How many fans can I run?

[camieabz]

My system will be running inside an Aopen HX08 ful tower case with a 300W PS.

Now I have 3 x 80mm case fans. For starters I'll be using the front, lower intake and two rear upper exhausts + hsf and PS fan.

Add to this a Radeon 64 DDR & a PIII 1 GHz & 3 x 40Gb HDDs.

It is fine to power all this from the 300W PS?

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[FatBurger]

Possibly (depending on the brand), but you're very possibly going to run into problems. Too bad anything over 300w is so much more expensive.

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[Guest]

Problems you will probably face will be the noise the fans are emitting...also what is your system temperature?. The ideal temperature will be approx 30 degrees. But if you are a powerhorse, you may wanna add in peltiers for SERIOUS cooling

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[FatBurger]

Peltiers generally cause more problems than they solve, unless you know what you're doing.

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[ejsmith2]

"unless you know what you're doing"

Whoa!

That's exactly like life.
Except......different.

 

[FatBurger]

lol

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[peach]

<font color=blue>I won't say that you can run everything you plan on running, cuz it depends on more than just what you mentioned.

<font color=purple>But note this.<font color=blue>
80mm fans don't consume much power at all. usually less than 2 watts. I have two Sunon 120mm @108 cfm and they consume 6.8 watts each. So it would take a lot of fans to be te requirement for an upgrade. However <i>note: I am not an expert</i> your major problem will likely be bad power fluctuations from a cheap 300w ps. If your so cost concience to avoid a 400w, it is likely you didn't buy a quality 300w.

Also, note that<font color=red> more fans=more noise

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[Guest]

I think that you'll be fine.
Like they posted above, 80mm fans take ~2 watts a piece.
Mine all take 1.75 and they push a lot of air compared to others I've seen.
My low RPM 120mm takes 5 watts I think.

Bottom Lines:
Fans aren't going to make you run out of juice.
A PIII system can be pretty damn decked out with 300 watts.


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[camieabz]

My PSU is built for quietness, so I'd reckon its not that crappy.
My case fans each consume 0.9W

Here's where I've bought them from.

<A HREF="http://www.quietpc.com/products.html" target="_new">http://www.quietpc.com/products.html</A>

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[Stick_e_Mouse]

yeah, thats fine.

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