fan positons ?

rippling · 5 Sep 2006 at 19:36

hi i have 2 fans at present in my case , one 120 intake and 1 120 extract .
i have read that people put fans on the case side , but is this intake or extract? how do they stop the fan dragging in dust etc through the opening in the case side , or is the fan just inside the case moving the air around? thanks

daven1986 · 5 Sep 2006 at 19:37

i have 1 inside blowing air over a passive NB and my gfx ram, the side one is an intake and it has nothing to stop dust (used to have mesh).

rippling · 5 Sep 2006 at 19:40

i am just afradi that dust hair etc , will clog up the fine fins on the new coolers , as i took the artic cooler off my 6800gt card to find the grills completly cloged with dust!

broady212003 · 5 Sep 2006 at 20:22

Hi,

I have at the mo x1-140mm front intake x1-92mm side intake x1-120mm rear extract and x1-80mm top of case extract, the point been to get a good air flow going through the case, if you are worried about dust etc you could use dust filters but I always find that using them will increase your temps due 2 lack of air getting in the case, also if you have your case on the floor you will increase the amount of dust that will go into your case

So I find that having more than x2 case fans is amust with a good rig and keep the case on your desk if pos and clean it out regular so you dont get a build up of dust.

TheCrow · 5 Sep 2006 at 20:44

use tights cable tied over fans

they do a great job.