Case Fan

[boxcarracer767]

Hey,
I was wondering if it would be better if I added extra cooling fans, to my case. Im running a 2.4 ghz p4. Also any suggestions on what kind to get.
Thanx.

I've included a pic of the inside of my case

[boxcarracer767]

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[DrZaius]

Hi boxcarracer767, welcome to the PC Mech forums!

I currently see no case fans in there, so it would indeed be good to add one in the front and one in the back for better air flow.

[glc]

Just one in the back should be fine, exhausting air. P4's run quite cool and you don't have that case packed full of components or a high end video card that impersonates a furnace. You might want to neaten up your wires and bundle them out of the path of the airflow.

[Cricket]

I agree with glc...you really should clean up your cabling to clear up the air paths through the case first.

A fan on the back of the case for exhaust is usually enough for a P4 system.

:) Cricket

[Spyda]

while 1 fan will do in the back, if you have space for two, it gets even cooler :D

i wouldnt bother with the front fan, it did nothing for me, moved it to the back and watched case temps drop by 3 and CPU by 2, while not very significant, when overclocking, cool is most important :)

[boxcarracer767]

What would be a good fan for overclocking

[Cricket]

Originally posted by boxcarracer767
What would be a good fan for overclocking You want one that moves a lot of air (high CFM rating). But fast, high output fans generate a lot of noise, so take that into consideration.

Vantec, Delta, Sunon, YST all make high output, high speed 80mm case fans.

:) Cricket

[boxcarracer767]

Thanx for the help

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I have a vantec pushing air out in the rear, stock Intel CPU fan. CPU temp. range is 34-42.