I'm talkin', case cooling on my toes...

jkcampbell730 · 12-08-10, 10:28 PM

Is there a thread for strategic case cooling? Should I have my two top fans suck air out of the case or blow air in the case?

2 side fans - blow in
1 rear fan - suck out
1 front fan - blow in
2 top fans - suck out

More inward air pressure or outward air flow?

MattNo5ss · 12-08-10, 10:41 PM

Typical setup is front/side fans as intake and rear/top fans as exhaust because the rear/top fans are higher up than than the front side fans, and heat naturally rises. Pressure is really up to you, I would rather have more pressure pushing out of the case to help keep dust out (especially if the intakes have filters).

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jkcampbell730 New Member Join Date: Dec 2010	I'm talkin', case cooling on my toes... Is there a thread for strategic case cooling? Should I have my two top fans suck air out of the case or blow air in the case? 2 side fans - blow in 1 rear fan - suck out 1 front fan - blow in 2 top fans - suck out More inward air pressure or outward air flow? __________________ AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE 3.4GHz @ 3.9GHz (200x19.5) 1.408 V Idle 31 C / Load 57 C MSI NF980-G65 AM3 NVIDIA nForce 980a EVGA GeForce 8800GTS SSC 640MB G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 92mm CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound
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MattNo5ss b4n4n4 dr4g0n d00m3d m0d3r4t0r Overclockers.com Editor Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: AL	Typical setup is front/side fans as intake and rear/top fans as exhaust because the rear/top fans are higher up than than the front side fans, and heat naturally rises. Pressure is really up to you, I would rather have more pressure pushing out of the case to help keep dust out (especially if the intakes have filters). __________________ i7 3770K \| ASUS Maximus V Gene \| 4x2GB Dominator GT DDR3-1600 6-6-6-20 \| EVGA GTX780 SC ACX \| 256GB OCZ Vertex 4 \| SeaSonic X750 E8700/E6750/P4 631 \| Rampage Extreme & EP45T-Extreme & Commando \| DDR2 D9 or any DDR3 \| 1 of 20ish GPUs \| 50GB OCZ Vertex 2 \| SeaSonic SS-1000XP O/C Author Profile \| HWBot Profile \| Heatware (91-0-0) \m/ OverClockers mATX L33T Club \m/ Projects: Copper-Framed, MDF Station \| PVC-Framed, MDF Station \| Custom Cascade Cart/Case \| Untitled TJ07 Build
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