Case fans for an HT cabinet

nocrapman · Jun 19, 2011

Ok so this is not quite for a computer... but I figured this would be right place to get input from instead of the AVS forum.

I made a wood cabinet for my HT gear. I need a couple of fans for good active ventilation in an in-out configuration to be added. In at the bottom shelf and out on the top. I will be running them off a 12v dc adaptor.
I need advise for good but low noise fans. I am thinking 120mm would do the trick.

Any thoughts...

Frick · Jun 19, 2011

Anything by Noctua. A bit expensive but well worth it imo.

cadaveca · Jun 19, 2011

+1 to what Frick said...I really like thier NF-P14 FLX.

BumbleBee · Jun 19, 2011

140mm will be quieter than 120mm. Noctua, Scythe, Yate Loon, Xigmatek. Yate Loon will probably be the cheapest option.

streetfighter 2 · Jun 19, 2011

Note: I'm assuming you live in the USA so all stores mentioned are US stores. No offense intended.

I'm quite fond of the selection at FrozenCPU. If they don't have a fan to meet your needs, it doesn't exist.

Coolerguys also has an entire section dedicated to cabinet cooling.

I use an inexpensive thermostat in my HT cabinet and it works really well. I am planning to post a brief article on my experience with the aforementioned kit sometime today.

BumbleBee · Jun 19, 2011

thanks for the coolerguys link.

nocrapman · Jun 20, 2011

streetfighter 2 said:
Note: I'm assuming you live in the USA so all stores mentioned are US stores. No offense intended.

I'm quite fond of the selection at FrozenCPU. If they don't have a fan to meet your needs, it doesn't exist.

Coolerguys also has an entire section dedicated to cabinet cooling.

I use an inexpensive thermostat in my HT cabinet and it works really well. I am planning to post a brief article on my experience with the aforementioned kit sometime today.

Thanks Guys...
Coolerguys seems to be the best albeit the costliest solution for me. Ready to mount with the LED thermal control is exactly what I was looking forward to.

I am thinking one fan in and one fan out as described in my original post. Should I make the inlet passive and just go with a double fan exahust. Any input is appreciated.

streetfighter 2 · Jun 20, 2011

nocrapman said:
Coolerguys seems to be the best albeit the costliest solution for me.

They're pricey but you get what you pay for.

nocrapman said:
I am thinking one fan in and one fan out as described in my original post. Should I make the inlet passive and just go with a double fan exahust. Any input is appreciated.

I think the same rules that apply to cooling a PC apply to cooling an HT cabinet. I always like to generate a positive pressure in the cabinet (more air in than out) which reduces the dust and (hypothemythizing a bit

) maybe, umm, makes the air denser for better thermal conductivity :laugh:

?

Also I finished my article on an HT cabinet thermostat if you're interested. It's the same as the digital one from Coolerguys but it doesn't have a fancy digital controller and it can power as many AC or DC fans as you want (not just 2A worth of 12VDC).

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Case	Antec P182
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Processor	Intel Core i5-3570K
Motherboard	Asus P8Z77-V Pro
Cooling	Noctua NH-D14
Memory	8GB Mushkin Blackline DDR3-1600
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte GTX 670
Storage	Intel 520 60GB, Seagate Barracuda XT 2TB
Display(s)	BenQ 24" XL2420T
Case	Corsair 550D
Audio Device(s)	Sennheiser HD600, Audeze LCD-3F, Mytek Stereo 192 DSD, La Figaro 339, Burson HA-160, Geek Pulse X
Power Supply	Corsair AX650
Mouse	steelseries Sensei MLG edition
Keyboard	Cooler Master QuickFire Pro
Software	Windows 7 64-bit Home Premium

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Processor	AMD Phenom II X4 940 Deneb 3.0GHz Socket AM2+ 125W Quad-Core Black Edition
Motherboard	GIGABYTE GA-MA790GP-DS4H AM2+/AM2 AMD 790GX
Cooling	Corsair H50
Memory	OCZ Reaper HPC 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500)
Video Card(s)	None
Storage	SAMSUNG Spinpoint F1 HD103UJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA
Display(s)	Acer 235 - 23"
Case	Antec P182
Audio Device(s)	Realtek ALC889A - onboard
Power Supply	CORSAIR CMPSU-550VX 550W ATX12V V2.2
Software	windows 7

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