Redbeaver Posted February 7, 2006 Posted February 7, 2006 well first of all, even if u blow downwards, the fins wont get that hot AT ALL. so the air circulating the PWMIC area is still..... room temperatue at the warmest. with the air movement, it drops a few more degree. its better than sucking the air, which will NOT suck any warm air from the PWMIC area, making that area having no air movement whatsoever. which of course, worse than at least having some warm air blowing to it. secondly, if u want to suck upward, u need a damn good circulaion on ur case, or a hole in the window or somethin, or else its just gonna make it worse. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
finagle69 Posted February 7, 2006 Posted February 7, 2006 on my stacker 830 i've got two 120's on the right of the HSF blowing down on the PWM and GFX areas, so if my CPU fan sucks out, it'll help circulate that cool air coming from outside the mesh grill. you're right though, in other setups it would just make it worse, but because mine's setup the way it is, it just may help. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smolt Posted February 7, 2006 Posted February 7, 2006 Okis the BT a clip on or bolt on cooler? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
quisman Posted February 7, 2006 Posted February 7, 2006 My dream case is on order. Hopefully the Temjin 107 is everything it's said to be. But noting the setup of it, using the TT BT to blow down to the cpu would be wisest due to the dual rear intakes and two top outputs. So if you have rear intake and top exaust i would think blow down is best. Also if you have a side intake right by the cpu fan. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mursaat Posted February 8, 2006 Posted February 8, 2006 Down no doubt. I tried last night and it was hotter with the fan sucking than without fan... Some numbers with 2xprime95 large: Fan sucking: 43-44c No fan: 42-43c Fan blowing: 38-39c That is because the fan can't suck enough air through the fins. The air flow was so low in my hand I thought it was running much slower. But Smartguardian reported ~1300rpm. I also made a little and very easy mod I saw at XS. This is the thread: http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=81117 It takes 1 minute or less if you have the foam and scissors Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
finagle69 Posted February 8, 2006 Posted February 8, 2006 i tried it last night as well and my results are the same as yours. actually, since putting it all back the way it was, i avg 1C more now. oh well, guess i'll have to reseat the HS this weekend. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mursaat Posted February 8, 2006 Posted February 8, 2006 Have you tried the minimod? The guy reports 2c less. I haven't tried but I think its worth. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
finagle69 Posted February 8, 2006 Posted February 8, 2006 minimod? if you're referring to putting foam in the spaces, i read that thread (or one like it) many moons ago when i first got the BT. so yeah, i put the foam it came boxed in on it when i first got it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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