How to mount additional fans????

[zollen]

My Full Tower Case only have 2x120mm fan ports. Is there any added-on equipment that would allow it to mount additional fans?

[shadowpr]

If you have the space, you could just cut out a hole in your case and mount a fan there. That's what I plan on doing within the next two days.

[Panama Red]

Originally Posted by zollen My Full Tower Case only have 2x120mm fan ports. Is there any added-on equipment that would allow it to mount additional fans?

Are you having heat issues? I run a Q6600 quad core at 100% load 24/7 in a Sonata II mid tower case with a single 120mm exhaust fan and don't see any heat issues. The cpu hsf is an Arctic Cooling Freezer 7. If you aren't having heat issues, don't try to fix something that isn't broken.

[Cricket]

Why do you need more that two 120mm fan ports? That should provide more than enough cooling for any normal setup.

Cricket

[zollen]

Originally Posted by Panama Red Are you having heat issues? I run a Q6600 quad core at 100% load 24/7 in a Sonata II mid tower case with a single 120mm exhaust fan and don't see any heat issues. The cpu hsf is an Arctic Cooling Freezer 7. If you aren't having heat issues, don't try to fix something that isn't broken.

Did you overclocked your system?

[Panama Red]

Originally Posted by zollen Did you overclocked your system?

Not yet. I may play some in the future but so far I just use it for Video and Audio projects and Folding@Home when it's sitting idle.

[phigdon]

cut a hole in the top and put in a fan with an adjustable RPM. I found with mine that if I leave it at the same speed as the CPU fan the temps stay nice and cool, but they actually go up a few degrees with it blowing full speed.

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[Cricket]

Originally Posted by phigdon I found with mine that if I leave it at the same speed as the CPU fan the temps stay nice and cool, but they actually go up a few degrees with it blowing full speed.

That's an excellent example of how high speed fans can create so much turbulance in the case that cooling actually gets worse.

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

[phigdon]

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.