganna kill itself



Pointless post, but thought i'd share.. im in shock

Man, that's nice and chilly!



Sort of unrelated, but I have the Zalman 9700. My CPU (Q6600) won't go below 39C @ idle! WTF!? Maybe I really suck at applying thermal paste. I've applied/reapplied three times and still can't get the temps any lower.



Any suggestions?

Pretty cool man!

At least your SB has a fan, mine passivley cooled!



mep916, did you put a thin line of it down the middle of the CPU, was it AS5 you used?

Yes, I'm using AS5. Basically, I injected about a BB sized amount to the middle. then I "carefully" spread the paste back and forth on the CPU with a business card.

BTW, here's a crappy photo I took of the CPU the last time I applied TP. I don't know if that helps anyone.



Here's a pic of the System Monitor I took a couple minutes ago:



Also, I switched the orientation of the heatsink/fan toward the system fan. PC Eye suggested that this would help remove heat from the case. Any thoughts?

Looks like alittle much, but I cant really tell by the photo. It just need about the amount of a grain of rice and spread out thin and even with a credit card or something. As far as the fan it should be pointed in this direction

Yeah, that's the original direction I had the fan. In either direction, I haven't seen a good change in temps. I think I'm using too much TP.

The fan is a intake fan, so it should be pointed toward the cd drives with the fins at the rear toward the back exhaust fan to pull the hot air out. If its turned the other way around it is fighting with the rear exhaust fan for air.

Alright. I'm gonna apply TP again today. I'll turn the fan around. I'm still trying to understand the proper method(s) for cooling a case. Kinda new at this!

How that setup works