PCI Intake Fan?

[Jaxidian]

Obviously there are PCI exhaust fans. However, what I'm looking for is one that works as an intake fan to help blow some fresh, cool air onto my video card. I have tried to mod a couple of the exhaust fans into intake fans (blocking off existing hole, cutting new hole on other side of fan, etc.) and both times it resulted in ultimate failure and wasted hours. Also, obviously there are fans that blow in-case air onto the GPU but that's not what I'm looking for either.

I'd love to know if anybody knows of something like this out there. I would think it would be something people would obviously want who OC their video cards...

 

[frank84]

I am not sure if that's really a good idea.

If you are sucking in the air from behind your computer, you are just sucking in the air that is being blown out from AGP fan, Case fan, and PSU fan.

And most of the time, your computer is placed close to the wall and you won't get enough fresh between your comptuer and the wall.

Does your GPU have its own fan?
How many intake fan you have on your case?
How many outtake fan you have on your case?
Is there any other fan then case fans?

 

[imported_DarkPenguin]

So long as it is lower than any exhaust fans it should do something. That heat rises thing and all.

 

[Jaxidian]

Originally posted by: wonho84
I am not sure if that's really a good idea.

If you are sucking in the air from behind your computer, you are just sucking in the air that is being blown out from AGP fan, Case fan, and PSU fan.

And most of the time, your computer is placed close to the wall and you won't get enough fresh between your comptuer and the wall.

Does your GPU have its own fan?
How many intake fan you have on your case?
How many outtake fan you have on your case?
Is there any other fan then case fans?

You've made several incorrect assumptions my fellow ATer.

First of all, the only fan blowing air out the back of my machine is my PSU at the top (my other outtake is in the top of the case) and this PCI slot intake fan would obviously be near the bottom of the PC.

Secondly, I never position the back of a PC closer than about 1' to a wall if I am concerned at all about temps (stock internet surfing computer, maybe). That allows plenty of air-flow to support something like this (1' is more than what you have inside the case).

1. Of course GPU has a fan on it but to answer the question I think you meant to ask, no it's not an intake/outtake fan, it just uses in-case air and allows it to stay in-case afterwards.
2. I have 2 intake fans (120mm and 90mm)
3. I have 2 outtake fans (120mm and 80mm)
4. Internal fans (not intake or outtake) include GPU fan, CPU HSF, and chipset HSF (perhaps my DVD burner has one of those tiny fans in the back of it, I'm not sure).

Originally posted by: DarkPenguin
So long as it is lower than any exhaust fans it should do something. That heat rises thing and all.

That was my thinking. And even if I had a VGA outtake fan I could simply place a divider (aka a couple inches piece of cardboard) on the outside of my case to force the air to not go down initially.


Anyways, I wasn't asking you to tell me whether this is a good idea or not (I can tell you that for me it is a good idea). I was asking if these things exist.

 

[impemonk]

do what I did, make the entire front of your tower an intake My ambient temp went down 13 degrees when I did this using metal mesh. Only thing is, mega dust bunnies

 

[Jaxidian]

Originally posted by: impemonk
do what I did, make the entire front of your tower an intake My ambient temp went down 13 degrees when I did this using metal mesh. Only thing is, mega dust bunnies

Well, a problem with that is that I have my HDDs in front of my front intake fans so that air is going to already be "used" air. I'm wanting some fresh air just for my GPU. The best alternative I can think of is to mod my case side to mount an intake fan very near where my PCIe slot is.