Case Fans: Even Intake and Exhaust

max12590

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Willz

Why does it have to be the back seen as there both the same level, i dont see why it HAS to be the back :s

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max12590

Well, what is the arrangement of your HSF? How is your fan oriented?

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Willz

well it sucks air in....

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max12590

... Well I see it is stock. I think the stock AMD fan intakes air form the side of the HS opposite the motherboard:

>> deontes airflow

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If that is the case then the fan on the side would intake and blow air directly into the fan. Then, when the air blows out of the side of the HS it will be exhausted out of the case bay the rear fan and the PSU.

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Willz

I dont get how it can intake air from the side, its just a crappy fan and a piece of metal with some fins on, nothing to direct air sidewards.

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max12590

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LoneStar

I'm confused......

izzy007

wat do u mean. he is trying to say that u can place a fan on the side panel of ur computer case.

like the fan on the side panel in this pic

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Willz

Izzy, i have a side fan on my side panel, its sucking out thoe, and my side panel is almost the same as that.

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Anti-Trend

Exhaust is ~5x more efficient than intake. That said, intake fans are good to direct air, such as across your HDD.

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max12590

Yea, or directly into your HS fan. When the air has gone through the heatsink it is then exhausted by the fan on the back and PSU.

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Willz

On my case the fan on the side would be blowing more onto the ram, but these fans are really weak now, infact 2 led's on each fan have stopped working :s and they dont suck up much air, i have some better ones, but there too loud and my mobo cant adjust fan speeds like my old mobo, this mobo is crap compared to my old one, its a shame my old one was faulty

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max12590

Hmmm, you could get a fan controller. I happen to have a spare.

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