Intake fan raised my CPU temp !?!?

deftron

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Nov 17, 2000
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Have an Antec 1040B...T-Bird 1.4...ECS K7S5A

Added two front intake fans...previously only had two exhaust fans in the case.

Case temps dropped about 5°C...CPU temp went up 1°C :confused:

I think its because the top intake fan [nearest to CPU] blows directly through the hard drive cage thats housing two drives.
The case temp sensor is probably closer to the bottom of the board where the lower intake fan blows unobstructed..

Not a big deal..only 1°C.. just thought it was weird.
 

jcmkk

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Jun 22, 2001
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your fans may be positioned wrong and somehow the air to the cpu is being obstructed.