My case is too cold!!!

craptakular · 9 Mar 2010 at 14:28

Hi,

I have an Antec 300 case and the top fan is to cold and makes me chilly when I'm trying to work. I don't want to unplug it as I don't want my cpu to overheat. catch22....

alexx · 9 Mar 2010 at 14:31

selotape a cardboard flap on it directing it in another direction

craptakular · 9 Mar 2010 at 14:37

alexx said:
selotape a cardboard flap on it directing it in another direction

hhhmmm, could work. I have used my Spiderman trilogy boxset as a kind of funnel to push the chilly air away from me... best use of that awful trilogy I can think of!

dekez · 9 Mar 2010 at 14:37

lol, you need to overclock your CPU and graphics and get some warm air coming out of there!

Alternately just turn the fan onto the lowest setting (these have a 3 setting switch at the back IIRC). If cold air is coming out I doubt there is any danger of anything overheating.

craptakular · 9 Mar 2010 at 14:38

I got my AMD 965 overclocked to 3.8ghz, may try pushing it to 4ghz see if that warms things up.

alexx · 9 Mar 2010 at 14:42

or maybe reposition your tower? but really if cold airs coming out you've got a pretty good case!

Philtor · 9 Mar 2010 at 14:44

If you have a decent intake fan running (along with the exhaust fan already fitted) and a decent cooler you might get away with disconnecting the top fan. I don't have the top fan running on my system and my temps are fine. It depends on your system to be honest but I have never needed to use the top fan on mine.

craptakular · 9 Mar 2010 at 14:55

alexx said:
or maybe reposition your tower? but really if cold airs coming out you've got a pretty good case!

I have nowhere else to move it to. My spiderman funnel trick seems to be working for now.

Skillmister · 9 Mar 2010 at 15:11

I use the carboard box my CPU came in filled with some random cables etc, directing the cold air away from me, works a treat

bhavv · 9 Mar 2010 at 15:16

My PC = my radiator.

I need a tower fan next to the darn thing during summer.

reflux · 9 Mar 2010 at 15:17

bhavv said:
My PC = my radiator.

This. Mine warms the entire room up, my housemates are really jealous. I've got the only warm room in the whole house.

twist3d0n3 · 9 Mar 2010 at 15:33

bhavv said:
My PC = my radiator.

I need a tower fan next to the darn thing during summer.

ditto

if i have my window open (even during winter) with my radiator off, my pc will still make my room too hot if i play a game for an hour or 2

bhavv · 9 Mar 2010 at 15:33

I used to switch it on and run ATI tool stress test while at uni, nice warm room

eddyc · 9 Mar 2010 at 16:08

bhavv said:
My PC = my radiator.

I need a tower fan next to the darn thing during summer.

This is why people are crazy to worry about the energy consumption of their computers during the winter. You are paying to heat your house anyway so its all good. Ditto for filament bulbs.

Nocky24 · 9 Mar 2010 at 16:14

bhavv said:
My PC = my radiator.

I need a tower fan next to the darn thing during summer.

Very much the same here with my i7, but yeh im dreading it when summer comes around

Redmint · 9 Mar 2010 at 16:33

I've noticed it feels a little cool around my HAF 922 when my PC is idling too.

D-Ranged · 9 Mar 2010 at 16:53

My HAF 932 blows cold air out but heats the room up at the same time lol.

I do not have a radiator in my room either!

toxicredcat · 9 Mar 2010 at 17:30

bhavv said:
My PC = my radiator.

I need a tower fan next to the darn thing during summer.

Exactly the same for me. Even had the window open a few times this winter as it was too hot :eek:

chaosquall · 9 Mar 2010 at 17:41

if it uses a 3 pin connection its easy to lower the speed, if its a molex connecter i think ur screwed unless it has onboard buttons w.e

twist3d0n3 · 9 Mar 2010 at 17:58

chaosquall said:
if it uses a 3 pin connection its easy to lower the speed, if its a molex connecter i think ur screwed unless it has onboard buttons w.e

not at all, v=i*r, r=v/i, thus as your fans have rated votage/current values, you can work out what resistor to add to the power cable and reduce it that way