to the creative case-ers!

[Walleye]

is it possible to set up a case with 4 100 mm fans not in the case? i want about 6 fans inside the case, but also 4 fans outside the case that are still controlled by the power button. i dont want a second switch. is this possible?

 

[MacBaine]

Why wouldn't it be? Just gotta find someplace to plug them in.

 

[godmare]

Originally posted by: Walleye
is it possible to set up a case with 4 100 mm fans not in the case? i want about 6 fans inside the case, but also 4 fans outside the case that are still controlled by the power button. i dont want a second switch. is this possible?

Umm, what exactly did you have in mind?

 

[jcuadrado]

what would fans outside of the case help with?

 

[Walleye]

im building a desk return, and i wanna make part of it out of kind of a lattice, but im concerned that it wouldnt provide enough cooling. so i wanna mount 4 120 mm fans to the lattice. i could potentially buy another power supply, but i would prefer it be turned on when i hit the power button to turn on the computer itself.

EDIT: the power supply wouldnt be bought, i'd just take one that my school is throwing out. they got lots of old computers they dont want anymore, some with working 160 watt power supplies. good enough for 4 fans.

 

[Walleye]

i was thiking of just buying a gigantic fan that would move at very low RPM, but i dont know where i'd get one.

 

[godmare]

Shouldn't be hard at all, then, just run some wire out the back of your case or some such thing (like any extra openings for serial ports and the like would be great) and split as many 4-pin molex connectors off of it as you need. You can be completely creative with aesthetics on this, too, with heatshrink or split loom or whatever.

 

[Walleye]

suppose it might help if i had built a computer at least once in my life. lol.

 

[Bluefront]

Hey Wally....If you're not deaf now, sounds like you're going to be. What....ten fans? Are you like running your PC in an oven?

 

[beatle]

If you're looking for a big fan, you might just want to buy one of the smaller AC box fans from a hardware store and run that. You could then put it on the same power strip as your computer and use the power strip to turn the computer/fan on and off. It's a bit more rudimentary, but would serve the same purpose, as long as the box fan would fit where you wanted to put it.

 

[godmare]

Well, for that matter, you could easily check out an electronics surplous store locally, or possibly like DigiKey or BG Micro for a 5 or 6 inch 12 or 24 VDC fan.

This is cool, too.. as far as I know it works I've never had a need, myself: 24v fan mod

 

[Walleye]

Originally posted by: Bluefront
Hey Wally....If you're not deaf now, sounds like you're going to be. What....ten fans? Are you like running your PC in an oven?

it wont be all that noticeable, it's gonna be under a desk, that's why im concerned about cooling.

If you're looking for a big fan, you might just want to buy one of the smaller AC box fans from a hardware store and run that. You could then put it on the same power strip as your computer and use the power strip to turn the computer/fan on and off. It's a bit more rudimentary, but would serve the same purpose, as long as the box fan would fit where you wanted to put it.

i was thinking about that. a huge fan, but i dont want to plug it into a surge strip. i want to plug the computer into an ups unit. i guess i could plug the surge strip into the ups unit, but i'd prefer a more streamlined approach.

 

[Walleye]

Originally posted by: godmare
Well, for that matter, you could easily check out an electronics surplous store locally, or possibly like DigiKey or BG Micro for a 5 or 6 inch 12 or 24 VDC fan.

This is cool, too.. as far as I know it works I've never had a need, myself: 24v fan mod

hmm... 4 120 mm fans, imbedded in plywood panels... drool...