fan behind the mobo?

SupermotoMX · 6 Apr 2010 at 00:37

im guessing this goes here as its more of a question.

ive seen cases where you can add slim fans behind the mobo, was just wondering if there was any benefits on having it?

what are peoples thoughts on it.

David41 · 6 Apr 2010 at 00:52

It would have to be really slim I imagine, but ultimately pointless imo.

Boozebeard · 6 Apr 2010 at 01:42

I couldn't imagine that being any use.

JCBeastie · 6 Apr 2010 at 01:47

I think these cases place a fan on the opposite side of the tray to the motherboard not between the motherboard and tray!

A lot of motherboards (like ones from Asus and Gigabyte) have some rudimentary cooling on the backside. In this case I can see how a little airflow behind the motherboard could help, areas around the CPU/VRMs do get very hot.

Basically if you have a case that fits one, you can power a fan in that position, aren't phased by extra noise/vibration or you have a very silent fan then what harm can it do?

Boozebeard · 6 Apr 2010 at 01:51

Obviously you might as well take advantage of the small good it will do if its there but I wouldn't make it a notable point if you were deciding on a case.

JCBeastie · 6 Apr 2010 at 02:17

Aye, definately not a decided case factor.