rivalary Posted September 11, 2007 Posted September 11, 2007 Well, I was hoping on finding optimal placement of fans based on actual research. What I found was this: http://icrontic.com/articles/pc_airflow_heat_cooling_guide One fan at the rear is the best set up? Doesn't make much sense to me. I've already got it set up as one fan on the front blowing through the hard drives and a fan at the rear with no complaints. But like most others here, I always want more coolage! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeble Posted September 11, 2007 Posted September 11, 2007 Note the date on that article: October 13, 2003. That was back when having three 80mm fans in your case was extreme. Now new cases come with spots to mount as many as a dozen 120mm fans. More airflow is always better, but having more intake than exhaust is pointless. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rivalary Posted September 11, 2007 Posted September 11, 2007 Note the date on that article: October 13, 2003. That was back when having three 80mm fans in your case was extreme. Now new cases come with spots to mount as many as a dozen 120mm fans. More airflow is always better, but having more intake than exhaust is pointless. LMAO, I didn't even notice the date. Bleh Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gr4vitas Posted September 11, 2007 Posted September 11, 2007 Even though it was old, still pretty surprising results if you ask me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeble Posted September 11, 2007 Posted September 11, 2007 LMAO, I didn't even notice the date. Bleh We've all done it before Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
neddamttocs Posted September 11, 2007 Posted September 11, 2007 i only have 2 120mm fans in my case, my case temp is ~27*c and i idle at ~28*C load temp are ~42*C Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waco Posted September 11, 2007 Posted September 11, 2007 There's no real hard solution to how many intake/exhaust fans to have. Sometimes adding more helps and sometimes it doesn't. The airflow model is way too complex to even begin to analyze it so you might as well just try a bunch of different setups and figure out which one is the best by trial and error. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrewr05 Posted September 11, 2007 Posted September 11, 2007 (edited) Saw this awhile back... It all depends on the fan fin and hub design, the case architecture, and the size/placement of hardware... You can have a case that has 2 fans and you can have a case that has 20 fans... Edited September 12, 2007 by Andrewr05 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puck Posted September 12, 2007 Posted September 12, 2007 Saw this awhile back...It all depends on the fan fin and hub design, the case architecture, and the size/placement oh hardware... You can have a case that has 2 fans and you can have a case that has 20 fans... Yep, will depend on case size, case shape, motherboard part placement, fan specs, air path, etc. If you look at their placement, it looks totally retarded. There is like twice as many exhausts as intakes, and the intakes are pointing uselessly at the very bottom of the case and mobo. I like central side panel intake, front intake, top exhaust, rear exhaust. This way with most boards the most important parts - gpu and cpu - get active cooling, and the ambient of the case stays low. A simple 80mm fan and two rubberbands can clip to the ram retaining brackets and give more then enough active ram cooling. I ran a system highly overclocked and highly volt modded(motherboard and GPU) 24/7 with that air setup with impressive results. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrewr05 Posted September 12, 2007 Posted September 12, 2007 Another thing that wasn't touched on was bottom intake... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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