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Installing some Case fans, need help on air flow.
Hey, I'm installing a couple case fans for cooling, and was just wondering what way I should set them. I am putting one on the back of the case, and one on the front. The one on the front is obvious, but should the one on the back draw air into the case or blow it out? I am pretty sure my power supply blows air out, so should i have the case fan draw air in?
I have an Antec case with Antec 300 watt power supply, and an Abit VH6-2 mobo, with three plug ins for fans (one is being used by the cpu fan, the other two i plan to use for the case fans, will this be a problem?) Any help would be greatly appreciated, as I am kinda new to cooling situations.
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Put the front fan blowing in, the rear one blowing out. You should always have more outgoing area than ingoing to create a slight negative air pressure for better cooling.
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If your system is still running hot, you should consider putting a fan on top. Create a blowhole. Since heat rises, the fan on top can suck all the heat out.
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Join Date: Feb 2000
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The rear fan should be blowing hot air out. Cool, fresh air comes in through the front and hot, stale air is expelled through the back. Let the power supply fan do its job of cooling the power supply.
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