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where to put new fans
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06-28-07
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Overclocker in Training
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where to put new fans
Ok . . . so I have a p180 case, a e6600, BT VX and stock fans (well kind of stock, I took out the lower hdd chamber fan, to fit my psu, and put the fan as an intake fan inplace of the upper hdd case). I want to add some new fans and was thinking of getting three fm121s.
__________________My question is where to put them? I was thinking one on the BT but don't know where to put the other two? Exhuast or intake? Should I put a new fan blowing on my gpu? Also, do hdds overheat easily? As of now, I don't have any air blowing directly on my single hdd, do I need to buy a 80mm fan for my hdd?
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Linux Lobbyist
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HDD don't put out much heat, you should not need to cool it.
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06-29-07
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you dont need it, but it'll be happier if cooled. simply aiming a fan at them lowers their temp by 10-20 degrees, depending on the HDD.
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Overclocker in Training
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Ok, so I have solved my hdd problem. Any suggestions on the rest of the fans? Should I use them as exhaust or intake? Should I get two or three?
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Ёxţřëмë Ğâмëř
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Get 2!!!One for putting air in and one for putting the air out.
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if you have 2 or 4 fans (of similar fans, CFM-wise) you want to put half as intake, and the other half of them would be exhaust. if you happen to have 3 or 5 or so, put 1 more on exhaust than intake. a little negative pressure sucks in cold air.
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Overclocker in Training
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Thanks guys. I am away from my computer now but I think when I checked the temp in bios my cpu was at 21c and my ambient case temp was at 40c so I think my case needs better airflow. The room temp was at 25c.
__________________What is a good program to monitor temps without having to use the bios? Something that would monitor temps on most, if not all, components?
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HDD don't get hot my WD caviar 160 hits 46c even with a 140mm intake fan on it thats tooooo hot for me could I flip it over since heat rises and the bottom is hotter I checked???
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