Need Cooling Help (Pics Included)

Jeffrey Sachs · 06-24-2009, 10:58 PM

I just recently upgraded my PC with a 650 Corsair psu and a Geforce 9800gtx graphics card but my box is getting pretty hot especially the top near my psu.

If you look at the picture I have 2 possible places for a fan.
1) Back of case
2) Side of case (directly opposite of the cpu fan)

Other threads have said bring air in and take air out but i dont know if that is possible here. The side opening will just push against the cpu fan, which could be fine, and I do not want to take air out from the back because it is in a warm corner with the other exhaust fans back there.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/39791424@N03/3658544611/

Let me know what you think! Thanks

dai · 06-24-2009, 11:04 PM

no.1 is the main exhaust fan

no.2 cpu blows down onto the h/sink

fitting one on the side as low down and as close to the front as possible drawing cool air in
if there is room fit an exhaust in the top of the case this will aid the psu in exhausting hot air from the top of the case

Jeffrey Sachs · 06-25-2009, 01:02 AM

I might be able to fit a fan in the bottom front for an intake actually. Should i put a fan blowing out the back though(slot 1)?

Thanks for the help

richard2k84 · 06-25-2009, 02:35 AM

Yeah, you sould have air drawn in from the front and pushed out the back. I would recomend sticking a fan on the back to blow out any hot air.

dai · 06-25-2009, 03:25 AM

the one on the rear is a must have

adrianparke2002 · 06-27-2009, 07:56 PM

put some thermal paste on your video card and cpu and clean it off any debri and if u have intake fan slots as well as exaust fans use them up with any fans you may come across and as well for additional cooling and helping that huge graphics card stay cool put a

"DUEL SLOT THERMAL TAKE PCI SLOT BLOWER WITH LED LIGHTS"
could be bought at your local pc store

they also have omni directional pci blowers which are real good too

and for you people who say pci blowers may blow no air out and help cool? well sorry to say but you are wrong ive made a geforce 9600gt stay at 111 under heavy load and 90-99 in idle just cause there was a basic pci slot blower under the card itself.

06-24-2009, 10:58 PM	#1 (permalink)
Jeffrey Sachs Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 6 OS: XP newest	Need Cooling Help (Pics Included) I just recently upgraded my PC with a 650 Corsair psu and a Geforce 9800gtx graphics card but my box is getting pretty hot especially the top near my psu. If you look at the picture I have 2 possible places for a fan. 1) Back of case 2) Side of case (directly opposite of the cpu fan) Other threads have said bring air in and take air out but i dont know if that is possible here. The side opening will just push against the cpu fan, which could be fine, and I do not want to take air out from the back because it is in a warm corner with the other exhaust fans back there. http://www.flickr.com/photos/39791424@N03/3658544611/ Let me know what you think! Thanks

06-24-2009, 11:04 PM	#2 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,515 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: Need Cooling Help (Pics Included) no.1 is the main exhaust fan no.2 cpu blows down onto the h/sink fitting one on the side as low down and as close to the front as possible drawing cool air in if there is room fit an exhaust in the top of the case this will aid the psu in exhausting hot air from the top of the case __________________

06-25-2009, 01:02 AM	#3 (permalink)
Jeffrey Sachs Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 6 OS: XP newest	Re: Need Cooling Help (Pics Included) I might be able to fit a fan in the bottom front for an intake actually. Should i put a fan blowing out the back though(slot 1)? Thanks for the help

06-25-2009, 02:35 AM	#4 (permalink)
richard2k84 Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: England Posts: 57 OS: Windows 7 My System	Re: Need Cooling Help (Pics Included) Yeah, you sould have air drawn in from the front and pushed out the back. I would recomend sticking a fan on the back to blow out any hot air.

06-25-2009, 03:25 AM	#5 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,515 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: Need Cooling Help (Pics Included) the one on the rear is a must have __________________

06-27-2009, 07:56 PM	#6 (permalink)
adrianparke2002 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 62 OS: windows xp service pack 2	Re: Need Cooling Help (Pics Included) put some thermal paste on your video card and cpu and clean it off any debri and if u have intake fan slots as well as exaust fans use them up with any fans you may come across and as well for additional cooling and helping that huge graphics card stay cool put a "DUEL SLOT THERMAL TAKE PCI SLOT BLOWER WITH LED LIGHTS" could be bought at your local pc store they also have omni directional pci blowers which are real good too and for you people who say pci blowers may blow no air out and help cool? well sorry to say but you are wrong ive made a geforce 9600gt stay at 111 under heavy load and 90-99 in idle just cause there was a basic pci slot blower under the card itself. Last edited by dai; 06-27-2009 at 09:34 PM.