Cooling setup improvements?

Chris Chan · 01-30-2006, 03:20 AM

My 2nd box runs at 30c idle and 46 load. It has an 8cm intake at bottom front and 9cm exhaust on the back. The PSU has a 80mm exhaust. How can I improve cooling in this case? It's a POS and the fans are the largest that can fit. The front fan slot can only fit a 25mm thick one due to the HDDs, so don't tell me to get an 80x38mm Tornado.

ReturnToEmpire · 01-30-2006, 03:28 AM

buy faster fans?

Greggie Boy · 01-30-2006, 03:42 AM

If you could install an exhaust fan on the top of the case that would help quite a bit.
Regardless, keep all your fans clean.

i.Angel · 01-30-2006, 04:15 AM

ya if possible install a fan on top (hot air rises!

) do you have a fan on your side? Front should be intake and so should your side fan (just depends on who you ask) and have an exhaust in the back and one on top. What case do you have anyway?

Chris Chan · 01-30-2006, 02:11 PM

I have a generic POS case. Provision for a 9cm side fan, but then I need to remove the air duct to CPU. No provision for top fan. My fans are already pretty fast, my intake about 2500rpm and exhaust about 2200.

[-0MEGA-] · 01-30-2006, 02:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris Chan

I have a generic POS case. Provision for a 9cm side fan, but then I need to remove the air duct to CPU. No provision for top fan. My fans are already pretty fast, my intake about 2500rpm and exhaust about 2200.

You would need to make your own cut on the top of the case for that fan. And you cant tell how much air is being exchanged by the number of RPM's, you need to look at the CFM.

Chris Chan · 01-30-2006, 05:40 PM

I have no specs on the fans, I would assume they're about 35cfm each based on feeling the air and comparing to fans with known specs.

01-30-2006, 03:20 AM	#1 (permalink)
Chris Chan Platinum Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Michigan, USA Age: 16 Posts: 509	Cooling setup improvements? My 2nd box runs at 30c idle and 46 load. It has an 8cm intake at bottom front and 9cm exhaust on the back. The PSU has a 80mm exhaust. How can I improve cooling in this case? It's a POS and the fans are the largest that can fit. The front fan slot can only fit a 25mm thick one due to the HDDs, so don't tell me to get an 80x38mm Tornado. __________________ desktop: Celeron 1.7/512MB/80GB/integrated/Ubuntu 7.10 server: P4 2.8/768MB/40GB/integrated/Debian Etch laptop: G3 500MHz/256MB/10GB/RageMobility/Debian Etch laptop soon: Sempron 2800+/512MB/40GB/integrated/Ubuntu 7.10 laptop soon: PII 300MHz/192MB/40GB/?/Debian Etch

01-30-2006, 04:15 AM	#4 (permalink)
i.Angel Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Texas Age: 17 Posts: 1,200	ya if possible install a fan on top (hot air rises!) do you have a fan on your side? Front should be intake and so should your side fan (just depends on who you ask) and have an exhaust in the back and one on top. What case do you have anyway? __________________ XPS M1530

01-30-2006, 02:11 PM	#5 (permalink)
Chris Chan Platinum Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Michigan, USA Age: 16 Posts: 509	I have a generic POS case. Provision for a 9cm side fan, but then I need to remove the air duct to CPU. No provision for top fan. My fans are already pretty fast, my intake about 2500rpm and exhaust about 2200. __________________ desktop: Celeron 1.7/512MB/80GB/integrated/Ubuntu 7.10 server: P4 2.8/768MB/40GB/integrated/Debian Etch laptop: G3 500MHz/256MB/10GB/RageMobility/Debian Etch laptop soon: Sempron 2800+/512MB/40GB/integrated/Ubuntu 7.10 laptop soon: PII 300MHz/192MB/40GB/?/Debian Etch

01-30-2006, 05:40 PM	#7 (permalink)
Chris Chan Platinum Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Michigan, USA Age: 16 Posts: 509	I have no specs on the fans, I would assume they're about 35cfm each based on feeling the air and comparing to fans with known specs. __________________ desktop: Celeron 1.7/512MB/80GB/integrated/Ubuntu 7.10 server: P4 2.8/768MB/40GB/integrated/Debian Etch laptop: G3 500MHz/256MB/10GB/RageMobility/Debian Etch laptop soon: Sempron 2800+/512MB/40GB/integrated/Ubuntu 7.10 laptop soon: PII 300MHz/192MB/40GB/?/Debian Etch

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01-30-2006, 03:42 AM	#3 (permalink)
Greggie Boy Silver Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 155	If you could install an exhaust fan on the top of the case that would help quite a bit. Regardless, keep all your fans clean.