LaxInThe303 Posted October 31, 2007 Posted October 31, 2007 This is a setup of how I have my case. I think it's an Antec Case, but it could be a Lian Li. I have a Scythe 133CFM, 3000RPM fan running across my Ninja Revision B. It replaced the 1200RPM fan which came with the Ninja. I also have an 81CFM, 5000RPM Typhoon fan blowing hot air out of the front of the case. Next to my 8800GTS I installed a PCI slot fan, which sucks air from the card and expells it out the back at 29CFM. My previous setup had no case fans, just an open side and a box fan. I idled around 19-23c, my temperature at load was 35c MAX. Now I have this setup, and I'm idling around 29/30c, and Im at 38c MAX! Why isn't this cooler? My Motherboard temperature are 2 degrees higher at 34c, but I can live with that, with a closed case. This setup is a LOT noiser. It sounds like a hair dryer and a vacuum cleaner are mating in my case. The Scythe fan doesn't fit flush at the bottom with the heatsink, could the 2mm gap make THAT much of a difference with the 3x increase in RPM and I'm guessing at LEAST 3x increase in CFM? Please help!!! I want a COOL setup. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardnrg Posted October 31, 2007 Posted October 31, 2007 reverse the direction of the front and cpu fans because they are wrong, there is no hot air at the front/bottom of the case, and you want the hot air from the CPU pushed OUT of the case Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waco Posted October 31, 2007 Posted October 31, 2007 Hot air rises. Take a look at your picture and figure out how that affects it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxInThe303 Posted October 31, 2007 Posted October 31, 2007 Hot air rises. Take a look at your picture and figure out how that affects it. I did what you said, and now I'm idling at 20-21c, and my MB temperature is 26c! I think a LOT of this has to do with the temperature of my room though. I only achieve temperatures this low when the room is cold (around 68f). BUT, this is a HUGE improvement. Also, I switched the fan arangement so that the hot hair that was being blown off the CPU is now being vacated from the case. Anyway, thanks for the inspiration Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingdingeling Posted October 31, 2007 Posted October 31, 2007 Another very effective way to better your temps is to add a blowhole to the top of your case with a fan that extracts air Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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