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    Evening guys, looking at installing 3-4 PC fans to extract any heat that buildas up in my cabinet,
    Now im not very clued up when it comes to electrics ect so am wondering if someone can point me in the right direct and link me to the bits ill be needing (ideally cheap, ebay?)

    Any help appreciated guys :whoo:

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    maplins is the best place for that sort of stuff
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    i use these mate fast delivery and cheap too cheers gary

    http://www.overclockers.co.uk/produc...d=701&catid=57

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    Cheers guys, now can someone explain what im gonna need apart from the fans?

    Looking at 4 of these

    http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...atid=57&subcat=


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    if you use a few they will be noisy their also 12v fans so your going to need a stable power supply although wouldnt fancy mains voltage as you cant wire them that easy without leaving exposed terminals
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    Hmmm so what are my alternatives?

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    i used 6 of these fans on my algae scrubber - cooler i can`t hear them they are almost silent :D

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    What power supply is running them and what fans are they?

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    i have an azoo bank of four fans new in box for sale 25.00 look in hardware section i bought them for 32.00 not used them


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    i used these fans http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...atid=57&subcat=

    but any of this type will work ok

    and a 800 mh 12 volt supply

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