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Can I have my positive airflow (three intake, single exhaust) air-cooling pc build in a small-ish area.

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September 29, 2014 12:47:38 PM

There is a radiator neaby. Would the cooling really be bad?

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September 29, 2014 1:25:10 PM

Positive airflow is what you should be aiming for. This means that air is passively pushed out of the case. With negative airflow, i means air is sucked into the case, along with dust etc.

More airflow into the case = lower temps.
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September 30, 2014 7:58:41 AM

camohanna said:
Positive airflow is what you should be aiming for. This means that air is passively pushed out of the case. With negative airflow, i means air is sucked into the case, along with dust etc.

More airflow into the case = lower temps.

yes, but i'm wondering if the small-ish area and the nearby radiator will noticeably affect cooling?
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September 30, 2014 5:26:39 PM

It should be fine. As long as you have air-flow in the case, it is better than no air reaching components at all. You are wondering if the radiator will affect cooling, isn't it the radiator itself that is doing the cooling? I wouldn't be worried about the radiator as any heat it emits will easily be offset by the cooling it provides.
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October 1, 2014 8:35:27 AM

no I mean a home-heating radiator near my build. Not a water cooling radiator. I should've specified.
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October 1, 2014 4:01:47 PM

CombustibleLemons said:
no I mean a home-heating radiator near my build. Not a water cooling radiator. I should've specified.


Ok, that makes much more sense. The radiator would affect cooling, so the best course of action would be to move the computer as far away as possible. Pretty much the heat from the radiator would raise the normal temp of the air which will mean that your computer temps will in turn be higher. I suggest downloading something that monitors temps (such as Speccy by Piriform) and running your computer next to the radiator for 1/2 an hour and then move your computer away and do another run there. Compare the temps are if they are wildly different (say 10-15 degrees Celsius) then you do have a problem with the radiator.
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October 2, 2014 8:01:59 AM

ok. Sounds good. So i'll try out the radiator spot first. Thanks!
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