Pc Cooling Help!

[mattburton]

i have an hp pavilion with a pentium 4. the heatsink fan blows
down onto the hs/cpu. there is also an 80mm fan on the back of the case sucking air in, through an air guide, and on the hs/fan.
i am thinking about getting a bigger case. it has two 80mm fan
spots in the back , 4 80mm fan spots in the front and 1 80mm fan on the side of the case.
what i want to know is , should i keep my original hp setup where the fans blow down onto the hs/cpu or try something new?

any suggestions?

 

[edfair]

HP added the directed air for a reason. Probably best if you maintained their guidance. Extras can be used to improve exhaust or flowthru.

Ed Fair
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[paparazi]

mattburton
Infact without the ducting it is better that the top rear fan/fans blow out (exhaust) with the one in the top also exhausting like a blow hole, whilst the front lowers sould always by drawing in and typically across the hard drive/drives.
You really don't need to use all the mounting points, personnaly I would just start with two, front lower and top rear, see how you go (maybe add the one at the top next if necessary)
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[micker377]

Make sure the side fan does blow down on the CPU/fan. Otherwise, you will create a "dead" spot and the CPU will get no air!

 

[paparazi]

Sorry misread the side fan as top, doh! yes blowing in! at the VGA card usually.
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