DFG and his pc fans
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Dfg's pc
[IMG]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4786947/Personal/Desktop/desktop (3).jpg[/IMG]
This is what happens when you sit next to it. It has the power of fans.
[IMG]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4786947/Personal/Desktop/desktop (3).jpg[/IMG]
This is what happens when you sit next to it. It has the power of fans.
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The fans are there to keep the components running at optimal temperature. They're quite silent compared to the previous fans I was using.
You oughta see the fans I've got in my desktop, they'll blow you away
It helps duct the air through the case better so yeah it works far more efficiently than an open case.
Minimally, you should just have a front intake and a rear exhaust as well as your CPU fan. Just make sure that the airflow is correctly circulating and not going in stupid directions.
No, every fan was facing the proper direction.
I know how to put a fucking case fan in.
I am not saying you don't know how to install a fans or that you are stupid. All I am saying is that too many fan or incorrectly located fans can prevent the proper exchange of air from the outside (cool air) to the inside (hot air). If the fans air working against one another and not pulling the cool air in from the bottom front of the case and pushing it out the top back of the case all you are doing is blowing hot air over the already hot components and increasing the overall temperature. You can not cool something hot by blowing already heated air on it.
I know you have experience a temperature reduction on two PC's in your home by removing the side covers. But consider this, aside from my 20 plus years as an IT technician the manufacturers of the hardware have conducted extensive studies as have others in the industry with far more experience than you or I. They have all concluded decisively that cover on with proper fan placement is far more efficient at cooling your components that with covers off. So while taking the covers off may reduce the temperature in a system with improperly placed fans or too many fans which work against one another you will experience a larger reduction in temperature by making sure that your fans placement are correctly positioned to pull air in from the front bottom and push it out the top back (where the PSU fan pushes out) with the covers on than to simply pull the covers off.
I am not trying to one up you or say I am smart and you are stupid. I am merely giving you the opportunity to Read, Know, Do.
I'm not saying that the people who design computers don't know there shit, but consider this: Does the average consumer buy a new computer based on airflow, or how pretty it looks? Most consumers are morons who just want to shiniest product available, and while I do enjoy things that look pretty, I also enjoy things that work, and I know from hands on experience that the average computer has restricted airflow in the front due to the designer wanting it to look pretty. It's the same reason I don't generally consider really cheap cases. I've had one once where if you had the front faceplate on at ALL it completely cut off all airflow from the front. I'm currently on a laptop that I had to grind all the fan grills off of otherwise it would overheat to an unusable temp.
Now on the other hand, I've had dells where you can clearly see the fan in front doing it's job.
There are other variables here too, such as the amount of hardware being used, cord length and placement, et cetera.
Go do some real computing and let me know how your amazing airflow having shit box handles the heat.
A) A closed case has a better air flow ONLY if the case if designed in that fashion. Cooler Master, ThemalTake cases etc are a great example of that. But using Asus or other cheap brands isn't a good idea mainly because they don't have much compartments.
So, basically here is with I did:
A) Position a fan over RAM
C) Position a fan over the HDD's
Well, I did miss one spot but hey I can cover that one easily as well.
Is the airflow ideal? considering the situation I am in, it's just more like improvising my way through a problem.
But make no mistake, next month, I am getting a kick ass casing with tons of HDD space and and awesome rack with tons of fans. So, yeah, if you're ona tight budget, open case works but it's better to invest some money is a case which is proven to be good with airflow.
Some times having an Open case is a good option especially if you're using Pentium D processors.
However it seems to me that just as with the car analogy, reaching that point in the first place means something was wrong with the intended configuration. I don't think it matters either way as long as you have a good intake config with your case on to begin with. You'll never see me running open case because I prefer it to run as quiet as possible plus my house is a dust farm.
Edit - Ninja'd
I have been doing "real" computing longer than you have been alive friend. But you do what you want I am done trying to teach a pig to sing because it is only annoying the pig and frustrating me.