Arctic Freezer 7 Question (sorry!)

jaffacakes · 23 Jan 2007 at 23:01

ok, i've got a little dinky 50MM fan i want to install on it (along with the stock fan!) suggestions please

[NB: will having two fans facing each other completely wreck the airflow?]

dirtyharry87 · 24 Jan 2007 at 04:13

Could do, the arctic is designed to blow the air to the rear of the case where a case fan such as a 120mm takes out the hot air, I think thats how most coolers work these days.

sja360 · 24 Jan 2007 at 04:22

if possible have it as blow -> suck setup rather than Blow >< Blow as all you'll do is kill the airflow and probably heat it up.

Herminator · 24 Jan 2007 at 04:59

It probably only going to make airflow worse, no matter how you place it.
A 50mm fan doesn't move a lot of air itself and it will just get in the way of the airflow. Plus you'll be adding more noise to your system, unless you run it on low volts, then it really will move next to no air.

furnace · 24 Jan 2007 at 12:18

Yeah, what Herminator said

You'd be better off with a bigger fan sucking it out. I have a 90mm case fan blowing directly downwards onto my ACF7, and having it on full makes absolutely no difference to having it off!