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eightywpm

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do exhaust fans that go in your pci slot make a world of a difference? will it help out with my slk800/tornado combo?
 
I don't use them myself, but I have seen a few folks who got good results in one specific application of them:
cooling a hot spot in the pci slot area.

They tend to be inefficient and move little air but a small amount of airflow where there was none can make a big difference.

I doubt if it would do anything to help a cpu hsf though.
 
They work great for 'name-brand' computers that have cooling properties only *slightly* better than your average Bedouin. I've *had* to use them in a few Dell mini's because there was no other option. Had to move *some* air. But yeah, they basically move no air.
 
"They tend to be inefficient and move little air but a small amount of airflow where there was none can make a big difference."
Why not make a card cooler that uses a GFFX 5800 Ultra style fan?
 
the abit siluro offered the FX style of outside exhaust cooling starting in their geforce 4 models but im sure if u looked around enuff u could find a company that makes video chipset coolers like that ready made :D
 
i wanted to get a pci fan and reverse the fan so that it blows onto the vga card instead of pulling the air out. i burned out a geforce card and i wanted to get one so i dont burn out my new one. my computer is on 24/7 and the side panel is always open so theres no need to pull hot air out. I also go one of those fans that you plug into the wall blowin in through the side cooling everything by 7-10 degrees.
 
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