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How should I set up my case fans?

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thepowerofdonuts   07-09-2008 at 09:38:45 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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jpbg   07-09-2008 at 10:18:55 AM
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id say 1 back exhaust 1 side exhaust and 1 front intake(faster then the other two

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ausch30   07-09-2008 at 10:52:32 AM
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The front and side should be intake and the back exhausting along with the PSU. Having the side exhaust will make the air go from the front fan (in) to the side fan (out) without ever really cooling anything.


Message edited by ausch30 on 07-09-2008 at 10:53:16 AM
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royalcrown   07-09-2008 at 11:56:43 AM
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Don't really bother with the sides, ausch30 is right on the direction of airflows.

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jtt283   07-09-2008 at 01:16:43 PM
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+1 @ausch30

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