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Old 03-10-2008, 12:38 PM   #9
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Originally Posted by Cricket
Setting up a cooling solution isn't as easy as just installing a lot of fans or installing high speed fans. Thought must be put into the placement of the fans and the direction they're blowing. You want good air flow through the case so that heat is exhausted out the upper rear of the case and cool air brought in from the lower front of the case. Air flow movement should be low to moderate...too fast and you get turbulance and dead spots.

Cricket
knowing what I know now, isn't that always the way it goes?, I would have cut a hole above the PSU fan and let it duct the hot air out. but I learned something for the next build.
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