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Started by HahnSolo | | 0 answers
Best airflow possibility?
I was looking for a cheap way to lower some temperatures of my cpu and and gpu under load. Idle temperatures arn't too great either. My motherboard unfortunately only has 2 fan plug-ins, so I would have to purchase an adapter. But I can get an adapter and an 80mm fan for less than 10 bucks. My issue is that I'm unsure of how to get the best airflow. My case is set up to where theres no possibility to add a fan to the front for cool air intake, but there is, however, holes in the left side, directly across from my cpu fan. What I was wondering was whether to use that as an intake or exhaust fan.

I could use the fan as an intake, and blow the air out of back of the case with an exhaust fan, but I was thinking that the intake and the cpu fan blowing air towards each other wouldn't help all that much. I could also, alternatively, use the fan in the back of the case as an intake fan, and blow cool air on the cpu, which would then mix with the air from the cpu fan and be blown out the side of the case, but i'm unsure if using a fan in the rear for an intake would be such a good idea.

I also found a really nice case on amazon that comes with a 120mm exhaust fan, and has plenty of airflow potential with installing an intake fan in the front for only $30, but I don't think my motherboard would be compatible with it.

I would appreciate any feedback of what my best option would be. Thanks!
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