quick question on cooling

[mrdeeye]

i just completed my first build...but i have a feeling im going to need one or two fans....any suggestions on good ones.....im not sure on what size to get either i have a Chieftec Server Chasis......should i get ones that push or ones that pull?? any help would be great....here are some specs if anyone thinks it would help

Case - Chieftec Server Chasis
Power Supply - Antec True 430W
Mobo - Asus P4P800 Deluxe
CPU - Intel p4 2.4B GHZ
RAM - 2x512MB Kingston PC2700
Video Card - ASUS ATI Radeon 9200 SE
HDD - Westen Digital 40GB 8MB Cache
Optical Drive - Lite On 52x32x52x16 Combo Drive
Optical Drive - An older HP cdrw i got from a friend...

thanks in advance

[ZeratulsAvenger]

Your case didn't come with fans? I would just get 2, one front intake near the floor, another up near top of case in back. I both of my systems only have 2 fans and work fine. Not sure what fans you would get, I woul djust shoot for any generic kind... maybe for a quieter one? Also make sure to get the right size. 80mm, 120mm and so on. Don't wanna end up with the wrong sized fans.

[mrdeeye]

no fans....bought the case OEM from newegg.com...didnt really come with a manual either....any idea where to find the size for the fans?? ill maybe try to find it on the chieftec site

[ZeratulsAvenger]

Uhhh.... No idea :p I Would assume they are 80 though... maybe a ruler? Not sure where you start and end a measurement though :(

[Tin]

those fans should be 80mm. however, id also like to address that your memory is really crippling your system. PC3200 should be the minimum for an 800FSB P4C.

EDIT: nevermind about the memory, i just read you have a 2.4B. my apology ;)

[mrdeeye]

yeah i was sorta mad about my memory/cpu combo....didnt really think those two through as well as i should of...so i apted for the 2.4B instead of the C....oh well...i shall learn from the mistakes from my first build....and this machine still kicks the crap out of the AMD 333Mhz ive been using since 98...i never updated to XP either...so getting used to all the stuff in XP has been an adventure as well

[Cricket]

You don't need specific intake or exhaust fans...all the fans are the same. Just buy two 80mm fan with the 4 pin pass through connectors and when you get them, check the side of the fan frame for the directional arrows that show direction of blade rotation and air flow. The front fan should have the arrow pointing into the case, the rear fan should have the arrow pointing out of the case.

:) Cricket

[ZeratulsAvenger]

They have arrows? Man... I always was sticking my hand in and finding out which way it was supposed to go... Well aint that something :p

[sheeepy the noob]

whichever way the little thing that covers the wire is pointing it the way the air bvlows

[FLG]

On the side of the fan theres 2 arrows, one points in the direction of the airflow, the other points in the direction that the fan spins.

[Designer]

If there are no arrows on the fan i usually use a lit cigarette, hold it near the fan (outside the case) and see if it sucks the smoke n or not. Not really a recommended solution but it works at a push especially if you've got several fans in close proximity to each other and cant feel the direction of flow

[raftero]

i would get ballbearing fans not sleeve ,they last longer.