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thepowerofdonuts   07-09-2008 at 09:09:13 AM

Hi. I have a crappy old computer that I'm fixing up for my mom. I just have no idea how to set up the fans. I have room for 4 fans, all 80mm. There is one front fan at the bottom, 2 side fans, also pretty low, and a rear fan right below the power supply (the psu goes at the top in this case). Which fans should be intake and which should be exhaust?

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mrplow99   07-09-2008 at 01:37:42 PM
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i think it should be all intake apart from the back one which should be more powerful. im not 100% on that but.

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jtt283   07-09-2008 at 01:51:40 PM
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Front and sides (if any) intake, rear exhaust. The PSU is also an exhaust.
If this "crappy, old" computer doesn't create a lot of heat, you may not need to bother with the side fans, which may add more noise than they are worth.

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drumr1829   07-09-2008 at 02:01:49 PM
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Right, if there are settings I'd start by putting the front and side intakes to low and rear exhast to medium.... A 'balanced' air system is quietest....the intake fans' CFM's should equal the exhaust CFMs. Depending on your CPU you might be able to take out 1 or 2 of those fans....my old Dimension 4100 w/ Pentium 3 only had the CPU exhaust and the PSU fan. Didnt hear it at all...

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