DisinfectedDuck
Senior member
I've heared that making a wind tunnel is very effective.
What is the most effective way to place fans (exact fan location) ??
What is the most effective way to place fans (exact fan location) ??
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Best Case Fan Configuration For Optimal Air Circulation?
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DisinfectedDuck
Senior member
Anyone??
powerMarkymark
Platinum Member
I installed 2 x 80mm intake fans (bottom front) and 2 x 80mm exhaust fans (top rear) in my Antec 1030 case. I felt that this would be the best config as heat rises.
HTH
Mark
HTH
Mark
DeviousTrap
Diamond Member
Originally posted by: powerMarkymark
I installed 2 x 80mm intake fans (bottom front) and 2 x 80mm exhaust fans (top rear) in my Antec 1030 case. I felt that this would be the best config as heat rises
I totally agree acccept i think it would be better if you had a side intake fan to cool you graphics chip. But other than that 2 in the back and 2 in the front is the best.
Zugzwang152
Lifer
if you're stuck with an odd number, or an imbalance in CFM, always make the greater CFMs in the back as exhaust.
YetiIronfst
Junior Member
Yep yep - what hte other guys said - air IN bottom front and OUT top back.
One more detail since I made a slight adjustment to my system after starting that way, and it seemed to lower CPU temperature slightly.
My mobo supports 3 fans (CPU and 2 case), but case takes 4 fans. Initially I had the 2 back fans hooked up the motherboard (speed controlled by temp), and the two front ones hooked up to standard drive power cables, so they were always running full speed. I moved things around so I had one of the better separate fans I bought bottom front, running full speed, and one top back running full speed, and had the lower fan in teh back and the higher fan in the front be the standard case fans running speed controlled by the motherbard.
One more detail since I made a slight adjustment to my system after starting that way, and it seemed to lower CPU temperature slightly.
My mobo supports 3 fans (CPU and 2 case), but case takes 4 fans. Initially I had the 2 back fans hooked up the motherboard (speed controlled by temp), and the two front ones hooked up to standard drive power cables, so they were always running full speed. I moved things around so I had one of the better separate fans I bought bottom front, running full speed, and one top back running full speed, and had the lower fan in teh back and the higher fan in the front be the standard case fans running speed controlled by the motherbard.
Mavrick007
Diamond Member
Originally posted by: computer89
Originally posted by: powerMarkymark
I installed 2 x 80mm intake fans (bottom front) and 2 x 80mm exhaust fans (top rear) in my Antec 1030 case. I felt that this would be the best config as heat rises
I totally agree acccept i think it would be better if you had a side intake fan to cool you graphics chip. But other than that 2 in the back and 2 in the front is the best.
Sounds good, just like my new Antec 1080 case allows me to do 🙂