I have a Chieftain 1040, running with 2 input fans in front and two output fans in back. The motherboard is ABIT VP6 dual PIII/700 @ 933.
Now that summer is here, the temps start rising. I believe there is not enough incoming air to match the outgoing capability.
The drive bays are all full (9!), which obstructs the input air. And, my ATI AGP card is long enough that there's not much passage space between the bottom front and the upper rear, i.e., from the bottom input fan to where the CPUs are. A while ago I put a piece of cardboard diagonally from the very bottom front up to resting on the AGP card. That lowered the temp about 8C.
I do not want to make holes for more fans, and the thing is too loud already
Any ideas as to how I could improve air flow from the bottom front to the rear?
Now that summer is here, the temps start rising. I believe there is not enough incoming air to match the outgoing capability.
The drive bays are all full (9!), which obstructs the input air. And, my ATI AGP card is long enough that there's not much passage space between the bottom front and the upper rear, i.e., from the bottom input fan to where the CPUs are. A while ago I put a piece of cardboard diagonally from the very bottom front up to resting on the AGP card. That lowered the temp about 8C.
I do not want to make holes for more fans, and the thing is too loud already
Any ideas as to how I could improve air flow from the bottom front to the rear?
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