- Oct 16, 2004
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I been thinking. :Q Anyway I'm 15, and I don't drive yet, but I know a bit about car parts. Correct me if I'm wrong, but a cold air intake works by compressing the air that your car takes in so that it is colder, and since cold air carries more oxygen it helps your combustion reaction, right?
Anyway I was wondering if this could be used in a computer, taking the advantage of only the colder air. Say, I have a front fan that pushes a nice deal of air, then duct it so it goes through a narrower area before it gets to the CPU. Roughly like this: FAN >===< ANOTHER FAN, CPU. That way the air is sort of "compressed" in the smaller part of the duct, and as more air builds up there the air will be cooler, and the fan right next to my CPU will pick up the cold air and pull it across the hot heatsink, then right out the back exhaust.
Will it work the same way as it would in a car? I'm no genius and thought of this sitting bored in English class today, so it's just a thought. I figure I'd want a bit of positive pressure within the duct so that air builds up, so I would place my stronger 120mm fan to pull air in from outside, and the weaker 92mm fan on my CPU.
And if no one knows I'll go ahead and try it anyway, I mean I'll only be wasting about 26 cents worth of cardboard box and tape, and maybe half an hour of build time. Any thoughts?
Anyway I was wondering if this could be used in a computer, taking the advantage of only the colder air. Say, I have a front fan that pushes a nice deal of air, then duct it so it goes through a narrower area before it gets to the CPU. Roughly like this: FAN >===< ANOTHER FAN, CPU. That way the air is sort of "compressed" in the smaller part of the duct, and as more air builds up there the air will be cooler, and the fan right next to my CPU will pick up the cold air and pull it across the hot heatsink, then right out the back exhaust.
Will it work the same way as it would in a car? I'm no genius and thought of this sitting bored in English class today, so it's just a thought. I figure I'd want a bit of positive pressure within the duct so that air builds up, so I would place my stronger 120mm fan to pull air in from outside, and the weaker 92mm fan on my CPU.
And if no one knows I'll go ahead and try it anyway, I mean I'll only be wasting about 26 cents worth of cardboard box and tape, and maybe half an hour of build time. Any thoughts?