Dell Inspiron 3847 cooling help, thinking about using side panel for a fan.

Jun 29, 2016
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The Dell Inspiron's case has terrible airflow, only sporting the rear exhaust and CPU cooling fan as the only fans with the system stock, no dedicated intake fan.

This is what the case looks like with a GPU in it: https://cdn.pcpartpicker.com/static/forever/images/userbuild/141673.810d3647212e30633da71d61fd707a22.18009d3fb0fba7929b98d5269097430a.1600.jpg (My GPU is longer than that one, an ASUS Strix 960, around 8.5 inches long)

So I can't find a spot to mount a fan onto the metal behind the front panel, so I thought to get a 120mm fan and zip-tie it to the side panel's vent (right over the CPU cooler).

Would that be a good way to solve the intake issue? I know a new case is the best solution, but it's beyond my budget fight now, even budget cases. Plus I wanna save for a case, like a good mid-tower in the $70-105 range.
 
Jun 29, 2016
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With Overwatch, I set it to Medium at 900p (I use a 21in 1080p moniter, so it doesn't look that different from 1080p) and my 960 gets 45-60c temp range with fans set around 70% (card uses 2 fans that max around 3300 RPM. The CPU stays up in the mid 50s range during playtime and is usually 32-42c when browsing/idle.