Airflow Question

nickburns

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i have a modified aopen hx-08 with various intakes and a blowhole on top, now i noticed that the pass-through section that divides the top half from the bottom half is rather small, and i plan on breaking out the dremel to increase size thus increasing airflow, but my question i am asking is that if i place a spare 92mm sunon fan over that pass-through hole, will that provide good suction, taking the heat out of the bottom of the case passing it up to the top blowhole and out of the case? or is it just overkill?.....i guess it is sort of like ducting the air inot the top
 

Renob

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I think that would work just fine.. you dont state if you system is runnig hot or not just curious if it is not hot dont worry about it. and it is a good idea to have the same amount of fans blowing in that are blowing out..
 

nickburns

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well presently i have 3 intakes and 2 fans venting, i was just wondering if it would be a good idea to improve air flow or if it would be a waste of time
 

Renob

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You still did not say if your system is running hot???? I would add one more fan blowing out if you dont have the same amount of fan blowing in and out you could get air blowing out your drives or being sucked in through your drives and thats not good.....
 

nickburns

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sorry, as of right now, my system is not running hot, but i havent attempted to o/c in this case yet but plan too in the next week. thanks for the advice, i will add another exhaust fan in the top back.
 

Renob

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Thats a good idea now crank that badboy chip of yours up and see how high it will go..... good luck and have fun...
 

monsterman

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Renob, I recently overclocked my 900 t-bird a very conservative 100MHz but I am a little apprehensive to push it harder. Should I give it a try? It's set at x9.5 105/35MHz, Plus is set at 3MHz. Do you have a setting to recommend? The thermistor is giving a reading of 50deg C (122deg F). What is a safe temp to operate at and what is considered MELTDOWN!? I have two intake fans and two output fans, three if you count the Antec 300w supply. CPU has Abit manf. stock heatsink/fan.

P.S. Is that CPU thermistor really accurate or just a base line measurement?