You should have intake air from the front, exhaust through the back. The side fans typically should be intake as they are placed usually above the CPU.
> Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:55:50 -0600 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [H] Water-cooling > > All the fans are pushing the air away from the case. Should I have some > pulling air in and some pushing it out to create more of a flow across > the components? > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of The Beave > Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 9:59 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [H] Water-cooling > > The fans on the side door of the case can be a problem. You have the air > going out or going in there? If the air is going outward try making the > air > move inward. This way the air is being pushed from the back of the case. > > I would also make sure the fans on the rear of the case is moving air to > the > back of the case. If you have to, make those move at a higher RPM. > > > Tim "The Beave" Lider > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hunter, Gary > Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 8:32 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [H] Water-cooling > > My case is very well ventilated using Scythe 12cm fans It's a full tower > case and has the fans in this configuration on the side of the case: > > > ____________ > | | > | X | > | | > | X | > | | > | X X | > | | > ------------- > > The back of the case has two 8CM fans at the top sucking out air > _______ > | | > | X X | > | | > | | > | | > | | > | | > ------- > > The Case isn't too load because the fans are all Scythe > > Inside the case the cables are relatively tidy, but I would have thought > the fans on the side of the case should be moving enough hot air out. > > The power supply may well be an issue. I may try to take some photo's at > the weekend if I have time to help show you the actual configuration. > > > > If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail message, please notify > the sender > and delete all copies immediately. The sender believes this message and any > attachments > were sent free of any virus, worm, Trojan horse, and other forms of malicious > code. > This message and its attachments could have been infected during > transmission. The > recipient opens any attachments at the recipient's own risk, and in so doing, > the > recipient accepts full responsibility for such actions and agrees to take > protective > and remedial action relating to any malicious code. Travelport is not liable > for any > loss or damage arising from this message or its attachments. > > > _________________________________________________________________ In a rush? Get real-time answers with Windows Live Messenger. http://www.windowslive.com/messenger/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh_realtime_042008
