$10 for the 2 sheets of ABS plastic, $40 for 2 Silent Wings 3 120mm PWM High Speed fans, and $10 for the Argus Monitor software. If you have any questions or want a more detailed how to guide just let me know. When creating the fan curve, I did have to increase the rpm to completely drown it out but 1600 rpm at 17 dB(A) is perfectly fine and it was better than my goal of 20 dB(A). While it does make some noise, the fans are able to drown it out even at low rpm. When I first started this project, I was concerned about coil whine/ electrical noise but this ended up not being a problem. Keep in mind that all testing was done with the side panel on and with the fan curves shown below. Additionally, the case fans are 3x pure wings 2 140mm fans at low speed , a 1tb ssd since hard drives are not quiet, and a 850 watt power supply because it can maintain 360 watts without the fan running.Īrgus Monitor: Idle Stressing both CPU and GPU
CUSTOM FAN SHROUD PRO
The CPU cooler I use is a Be Quiet Dark Rock Pro 3 and is able to passively cool my i5-8600k OC to 4.8GHz while idle and when stress tested the temps reach 82 ☌ with the fans peaking at 60% (about 1000 rpm). The GPU is running at the factory OC: 1753MHz for GPU and 4050MHz for memory. While idle, my computer is under 12 dB(A) (again according to Be Quiet) since the fans only need to spin at 12% (about 260 rpm). I am unable to test this as the ambient dB(A) in the room is around 24-26 but I can confirm that I am unable to hear it (my computer is on a table 2 feet away). I did cut two notches in the back panel in order to slide the fans in and out (shown in the first picture).Īfter stress testing, the GPU peaked at 76 ☌ and the max rpm of the fans is 65% (just under 1600 rpm) and according to Be Quiet is about 17 dB(A). I also cut out the piece for the fans so connect to.Īfter that I was just cutting the four side pieces and gluing them together. I then measured the distance between the screw holes, made a template, and cut it out. Removing the stock shroud was easy, just four screws and unplugging the fan and rgb cables. I got the plastic from Amazon and went with 12" by 12" by 1/8" ABS sheets ( link). For software, I used Argus Monitor for fan speed control. Custom Shroud w/ 16 High Performance Fan 368.46 Add to Cart. Custom Shroud w/ 14 Thinline Fan 278.83 Add to Cart.
CUSTOM FAN SHROUD MOD
Once replaced with Be Quiet Silent Wings 3 120mm PWM High Speed fans the minimum is now 12% (about 260 rpm).įor this mod I used some sheets of ABS plastic, a jig saw to cut it, and superglue. Custom Shrouds Based On Your Design and made in the USA for Hot Rods, Muscle Cars & Classic Truck Radiators Our aluminum shrouds have a standard depth of.
CUSTOM FAN SHROUD FULL
Since the mod was fairly simple, I figured others would be interested in it as it won't void any warranty or require a full teardown. I did this mod on my Zotac 1070ti AMP because the default fans have a minimum speed of 40% (about 1300 rpm).
CUSTOM FAN SHROUD MANUAL
The fans can be controlled by any popular method (automatic thermostat, aftermarket ECU based on trans temp, manual on/off switch, etc.) but that is up to you.I created a custom shroud for my graphics card so I could replace the stock 80mm fans with 120mm fans. The size covers the entire cooling area of the trucool and is 1in deep plus the height of the fans. Can be easily painted or powdercoated if desired. Using this shroud also stiffens up the cooler considerably making it more durable. The mounting points for the shroud line up with the existing mounts on the cooler and can be mounted the same way. Using a shroud allows any fan to work much more efficiently by pulling air through the entire heat exchanger core and not just the small area between the motor housing and outer fan edge. You would want to use this shroud if you have the transmission cooler mounted out of a direct airflow path, such as under the vehicle or laid down horizontally.
The Spal fan wiring harness is part number FR-PT. This shroud is designed to use 2x SPAL puller fans part number 30100402 (not included). This is an aluminum fan shroud for the popular Tru Cool 40k transmission cooler (not included), part number LPD47391 and LPD4739.
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