Are some people putting case fans when they don't 'need' it?

[Robor]

I've got 2 desktops running at home.

My primary system has 5 HD's (4 in RAID and 1 system disk). I've got a pair of 80mm fans blowing across (in/out) the RAID array and an additional 80mm blowing out the back. Is it loud? Yes. But without the extra fans the temp in the case gets too warm (HD's get *very* warm to the touch).

My secondary system is a basic P4 w/ 2 HD setup and has nothing but the PS fan blowing out the back and although it's blowing warm air I don't have any lockups or other problems.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Thats because sites like this are stocked with teenage males. Teenage males have lots of insecurities....they make up for these insecurities in very strange ways. In the relm of computers, specifically cases, this is accomplished thru:

Plexi windows
Minimum of 8 case fans
Lights
Fan grills

Etc., etc. Don't worry though...hope is right around the corner...once you're free of the bonds of puberty, you'll simply stuff your ugly PC case under the desk like a normal person :

That's quite the generalization you've got going there...

How would you explain this behavior among older men...like say 36 years old?

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: chocoruacal
Thats because sites like this are stocked with teenage males. Teenage males have lots of insecurities....they make up for these insecurities in very strange ways. In the relm of computers, specifically cases, this is accomplished thru:

Plexi windows
Minimum of 8 case fans
Lights
Fan grills

Etc., etc. Don't worry though...hope is right around the corner...once you're free of the bonds of puberty, you'll simply stuff your ugly PC case under the desk like a normal person

Decals, dude! How could you forget the decals?! :Q

I've got a blue CCFL in my case that I flip on occasionally, just because it looks nice glowing softly through the ventilation holes.

- M4H

 

[JulesMaximus]

I'm thinking of putting a giant wing on my PC and a few Type-R decals cause that'll make it go faster...

 

[sman789]

Hey....I'm running 10 fans and im 17

i may be overdoing but at least i have myy youth

 

[Davegod]

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo

Originally posted by: Davegod

Originally posted by: sman789
to keep the room cooler, [...]

more fans wont make the room cooler, if anything they'll make the room warmer as they assist in distributing the heat from your pc to the rest of the room.

AgaBooga while i reckon youre right about a lot of people having much more airflow than necessary, some people run several quiet fans instead of fewer loud ones

how does that make sense. either you have a certain amount of hotter air going into your room from your pc, or a lot more cooler air. the total heat remains the same unless it somehow dissapears somewhere in the process, which it can't. its all the same. the difference is how long and how much of it do you want to build up inside of your case.

you cpu creates X watts of heat regardless of how lousy a job you do at cooling it. heat doesn't just build up inside your case until it melts. it goes into your room.

that's my point, whats yours?

edit, forgot ""

 

[0roo0roo]

Originally posted by: chocoruacal

Originally posted by: AgaBooga

When I see people's rigs or pictures of their system, I notice many have lots of fans. I can understand two fans, one being intake and other outtake, but that is not even "necessary." Are some people just paranoid about this or am I missing something?

Thats because sites like this are stocked with teenage males. Teenage males have lots of insecurities....they make up for these insecurities in very strange ways. In the relm of computers, specifically cases, this is accomplished thru:

Plexi windows
Minimum of 8 case fans
Lights
Fan grills

Etc., etc. Don't worry though...hope is right around the corner...once you're free of the bonds of puberty, you'll simply stuff your ugly PC case under the desk like a normal person

well sorta true if there are 8 tornado fans. but 8 low rpm fans are just fine and dandy. a low hum is less annoying then a high hum from fewer fans.