Which one should do which?

Alexm22191 · 06-19-2009, 04:26 PM

I have a fairly standard mid sized case with a fatty (sluggish) side fan and a fast 120mm rear fan. there aren't any more slots for fans.
which one should be exhaust, which one should be intake?

**WereBo** · 06-19-2009, 04:31 PM

Allo Alexm

The side-fan should blow in, the rear-fan should suck out

Alexm22191 · 06-20-2009, 01:23 AM

that is the current set up, but the cooling power is week. during light gaming it usually hit like 40-48 Celsius. or is that not bad?

**WereBo** · 06-20-2009, 05:39 AM

Do you mean the CPU temp.? The max temp depends on which CPU you have, but 40-48C appears to be inside the specs for most, if not all CPU's.

Alexm22191 · 06-20-2009, 11:41 AM

the cpu temp usually stays below 40c. the system temp ranges from 40-50c during light gaming.

**WereBo** · 06-20-2009, 03:59 PM

The easiest and cheapest way to help cool the insides, is to tidy the cables up, especially if you have any IDE-drive ribbon-cables, they can block or divert some major airflow if left dangling all over the place.

Also clean out all the dust you can find, dust-bunnies often breed between the heatsink-vanes on the CPU - A tin of compressed-air and an artists paint-brush is excellent for that, it's easier if you can remove the fan off the top of the CPU/heatsink. DON'T remove the heatsink itself, you'll need a special thermal paste for it to work, when reseated.

Alternatively, you could replace the slow fan with something more powerful.

Alexm22191 · 06-21-2009, 12:50 PM

Actually my wires are extremely neat and out of the way. It doesn't even have any ode cables, just sata. Also, the computer is brand new, I just built it. I think the problem is the slow side fan, which I might replace soon.

**WereBo** · 06-21-2009, 04:45 PM

Fair enough, that saves a lot of boring cable-tidying

It'll be worth replacing that slow fan soon, before the dust starts collecting

06-19-2009, 04:26 PM	#1 (permalink)
Alexm22191 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 27 OS: XP My System	Which one should do which? I have a fairly standard mid sized case with a fatty (sluggish) side fan and a fast 120mm rear fan. there aren't any more slots for fans. which one should be exhaust, which one should be intake? __________________ Beware: ALEX

06-19-2009, 04:31 PM	#2 (permalink)
WereBo Resident Village Idiot Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: SE London, UK Posts: 14,380 OS: Win-7, XP-Pro SP3 My System	Re: Which one should do which? Allo Alexm The side-fan should blow in, the rear-fan should suck out __________________ I shall meet all of my deadlines directly in proportion to the amount of bodily injury I could expect to receive from missing them.

06-20-2009, 01:23 AM	#3 (permalink)
Alexm22191 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 27 OS: XP My System	Re: Which one should do which? that is the current set up, but the cooling power is week. during light gaming it usually hit like 40-48 Celsius. or is that not bad? __________________ Beware: ALEX

06-20-2009, 05:39 AM	#4 (permalink)
WereBo Resident Village Idiot Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: SE London, UK Posts: 14,380 OS: Win-7, XP-Pro SP3 My System	Re: Which one should do which? Do you mean the CPU temp.? The max temp depends on which CPU you have, but 40-48C appears to be inside the specs for most, if not all CPU's. __________________ I shall meet all of my deadlines directly in proportion to the amount of bodily injury I could expect to receive from missing them.

06-20-2009, 11:41 AM	#5 (permalink)
Alexm22191 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 27 OS: XP My System	Re: Which one should do which? the cpu temp usually stays below 40c. the system temp ranges from 40-50c during light gaming. __________________ Beware: ALEX

06-20-2009, 03:59 PM	#6 (permalink)
WereBo Resident Village Idiot Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: SE London, UK Posts: 14,380 OS: Win-7, XP-Pro SP3 My System	Re: Which one should do which? The easiest and cheapest way to help cool the insides, is to tidy the cables up, especially if you have any IDE-drive ribbon-cables, they can block or divert some major airflow if left dangling all over the place. Also clean out all the dust you can find, dust-bunnies often breed between the heatsink-vanes on the CPU - A tin of compressed-air and an artists paint-brush is excellent for that, it's easier if you can remove the fan off the top of the CPU/heatsink. DON'T remove the heatsink itself, you'll need a special thermal paste for it to work, when reseated. Alternatively, you could replace the slow fan with something more powerful. __________________ I shall meet all of my deadlines directly in proportion to the amount of bodily injury I could expect to receive from missing them.

06-21-2009, 12:50 PM	#7 (permalink)
Alexm22191 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 27 OS: XP My System	Re: Which one should do which? Actually my wires are extremely neat and out of the way. It doesn't even have any ode cables, just sata. Also, the computer is brand new, I just built it. I think the problem is the slow side fan, which I might replace soon. __________________ Beware: ALEX

06-21-2009, 04:45 PM	#8 (permalink)
WereBo Resident Village Idiot Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: SE London, UK Posts: 14,380 OS: Win-7, XP-Pro SP3 My System	Re: Which one should do which? Fair enough, that saves a lot of boring cable-tidying It'll be worth replacing that slow fan soon, before the dust starts collecting __________________ I shall meet all of my deadlines directly in proportion to the amount of bodily injury I could expect to receive from missing them.