3.5 Slot cooler? Anyone?

Liden · 02-03-08, 04:55 AM

Anyone know where I could get a 3.5 front panel case fan? The air flow in my case isnt all that good and I have a 3.5 slot on the bottom. I want to find such an item to draw air in from the front and blow it into the case.

This wouuld solve sooooo many problems im having at the moment.

nd4spdbh2 · 02-03-08, 03:32 PM

so you have a single 3.5 slot to draw air in from... TBH it aint gonna help you much... ur best bet would be to have a decent amount of negative case pressure, and take off the slot cover so air is drawn in from that slot.

Liden · 02-04-08, 01:06 AM

There isnt enough airflow under the video card which is making this sucker just melt. So this 3.5" slot wouldnt help that much? I just ordered two "Antec Spot Coolers" to concentrate on this card as well.

My paint skills kinda blow. :/ lol

Hazaro · 02-04-08, 01:23 AM

I just checked you tower...

That's pretty much it right there, how much airflow do you want...

Liden · 02-04-08, 01:24 PM

How ever much I can get, as of right now my video card is causing my computer to slow down and freeze on crysis.

Niku-Sama · 02-04-08, 07:32 PM

the only thing i can suggest is check out squerrel cage gans (i know i cnat speel) and mabe give it a shot?

Finny · 02-04-08, 09:19 PM

Do you have 3 5.25's in a row? You can buy a scythe Kama bay, which is a 120mm fan for those.

Liden · 02-05-08, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Finny

Do you have 3 5.25's in a row? You can buy a scythe Kama bay, which is a 120mm fan for those.

I need more air under my video card and on the top of it. I should just be like 3 spot fans hmmm?

MikeJ · 02-05-08, 02:25 PM

I searched and searched and could not find any 5.25 inch single drive bay intake fans.
Only thing i could think of is moving your graphics card up a few slots.
MikeJ

sMaCk III · 02-05-08, 03:14 PM

do u have any slots for fans on the bottom of the case ? some cases alow u to put a 120 mm fan on the bottom that would be perfect for ur setup?

jiggamanjb · 02-05-08, 03:21 PM

What about a slot cooler?

donuts · 02-05-08, 06:13 PM

How about an 80mm fan mounted (hung, brackets, whatever) between the lower fan and the vid card, inside the case. Set it up like a "booster" to blow across the vid card and help eliminate any "dead air" spots. IMO warm moving air is better than hot stagnant air.

Liden · 02-07-08, 03:52 PM

I just put two spot fans on the back of the video card. omg that helped soooo much.

Ben333 · 02-07-08, 04:00 PM

hot glue + PCI bracket fan thingy = what I did a couple years ago... just need to reverse it

02-03-08, 04:55 AM	Thread Starter #1
Liden Registered Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Herriman, UT	3.5 Slot cooler? Anyone? Anyone know where I could get a 3.5 front panel case fan? The air flow in my case isnt all that good and I have a 3.5 slot on the bottom. I want to find such an item to draw air in from the front and blow it into the case. This wouuld solve sooooo many problems im having at the moment.
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nd4spdbh2 Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Camarillo, CA!	so you have a single 3.5 slot to draw air in from... TBH it aint gonna help you much... ur best bet would be to have a decent amount of negative case pressure, and take off the slot cover so air is drawn in from that slot. __________________ #12 in the 4ghz core 2 duo club baby! - 52 inches of CRYSIS! - Black Belt Ubercloxx0r -- Heatware Main -- Lian Li V2000b -- i7 2700k -- MSI Z68A-GD80 -- 12gb 1600 -- GTX560Ti --Adata 128gb S510 & 2x500gb -- Seasonic S12 600w -- Dell 2209WA HTPC -- Silverstone GD05B -- E7200 @ 3.2ghz -- G41-M7 -- 4GB 800mhz -- g210 passive -- 320gb 2.5in WD -- Antec EA 430w -- 52inch Samsung LCD Server -- Antec NSK4480B -- E3300 @ 2.5ghz -- ECS G33T-M2 -- 3gb 667mhz -- Onboard Vid -- 500Gb + 1TB hatachi + 1tb WD -- Zalman 400w Netbook - Dell Mini 9 - Atom 1.6ghz - 8GB ssd - 2GB pc6400 - WIN 7 PRO! Need 4 Speed - BH
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02-04-08, 01:06 AM	Thread Starter #3
Liden Registered Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Herriman, UT	There isnt enough airflow under the video card which is making this sucker just melt. So this 3.5" slot wouldnt help that much? I just ordered two "Antec Spot Coolers" to concentrate on this card as well. My paint skills kinda blow. :/ lol
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02-04-08, 01:23 AM	#4
Hazaro Member Join Date: Apr 2007	I just checked you tower... That's pretty much it right there, how much airflow do you want... __________________ 2500K @4.2GHz, P8P67 PRO, 8GB G.Skill Sniper, RocketFish Case, 2x 6950, X750 PSU, TRUE120 ~Heatware~
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02-04-08, 01:24 PM	Thread Starter #5
Liden Registered Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Herriman, UT	How ever much I can get, as of right now my video card is causing my computer to slow down and freeze on crysis.
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02-04-08, 07:32 PM	#6
Niku-Sama Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Deadford OR	the only thing i can suggest is check out squerrel cage gans (i know i cnat speel) and mabe give it a shot?
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02-05-08, 02:25 PM	#9
MikeJ Registered Join Date: Feb 2008	I searched and searched and could not find any 5.25 inch single drive bay intake fans. Only thing i could think of is moving your graphics card up a few slots. MikeJ
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02-05-08, 03:14 PM	#10
sMaCk III Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Behind you :)	do u have any slots for fans on the bottom of the case ? some cases alow u to put a 120 mm fan on the bottom that would be perfect for ur setup?
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02-05-08, 06:13 PM	#12
donuts Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: SC (now)	How about an 80mm fan mounted (hung, brackets, whatever) between the lower fan and the vid card, inside the case. Set it up like a "booster" to blow across the vid card and help eliminate any "dead air" spots. IMO warm moving air is better than hot stagnant air.
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02-07-08, 03:52 PM	Thread Starter #13
Liden Registered Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Herriman, UT	I just put two spot fans on the back of the video card. omg that helped soooo much.
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02-07-08, 04:00 PM	#14
Ben333 Folding for Team 32! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: New Hampshire	hot glue + PCI bracket fan thingy = what I did a couple years ago... just need to reverse it
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