2011-12-07, 19:04
I ordered those enermax fans last week and hopefully they will get delivered today.
My plan was to run 2. I think my motherboard only has one case fan terminal so I might not be able to do software speed control...but I have an extra zalman fanmate2 that I could throw in there (or try a 5v or 7v mod on the cable).
As for the thermal paste on the CPU...the stock stuff is fine. I think I might upgrade to that shuriken 2 cooler to keep it quieter (which might also then pull more air through the top port on the case) in which case I will use arctic silver 5 instead of whatever it comes with. With the OEM cooler...I didn't want to have to strip off that perfectly good thermal pad just to apply some AS5...but since I will have to clean the CPU to switch coolers, I might as well apply the AS5. I don't know that the AS5 actually makes a differance...but it is like $5 and the tube lasts for years and years so I just keep using the one I bought in 2004.
My plan was to run 2. I think my motherboard only has one case fan terminal so I might not be able to do software speed control...but I have an extra zalman fanmate2 that I could throw in there (or try a 5v or 7v mod on the cable).
As for the thermal paste on the CPU...the stock stuff is fine. I think I might upgrade to that shuriken 2 cooler to keep it quieter (which might also then pull more air through the top port on the case) in which case I will use arctic silver 5 instead of whatever it comes with. With the OEM cooler...I didn't want to have to strip off that perfectly good thermal pad just to apply some AS5...but since I will have to clean the CPU to switch coolers, I might as well apply the AS5. I don't know that the AS5 actually makes a differance...but it is like $5 and the tube lasts for years and years so I just keep using the one I bought in 2004.