Ducts

[RnPgrosz]

I'm not really familiar with ducts but was thinking about trying it can someone point out some good articles/instructions? thanks

[Sonny]

What would you like to know? Just ask & I'm sure a few of us here will have a thing or two to say about them.:beer:

[NeoMoses]

The general idea is to get cool, fresh air to where you need it most, i.e. the cpu heatsink. (or other components such as video card, RAM, etc if running hot.) I dropped my temps by 10C by cutting a hole directly above the processor and putting an 80mm fan blowing into the case. No ducting was used between the external fan and the Heatsink Fan.

You can also check out this post 33C Full Load AIRCOOLED!!! (http://forums.overclockers.ws/vb/showthread.php?threadid=59778) It gives you a cheap way to really drop your temps.

[CrystalMethod]

Originally posted by NeoMoses
The general idea is to get cool, fresh air to where you need it most, i.e. the cpu heatsink. (or other components such as video card, RAM, etc if running hot.) I dropped my temps by 10C by cutting a hole directly above the processor and putting an 80mm fan blowing into the case. No ducting was used between the external fan and the Heatsink Fan.

You can also check out this post 33C Full Load AIRCOOLED!!! (http://forums.overclockers.ws/vb/showthread.php?threadid=59778) It gives you a cheap way to really drop your temps.

It's also a very good way to potentially build up a heck of a lot of condenstation in your system. When you're pulling in air from outside into your case you REALLY have to be careful how you go about doing it.