It surfaced a few weeks ago, as soon as I saw it I knew I had to have it. Fortunately, the retailer I usually shop from, had it on stock. The SI-120 was getting old, I got it used and it's been installed in 4 systems.
Installation of this huge thing meant motherboard removal (again...).
At first I tried using it with no fan, but it was a bit warm for my taste (60c load temps). I then tried opening the top and using a second exhaust fan (the very quiet one provided with the HS), but had no difference in temps, and the system got noisier, as there was a direct path for noise to escape.
I always try to get some airflow to the northbridge and FETs, putting the fan the way it was designed (blowing parallel to the board) on the Ninja was not optimal for me.
I wanted the fan to blow at a 45° angle, cooling both the HS and the board. Luckily, I managed to use one of the fan holders, which works like a spring, pushing the fan slightly towards the ODD cables. With this configuration, CPU temps are very low (32c idle, 50c load), the board gets airflow, and I'm happy. I even lowered the intake and exhaust fans' voltage a bit more, and overclocked a bit higher, to 2.66GHz.
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