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    GSD on patrol kenrippy's Avatar
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    a good fan shroud material?

    I'm going to be putting together a watercooled system soon. I have a Black Ice Extreme Rad. and a 120mm fan. I'm looking for something to extend the fan so it's not right next to the rad. I've read that it makes for a quieter setup that way.

    any ideas on materials to use? I walked aimlessy around home depot today but nothing jumped out at me

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    are you looking to extend the fan with a homemade piece or are you looking to buy something

    www.pcmods.com has some fan ducts, but it may cover up some of the rad'
    try here also
    http://www.xoxide.com/fanadaptors.html
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    i used cardboard and duct tape, worked damn well.

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    GSD on patrol kenrippy's Avatar
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    well, I'm looking to extend the fan about 2" from the rad. just a straight extension, w/ no angles. The fan and rad opening are the same size. I was thinking about cardboard but I would like something more insulative to keep the wind noise down.

    thnx for the links tho

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