[SOLVED] fan on 2.5'' drive mount

[toconoto]

hello everyone

i have a meshify s2 case and a ASUS RTX 2060 SUPER Evo, (TURBO-RTX2060S-8G-EVO) in the first slot of my motherboard.
the card has a pretty annoying sound in idle running at 1000 RPM so i thought i could mount a 80mm fan for extra cooling under it.
the case has two extra trays to mount two 2.5'' drives on the cover of the powersupply.

my question: is there an adapter so i can put a 80mm fan an those trays (i have to cut out a part of this tray) instead of a HD?

here is also a picture of the tray:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1x3iAWvvvVX2EDLr0XEso2_FMWmJnFd57


or is my idea stupid anyway?

thank you in advance

 

[Darkbreeze]

Yeah, that's not going to do any good and if your graphics card sounds bad at 1000rpm then there is a problem, because it shouldn't sound bad at any RPM. Plus, that 80mm fan isn't going to do anything except bring heated air from the top of the PSU up into the case. If you are not getting enough cool air in through the front intake fans, then you need to deal with THAT aspect of the cooling.

Remember, front, side and bottom fans should be intake. Top and rear fans should be exhaust.

If you have two or three front intake fans and have an exhaust fan in the rear and top-rear locations, and have the fan curves set to where they are supplying enough ambient air then you should not be having cooling issues with your graphics card. If the card is not overheating and the noise is more related to a bad vibration or a failing fan bearing or something else along those lines, then you need to deal with that and fix it correctly, not try to throw a used band aid that somebody else already funked up on it.

Unfortunately, you are right. The idea is not going to do anything. Especially not with an 80mm fan. Increase the airflow through the case using the standard exhaust and intake fan locations if you need to. If you are using 120mm fans, get BETTER fans, and make sure they are 140mm fans. If you are using 140mm fans, get better ones that move more air. If you are already using good 140mm fans, add more. If the problem is with the card itself, RMA it or replace the cooling system on it if it's not under warranty.

 

[toconoto]

thank your for you input and your time

maybe i'm just a bit to sensitive but i just don't like the noise it makes and i'm not sure if it's normal for a blower card.
maybe there is something wrong with the bearing. not sure.
the GPU Core Temp is at 35°C in idle so it isn't even really hot.

i have tree 140mm fans in the front, one 140mm fan on the back and soon another 140mm on the top.

seems i have to find another solution for my problem

thank you anyway!

 

[Darkbreeze]

Idle temperatures, for a GPU or a CPU, don't much matter, unless the maximum temperatures are outside of spec. Then, they matter. BUT, they don't matter, if, say (To exaggerate the point), you had a 75°C idle temp but only an 80°C maximum full load temp, then the idle temp doesn't matter because both the idle and the load temp are both below spec.

But if you have a 50 degree idle temp and a 90°C load temp, THEN the high idle temp is probably an indicator that something, lack of thermal paste, dried thermal paste, improperly applied thermal paste, slow or no fan operation, lack of airflow through the case, is causing a problem.

How many front fans do you have and are they mounted in the top, middle or bottom locations in the front?

HOW is your PSU installed? Is it installed with the fan grill facing down, towards the floor, or up, into the case?

Make CERTAIN that your front fans have the fan blades facing towards the outside of the case and your rear and top rear (When you get one) fans with the fan blades facing into the case, so that they are all oriented properly for front intake and rear/top exhaust.

One exhaust fan is probably not enough either, so adding another to the top-rear location like you plan to do is a good idea. What kind of CPU cooler do you have, air or AIO water cooler?

In fact, what are your FULL system specs?

 

[toconoto]

Thank you for your help!

ok. sorry.
idle: 35°C 1000RPM
full load (unigine_heaven): max 76°C 1735RPM

there are 3x 140mm fans in the front (bottom, mid, low)
PSU facing down
fans are oriented properly

the fan for the top is already orderd

i should mention that the sound is more of a high pitched noise not a deep/heavy noise (sry. it's hard to explain)
but maybe the card just has this annoying sound?

full specs:

case: meshify s2
board: Asus PrimeTRX-40 Pro
cpu: 3970x
ram: 64GB gskill ripjaws V 3600Mhz (F4-3600C16Q-64GVKC)
cooler: noctua nh-u14s tr4-sp3
graphic card: RTX 2060 Super Evo Turbo
psu: bequiet straight power 11, 1000W premium

samsung 860 QVO 2 TB
samsung SSD 970 EVO 500GB, M.2

 

[Darkbreeze]

High pitched noise sounds more like coil whine to me. You'll probably need to turn the volume up pretty high to hear it so you can compare to what you are hearing but I'll bet that's what's going on. And it can sound somewhat different on different machines.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HP73edpQwgc

 

[toconoto]

hm! not sure if it's coil whine. but maybe it is...
for me it sounds more like an engine (or fan) struggling for power (over exaggerated)
it's not a constant sound. more like an on/off. struggling...relax...struggling...relax
as i said before: maybe i'm just to sensitive for this special sound/frequency.
i could try another powercable for the graphics card. perhaps there is something wrong with it?

appreciate your effort to help!

 

[toconoto]

ok! i think got a really good recording:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1iqV3KVJOz3Im91-DFeY5EEjsVyrRJEDO
this is recorded while in bios. it's most noticeable when i run bios.
do you think there is something i can do about it?

thank you

 

[Darkbreeze]

The problem with recordings that involve computers is that there are fans, and mostly all that comes through is the noise of......fans. LOL.

And unfortunately recorded fan noise just always sounds like normal fan noise unless there is something really wrong going on, like a failed bearing or something hitting something.

Part of your problem may be that your PSU is WAY overkill for your hardware. That hardware doesn't need anything more than a 750w unit AT THE ABSOLUTE MOST, and a really good 650w unit would likely be more than enough by at least 150w headroom.

While having a PSU that is more than you need isn't strictly a "problem", it does present the potential for some undesirable results. Units that large are generally not very efficient when at much lower power levels. Could just be something wrong with that unit as well or compatibility with your graphics card.


Seems that unit has some rather glaring flaws as well.

https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/be-quiet-straight-power-11-1000w-psu,5465-12.html

IDK though, can't tell anything from that sound byte.

 

[toconoto]

damn! i thought i did a really good job capturing the unwanted noise from 0.03s to 0.10s. 😀

ok. this is really good info. thank you!
i thought i'd be save for the future buying a 1000w PSU...well
i'll buy another PSU and see if the noise goes away.
it should be no problem to return this one.

yeah. it's already the second unit because the first made crackling noises when turning it on and off.

 

[Darkbreeze]

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[toconoto]

thank you!
i will!