fan duct idea

Yoshida · UberTweaker Joined: 24 Dec 2003 Posts: 1219

Im considering putting 2 fans in the front of my case and i was wondering, would it help cool down the case if i made a small fan duct with some tubing to connect to the fans and kinda direct the air more towards the motherboard? or should i just leave the fans the way they are?

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Josh · Posted: Sat Jul 17, 2004 7:53 am Post subject:

http://www.tweaknews.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2639

^^^That should help you out a bit

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Yoshida · UberTweaker Joined: 24 Dec 2003 Posts: 1219

yeah, but im not questioing the construction of the duct, im just wondering if you think id make a difference at all?

JayDubya · Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2004 8:31 am Post subject:

its all about trial and error. personally, i don't think you would see that great of a difference.
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Josh · Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2004 9:21 am Post subject:

[KoG]^weaZel · Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2004 11:18 am Post subject:

you may see lower temps on the motherboard but other temps (HDD's) may go up.
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Yoshida · UberTweaker Joined: 24 Dec 2003 Posts: 1219

well i dont have any fans there in the first place so wouldnt it not affect the temp of the hd's?

ToggleHead · TWEAKGURU Joined: 03 Mar 2004 Posts: 4360 Location: Jersey

less in case airflow will ALWAYS cause heat pockets........just be careful......=]
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Yoshida · UberTweaker Joined: 24 Dec 2003 Posts: 1219

hmm what if i had a number small holes in the tubing so then a little bit of the airflow is still in the front of the case?

geekzta127 · Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2004 8:29 pm Post subject:

that wouldn't be a bad idea....

if you didn't have fans at first it wouldn't hurt to have a couple of front fans used to provide fresh cool air to your motherboard i say do it...

JayDubya · Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2004 8:32 pm Post subject:

Ever see a new type of cooling that doesn't work well?
Ever see a new type of cooling that does work well?

Same people make both. Its all about trial and error. You'll have to let us know how it works out and what exactly you use.
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Yoshida · UberTweaker Joined: 24 Dec 2003 Posts: 1219

will do i plan to try this in a week or too, and ill post up the results and how i did it.

Xal · Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2004 4:57 am Post subject:

you could also mount your fans at angles using spacers, one angled slightly toward your hdds and one toward the mobo. Just an idea.
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Josh · Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2004 7:43 am Post subject:

ToggleHead · TWEAKGURU Joined: 03 Mar 2004 Posts: 4360 Location: Jersey

or what about one of those Thermal take ducting mods on the exhaust fan?
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Yoshida · UberTweaker Joined: 24 Dec 2003 Posts: 1219

yeah i saw that but id figure id be cheaper to make myself

Josh · Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2004 1:38 pm Post subject:

JayDubya · Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2004 6:29 pm Post subject:

Making something yourself is always alot of fun. Be careful and have lots of patience. It may not be as easy as you think at first. The right tools help alot.
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