Improving poor airflow in PCs - summer overheating part 2

great article. It's articles like this that taught me over the years (almost) everything I know about building machines properly. That and good forum communities like this one.
 
strawberry said:
great article. It's articles like this that taught me over the years (almost) everything I know about building machines properly. That and good forum communities like this one.
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Agreed. On this topic, it also makes a huge difference what kind of fans you use and the size of the fans you use. Larger fans (120mm-140mm) is the area to be in due to larger air intake/exhaust and they tend to be quieter as well. These standard 80mm fans tend to get quite noisy, especially if you have like 3+ in a case. An aftermarket CPU cooler also makes a huge difference, even if you don't have an overclocked CPU. Also, what you mentioned on the previous post >> filters, use them!!
 
excellent article, just one thing to note

if you using one of these pre-built water coolers, internal -> external airflow isnt a good idea. (as indicated in the diagram)

most people dont really care, and just slap the case together. its important to remember that initially you want the cooler air flowing over the radiator, which means you need external -> internal. The air inside your case will always be warmer, so you dont want to be pulling that over the radiator. It will get you a good couple of degrees difference under load.

also remember that case pressure plays a part (ie. negative or positive pressure), especially when using filters.

bottom line? Do your research and use your common logic = best result

:)
 
i've never used watercooling before. Something terrifies me about strapping fluids to my beloved computer components.
 
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