On Thursday 25 September 2003 11:52 am, mathieu wrote: > I'm not happy with 69C. But I have choosen a big fan when I buyed > my PC. Could my fan be on the wrong side? Should it pull the hot > air outside or blow cold air inside?
Assuming you have only 1 case fan, It should, in my opinion be sucking air into the box. Every power supply I've ever seen blows air out, so if you have 2 fans blowing out, you tend to create a vaccuum in the box.(yes, I know a PC case is not air tight) The air exchange would still be lower and heat would build up inside the case. Assuming you now have your case fan blowing out, try this experiment. Tape a small bit of paper to the case just above the power supply fan so that it hangs in front. (just tape it at the top. Notice how far the paper is moved out from the case by the air flow exiting the power supply. Reverse the direction of the case fan so that it now sucks air into the box. Replace the covers and check the piece of paper again. If, as I assume the paper stands out farther from the box, you have succeeded in increasing air flow and your processor will probably run some whatl cooler. -- Regards, Ernie 100% Microsoft and Intel free -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
