What is best...

GinG · 12 Oct 2006 at 07:15

More air being sucked in and less out the rear or visa versa?

Only ask this so i know which fan to stick @ 7v

Many Thanks

wizardmaxx · 12 Oct 2006 at 07:25

Six of one, half a dozen of the other.

If u can identify a 'hotspot' in your case then its better to suck the hot air out, but if you have a decent airflow as it is then my recommendation is to blow more cold air in.

w3bbo · 12 Oct 2006 at 09:24

50/50 is best with smooth airflow over all of your components.

DaveMac · 12 Oct 2006 at 12:28

I prefer more out than in but will depend on the case used as to results acheived.

Bare in mind you are usually closer to a front fan than a rear so having it quieter may be more beneficial.

Zefan · 12 Oct 2006 at 12:30

More out IS better when talking in simple terms of one or the other.

and mexan hat is best

TaKeN · 12 Oct 2006 at 13:08

Zefan said:
More out IS better when talking in simple terms of one or the other.

and mexan hat is best

What ever happened to Mexan Hat ? Who is he, and where did he go :confused:

MrFixit · 3 Nov 2006 at 11:58

Off topic - VDimm with that memory?

GinaG,

Sorry for the off-topic, but I note that your memory must be running at ~920MHz with your o/clock. I have the C4 variant and I would like to know what Vdimm & timings you have set to achieve this. My Corsair (on a P5B Dlx) needs ~2.25v VDimm (over spec and invalidates warranty) to stick at that speed (Orthos stable).

Also, what VCore works for you?

Marci · 3 Nov 2006 at 12:04

Yep, more air blowing out than pulling in tends to provide the best ambient case temps. The higher the air pressure within the case, the hotter it gets... basically. To create low air pressure, more exhaust than inlet is required.

Uriel · 3 Nov 2006 at 13:40

However...

There are reasons why positive air pressure can be better. Having more intake fans than exhaust fans creates higher air pressure inside the case than outside it. If you then stick a filter over your intake fans - no dust.

V handy IMO

hardc0re_tid · 3 Nov 2006 at 13:46

MrFixit said:
GinaG,

Sorry for the off-topic, but I note that your memory must be running at ~920MHz with your o/clock. I have the C4 variant and I would like to know what Vdimm & timings you have set to achieve this. My Corsair (on a P5B Dlx) needs ~2.25v VDimm (over spec and invalidates warranty) to stick at that speed (Orthos stable).

Also, what VCore works for you?

erm... the OP is about cooling, why are you posting a question about memory and volts in this thread?

i would have thought more out than in was better tbh

GinG · 3 Nov 2006 at 16:53

lol brought back from the dead a little bit

Urm i think my memory timings are on auto, and voltages are on +2 i think so kept within the manufacturers reccomended voltages.

Vcore is 1.35

GinG · 3 Nov 2006 at 16:57

oh and as for the question, i have decided to go 50/50

i took out my front intake fan, modded a fan onto the side of case blowing in (akasa amber @ 7v) and the antec 3 speed fan on 5v blowing the hot air out.

The HSF is an amber running 7v blowing air onto the heatsink, and since doing this my temps have gone from around 50idle and 60+load with all fans running 12v, to 36idle and 47load with fans 5 - 7v