[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> On Tue, 2 Apr 2002, mike wrote:
> > The idea of fans is to take heat out of the case. the more air flow
> > ,both in and out of the case will improve cooling. these are
> > self-evident. as long as you don't create more heat in the process (
> > like by having a fan that generates more heat than it can take away )
> > the greater the amount of air that equally goes in and out will increase
> > the cooling inside the case.
> My thoughts too. The reason I'm unsure is that after looking at several
> pre-built machines, half of the rear fans are blowing inward. I have an
> old Prosignia with the rear fan blowing inward, and there are a series
> of clear plastic baffles directing the airflow over the CPU card.
Something that is not self evident is that heat rejection from sinks and
components is reduced when air pressure is low, which is what happens if
you try to suck more heat from the case than can get in as easily.
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