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sigh...

trust me bro.

This is the fan correct? They were on sale @ ebay for 5 dollars each.

http://img368.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc02265ni4.jpg

Specs are 1600RPM vs the 2800RPM the regular ones do. (they also DONT run at 5V, which the 1011's do, and @ 7V it makes a ticking or whistling noise.) Confirm it yourself. This is why i dont like these san aces.

I dont think anyone on this forum, even CyberDruid has more SanAces then i do. So trust me on it.

Well then I must have some good batch or something :D

Type number is correct, but I can't measure RPM to make sure. Can you tell me how you got those specs btw, because I'm still getting nothing but air from Sanyo Denki Inc.
 

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Well then I must have some good batch or something :D

Type number is correct, but I can't measure RPM to make sure. Can you tell me how you got those specs btw, because I'm still getting nothing but air from Sanyo Denki Inc.

i remember the ebay guy telling us the specs because well, as i said they got sold out in a matter of hours. He had 300, and guys off XS was buying them by 10's.

So they wanted specs b4 they bought.

downvolt it half way, that should be around 7V. See if they make a ticking noise or a whistling noise @ around 7V.
 
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They are rather quiet at 7v, no weird sounds...
 

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*shrug*

but if the fans i linked are your fans, im sure of those specs. :p

my friend has 10 of them.
 
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You happen to have CFM specs as well? Or did I read over it... could be
 

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that i wouldnt know.. i just knew the RPM numbers.
 
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Been there. Thing is:

:(

baiscally your fan is the lower version of the 1011.

Meaning it spins slower, has a cap rpm rate of about 1600 rpms if i remember correctly vs the 2600rpm cap the 1011 has.

You bought yours off ebay for around 5 dollars i think. Thats when a vendor was selling 300 and went sold out in a matter of hours.

i dont like the models you have because they whistle at a lower rpm, and you need to set it on high.

impressive stuff :laugh: Thanks for sharing as I was trying to find it as well

I've sold more San Aces than you ;)

But at the moment I only have two 1011R. And yes I love them.

BTW just to step back from all the dick waggling I just don't get the responses in the thread at all...

Guy says: discuss i7 cooling. Fits says LC is no better than AC. Then promptly fills the thread with pics of all his current and planned LC projects. What?

Am I the only one than thinks that's kinda odd?

I can tell you without a shadow of a doubt that LC is superior to AC in every regard. The downside is price. The technology for AC is lagging. The bases of most Heatsinks are still just a lump of metal. The bases of waterblocks are engineering masterpieces.


I do agree about Heatsinks and the engineering of waterblocks. kudos on that :toast:
 

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I've sold more San Aces than you ;)

most likely considering i havent sold any :laugh:

i think i have 6 left over after using 8 tho.

i had a total of 20, broke 3 blades doing stupid things and i gave skinnee 3 for his bench ver. 2.0 .

Watch out san ace blades are the most fragile blades i have ever touched.
 
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Touching them while spinning is never good :D
 
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Touching them while spinning is never good :D

i have broken like 2 fans like that. But not on purpose, just don't notice and put my finger or something in them. Result? Broken blade :(
 

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anyone who has a HK3 be sure you have it installed the right way on your i7.

temps will be 5-9c cooler if you have it on right.

post pics and i can tell you if you have it on right or not
 
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anyone who has a HK3 be sure you have it installed the right way on your i7.

temps will be 5-9c cooler if you have it on right.

post pics and i can tell you if you have it on right or not

i'll need to get the block first. I want one so bad :(
 
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anyone who has a HK3 be sure you have it installed the right way on your i7.

temps will be 5-9c cooler if you have it on right.

post pics and i can tell you if you have it on right or not

Sounds interesting...
I've got the outlet on top with my motherboard upright. Did it because it bled easier :D
 
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I want a HK3 so bad...but I'm too cheap :( Gonna use my Fuzion v2 for now.
 
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Ok so I added a triple rad to the loop...


Temps are UP.. I could blame the weather but 5 degrees difference with more than double the rad?
 
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Ok so I added a triple rad to the loop...


Temps are UP.. I could blame the weather but 5 degrees difference with more than double the rad?

not enough flow from pump maybe? Maybe you got lots of air trapped inside the rads.
 
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Maybe, I'm going to try a remount and I'll doublecheck the bleeding process, but as far as I'm concerned I'm gonna go back to just the Feser 240 after that. That is, unless I get spectacular results.

The pump is holding on just fine, the res tells me I have enough flow.
 

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My temps are higher by 4C than they were two months ago. Food for thought.
 
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Yeah, I cleaned my CPU block and took the dust off the radiator too...
But I bet you didn't add a radiator in the meantime? :D
 
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They're around €25 here.
 

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yes but they have the same amount of airflow as a $10 scythe and other cheap fans. waste of money imho
 
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They should be better on pressure level, or am I talking bull here?
 

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its not you...

they are designed to be quiet. thats all.

the static pressure is crap for the size of the fan. you can get better static pressure out of a scythe kama flex or even a slipstream. hell, 2x yate loon mediums have better flow and higher static pressure than the TFCs... take up less room too.

the only thing the TFCs have going for them is looks. i'll give them that much.

if i had some i'd run them at 18-24v to see how well they do. THEN they might be worth getting
 
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