This a good cooling setup?

MKSheppard · Post by **MKSheppard** » 2003-12-23 05:53am

I bought a Asus 80mm fan and I installed it on the back fan opening of my
new Athlon 2600+'s case so that it would suck air from inside the case
and blow it out the back to the outside air, and the partial vacuum
inside the case would draw cold air in through the vents located on the
sides of the case at the bottom to be used, then exhausted up the top
through teh fan...

Post by **Beowulf** » 2003-12-23 06:37am

It's a typical set up. If more air volume is required, the addition of another fan at the front blowing in, or at the top blowing out is usually used.

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2003-12-23 11:23am

I don't know how your case is designed, but it is a good start. Use Motherboard Monitor to see your temperatures and decide if more drastic action is needed.

Alyeska · Post by **Alyeska** » 2003-12-23 01:59pm

Thats a star Shep. I have the same thing going on in my case but I also have a fan in the front near the bottom of the case to draw in cool air faster. Its a little loud but the heat isn't a real problem.

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2003-12-23 02:13pm

I've got a few 80mm Panaflo L1As running in my box (not undervolted, though). They're quiet and move enough air.

Most people say you should try to get positive airflow -- more air pumped in than is being sucked out. It's not critical, of course -- most people (like myself) have negative airflow, but you can minimize dust the other way.

Chardok · Post by **Chardok** » 2003-12-23 03:10pm

Speaking of dust, I have a question:

I can't really take my computer apart, as it's under warranty, but, I used to burn scented candles in my little apartment, and after about 2 weeks or so of this, I noticed there was a bunch of shit (Black smudges) on my CD's. "Damn!" I thought, "something wrong with the CD player!" But then I noticed the shit was on my xbox discs, too! Only then did I make the connection. SOOT! Shit! So, I ran my fingers along the rear intake on my comp, and sure as shit, they were black with soot. I'm worried about that. Very worried. Should I say "To hell with the Warranty" bust the box and clean the hell out of it? Or is it probably okay the way it is?

aerius · Post by **aerius** » 2003-12-23 06:07pm

Are there any "user tampering" labels or marks on your computer case? In other words, if you opened up the case and then put it back together, would it be possible to tell that the case was opened up? If the answer is "no" then you might want to clean it out, that much gunk inside your computer case can cause components to run hotter & reduce their service life. Otherwise leave it together and if it conks out during the warranty period let the warranty repair guys handle it.

YT300000 · Post by **YT300000** » 2003-12-23 07:24pm

aerius wrote:Are there any "user tampering" labels or marks on your computer case? In other words, if you opened up the case and then put it back together, would it be possible to tell that the case was opened up? If the answer is "no" then you might want to clean it out, that much gunk inside your computer case can cause components to run hotter & reduce their service life. Otherwise leave it together and if it conks out during the warranty period let the warranty repair guys handle it.

Or run a vacuum cleaner over the vent grates, that helps a little (set it to the lowest suction setting possible).

SyntaxVorlon · Post by **SyntaxVorlon** » 2003-12-23 11:56pm

Bah I've got a 15 cm Holmes External Fan.

Chardok · Post by **Chardok** » 2003-12-24 07:23am

YT300000 wrote:Or run a vacuum cleaner over the vent grates, that helps a little (set it to the lowest suction setting possible).

Why lowest suction, reeducator emmeritus (sp?)?

Slartibartfast · Post by **Slartibartfast** » 2003-12-24 01:21pm

Probably so you don't suck all the microchips and transistors out

Pu-239 · Post by **Pu-239** » 2003-12-27 01:49am

My setup consists of an extra fan tied on w/ floss pointing inward, and above it is the psu which blows outward, and in between is the massive heatsink on my PII-450 (w/ no fan). Guess you can't do that nowadays w/ modern processors, correct?

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2003-12-27 02:11am

Some processors can be passively cooled (VIA's low-power line, for example) but most high-performance ones (K7, K8, P4, G5) require active cooling of one sort or another - if it's not a fan on the heatsink itself there's one blowing air out of the machine.