Directing air out the window::
My computer (pictured below) is set up on a desk next to my window. The computer with 2 case fans, HSF, and 2 psu fans makes a LOT of heat- It heats my room up so much, that sometimes its 10-15 degrees F hotter in here than in the rest of the house. No joke. I'm wondering if there would be a good way to redirect all that hot air OUT THE WINDOW! That would really be nice... If theres any ideas or similar things done before in the past, PLLLEEAASE inform me!
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Reverse that side fan. It should be blowing in, not out. And have you got a relatively balanced set up? Like, for every out, do you have an in?
(Holy crap dude, organize your case! Stuff wires behind the mobo tray, in the corners, anywhere! That's ridiculous. You've got no excuse for that Take a few hours and figure something out - that's what I did. Much cooler case temps, and all-around nicer look.)
Aim for something similar to this (my case). Normally I'd clear it out more, but since I got that lighted IDE cable, I just had to stick it out there. Ignore the dust - I'm out of compressed air. Bah. SHORTY! I think the attachments button is borked
I will have to disagree with you though. My computer heats my room up quite a bit. (And as you know, I've got the same processor as you do, and a 9700 Pro) And now that summer has arrived, it's no fun. (but thankfully A/C is coming soon.) Anyway, my computer's PSU recently died and so my computer was out for like a week. The day after it died it was quite easy to notice that it was my computer's fault that my room was warmer than most of the rest of the house.
I got a new PSU and a new case (only temporary) and now, not only does my computer run cooler (thanks to bigger/more fans) but my room isn't as warm as it used to be. I think the rain is heping with that, though. This case isn't a whole lot bigger than my old one, but it was a lot easier to hide the cables. (It was kind of a pain though since I don't have SATA or smaller IDE cables, just the big ugly ribbons. )
I would post a picture but I don't wanna jack pilot's thread...
EDIT: Pilot, I think entropy's suggestion of some kinda tunnel is your only real choice, but it's prolly not worth it. I agree with entropy though, you may try turning the side fan around.
I can't have my case much more organized- theres cables that are short and have to run directly across the motherboard. I wish it did look better though lol. I have no motherboard tray, and (like TheGr81 said), i have a much smaller case. That might ultimately be what I need to replace..
I had no idea the case fan needed to be blowing in. It came that way. I fill fix that in a few minutes!
I don't have balanced airflow... after i change the side fan, the two fans in the back will still be blowing out. Should I change the other case fan to be blowing in too?? OH! I also forgot- I have a little PCI Slot blower- Blowing out obviously, but thats only enough to cool the one PCI card its next to.
Thanks a lot for the suggestions! Keep them coming
TheGr81 - I dont mind if you post the pic of ur case at all. It will probably help me- thanks
Why couldn't you do something similar with some flexible dryer hose at Home Depot. Run from the back of the case out the window.
heres another pic of my case:
and heres a possible problem area. The psu fan is blowing out, the cpu fan is blowing down, and the red case fan is blowing out:
oh ok great- thanks
Your case isn't all that much smaller than mine The only thing I can see, just by looking, is a tad less room on top. I don't use that anyway. Anything you can, you should stuff behind. Obviously if you have short wires, you can't, though.
Maybe I'm just the odd-man-out here. I mean, in the winter, if I go to sleep with the door and windows closed, and the computer folding (100% cpu usage), and then go to school with the same conditions, I can come home, open my door, and feel maybe a 4-5* F difference. Almost 24 hours of load. Weird...
ok all done- PCI blower is under the video card, and the side case fan is blowing into the case. Maybe another problem are those two case fans. They are PowMax brand LOLLLL.... I think I need to replace those. If someone could find me some, thatd be awesome. I need 2x 80mm fans. I would like RED led lights in them, they need to be semi-quiet, and blow more air that the PowMax fans.
IF your worried about heat just buy a Zalman VF700-Cu or ATI Silencer 1 Rev. 2
Btw those chips are rated to go to 110C before they will die and I doute its going above 65C when your gaming.
edit: also if you wanted to throw in some vantec tornado's in your case im sure your all temps would drop right down
edit: Links added
im not really worried about the video card cooling. I didnt know it was supposed to be hotter than the cpu (i guess it makes sense b/c i have a celeron), so I'm sure its fine.
ok i think im going to get 2 of these fans - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835129238
Total (with shipping) from SVC: $20.03
thats very expensive... and to make matters worse for me, eBay is a lot more expensive!! Theres only 2 auctions for these exact fans- that amazes me.
You don't need a fan controller. At all. If you want more airflow, get faster fans. It's a trade-off. More airflow usually = more noise. You want less noise, deal with less air and therefore more heat. My brother got a nice one, spend $50 on it. Never saw the point in it...
Picture this: Cool air is sucked in at the side, it blows directly on the CPU/Video Card area and gets heated up, then the rear fan and PSU fans suck it out the back. If you can add another fan blowing in at the front of the case (nearer the bottom is probably better) you'll have a nice draft coming in the side and front, then exiting the rear.
I've fooled around with a lot of case fan configurations and this one is best for most computer cases.
Lol i take your advice and i do agree with you. but i disagree that you rarely know what you're talking about
ok heres my update. I opened up the case, took some akwardly-placed screws out, and removed the front cover. I then took the powmax red led case fan from the back of the case and moved it to the front. I had to move the hd back one hole so the fan would slide up in there. Its a verrry tight fit with minimal clearance, but luckily nothing hits the fan blades. All seemed well, so I went back to my room and booted. The fans moved, and the front fan didn't hit anything. Looked great. While I was adjusting a wire in my heavily-cluttered case, my knuckle seemed to have slipped- right into the spinning blades of the cpu fan! There was a lot of blood on my finger, and damn it still hurts like a bitch! - My finger!
I think I'll order those 2 80mm Aerocool X-Blaster fans when I get the extra money. Here are some pictures to document the mod:
also i vaccumed a bunch of dust up
(btw make sure to not cut out the holes for the screws too if you do that
hahaha.. i can SO see myself doing that and crying :bawling:
also.. the way u edited that picture- it makes my fan.. things look like a rack of female objects where babies like to feed from.
Flint