Case Cooling Opinion Needed

[0utlaw]

hey guys, ive decided that i want extra cooling for my case and my case supports 3 extra 80mm fans and im thinking of getting the enermax whisper. what i would like to know is, the best way to orient the three fans so they keep the cpu cool. ive attached a drawing of my case (excuse my l337 photoshop skills 😛) . ive named the three fans A,B and C. im thinking of orienting fans B & C so that they push the air out of the case, while A pushes air into the case. my only concern is that fans A & B will kinda cancel out each other and therefore wont really be effective. ideas anybody?

Also, my PSU's rated at 300 watt and i'd like to add a cold cathode and lights,etc to my case. how can i calculate/know whether my current PSU can handle the extra load?

any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

4 year old's rendition of my case

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Can't tell you much on the CCFL, but here's my take on things.

I'm assuming that's a tower case, so the vertical's a little more stretched, correct?

If so, that's just fine (low front intake, high rear exhaust, side intake) - what I'd recommend though is finding some plastic tubing and ducting that side fan onto your CPU.

- M4H

 

[0utlaw]

what exactly do you mean by 'ducting the side fan onto the cpu?'. and where can i get this plastic tubing? thanks a lot again.

 

[amdskip]

Originally posted by: 0utlaw
what exactly do you mean by 'ducting the side fan onto the cpu?'. and where can i get this plastic tubing? thanks a lot again.

Plastic PVC piping available at your local hardware store. Some people use dryer venting too, possibilities are endless. A cardboard tube would work too. It will just suck air in from the side directly into the processor.