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by Mopar63
Mon Mar 23, 2015 6:45 am
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Aerocool DS Fans
Replies: 3
Views: 3161

Re: Aerocool DS Fans

http://www.aerocool.us/accessory/images ... 4blue.html

I mounted the fans using screws with a rubber washer between the fan and the case frame.
by Mopar63
Mon Mar 23, 2015 6:07 am
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Aerocool DS Fans
Replies: 3
Views: 3161

Aerocool DS Fans

So I am doing an ITX build using a Caselabs Mercury S3 and wanted to get as quiet of operation and I could with a neat look. I decided to give the DS Fans a shot, I got a pair of Blue 140 for the front and a pair of Grey 140 (no LED) for the top. All four fans are set to intake. I used the supplied ...
by Mopar63
Mon Mar 23, 2015 6:02 am
Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
Topic: Journey to a Silent MicroATX Gamer
Replies: 40
Views: 40039

Re: Journey to a Silent MicroATX Gamer

Have since replaced the two Thermaltake PWM fans with Cougar Blacks, also switched the motherboard out, like the onboard sound of the Gigabyte Z97MX-Gaming 5 better. Also the Asus board was having issues booting, required a reboot when the initial boot hung as well as the fans ramping to 100% on boo...
by Mopar63
Tue Feb 17, 2015 10:57 am
Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
Topic: Journey to a Silent MicroATX Gamer
Replies: 40
Views: 40039

Re: Journey to a Silent MicroATX Gamer

So last night was the Black Outs baptism under fire, so to speak. I had been playing Inquisition for about 5 hours when I realized everyone was in bed. The house was utterly silent and my work computer shut off. So I took off my headphones to stretch and realized that was system was barely audible. ...
by Mopar63
Mon Feb 16, 2015 9:45 am
Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
Topic: Journey to a Silent MicroATX Gamer
Replies: 40
Views: 40039

Re: Journey to a Silent MicroATX Gamer

Stumbled across this article after dealing with this type of build last night. I want a quiet gaming rig and decided to go mATX for the build. I looked at the Node 804 and the Arc Mini R2, I have both cases and after doing a test build in each I chose the Arc. The Node had play on the motherboard tr...