The more fans the better! One fan should pull air into
the box. However, just having fans doesn't mean you'll
have adequate cooling. There may be dead spots inside the
case where air doesn't circulate no matter how many fans
you have.
On Thu, 25 Sep 2003 12:52:34 -0400
Ernie Schroder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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.
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Regards, Ernie
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