http://openaranch.com/2010/01/acer-easystore-h340-cooling-solutions/ A Unique Working Ranch in Montana's Beaverhead Valley Tue, 01 Mar 2011 06:51:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://openaranch.com/2010/01/acer-easystore-h340-cooling-solutions/comment-page-1/#comment-16 admin Tue, 01 Mar 2011 06:51:27 +0000 http://openaranch.com/?p=74#comment-16 The Noctua fan works well. As previously discussed, I turned around the fan so it pulls air into the case. The fan is audible if there is no background noise. I don't consider this a problem. It is much, much quieter than the AVC at 1900 rpm. There is also a gap between the fan and the side of the case. So I took some pipe wrap tape and wrapped it around the fan case so it sticks out about 1/4 of an inch. Used a leather punch and razor knife to cut slots for the fan mounting tabs to stick through. That sealed the gap between the case and the fan. The Noctua fan runs at 1311 rpm, the CPU is 134F, the system is 114F and the air in the case feels cooler. The Acer has been copying and duplicating a 130GB archive from a remote computer onto its drives all afternoon. The Noctua fan works well. As previously discussed, I turned around the fan so it pulls air into the case. The fan is audible if there is no background noise. I don’t consider this a problem. It is much, much quieter than the AVC at 1900 rpm. There is also a gap between the fan and the side of the case. So I took some pipe wrap tape and wrapped it around the fan case so it sticks out about 1/4 of an inch. Used a leather punch and razor knife to cut slots for the fan mounting tabs to stick through. That sealed the gap between the case and the fan.
The Noctua fan runs at 1311 rpm, the CPU is 134F, the system is 114F and the air in the case feels cooler. The Acer has been copying and duplicating a 130GB archive from a remote computer onto its drives all afternoon.

]]> http://openaranch.com/2010/01/acer-easystore-h340-cooling-solutions/comment-page-1/#comment-14 stelert Thu, 24 Feb 2011 14:32:56 +0000 http://openaranch.com/?p=74#comment-14 How did the Noctua fan work out? How did the Noctua fan work out?

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