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ChadTower:


--- Quote from: saint on June 28, 2011, 12:45:12 pm ---Chad had a good idea, I'd be interested to see someone without cooling put a fan in their cabinet before running it, then running it a while, and reporting back on temperature rises.

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If I had a MAME cab I'd do it just to satisfy the debate.  A remote meat thermometer should do the trick easily.  If you have more than one (I do for meat smoking/BBQ) you could even take temps at different spots inside the cabinet.

leapinlew:


--- Quote from: ChadTower on June 28, 2011, 01:16:36 pm ---If I had a MAME cab I'd do it just to satisfy the debate. 

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I think we both know it won't satisfy anything.  :)

alfonzotan:

I put a $3 120mm fan in the cab's back panel right behind my CPU (a Core2Duo), and cut a small vent at the top of the cab, with a $2 vent cover from Lowe's.  Probably overkill, but it was cheap insurance, and the fan noise is next-to inaudible, especially with two speakers pointed directly at the player's head.

ChadTower:


--- Quote from: leapinlew on June 28, 2011, 01:22:20 pm ---
--- Quote from: ChadTower on June 28, 2011, 01:16:36 pm ---If I had a MAME cab I'd do it just to satisfy the debate. 

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I think we both know it won't satisfy anything.  :)

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That's what she... no, wait... doh.

FrizzleFried:

A single fan at top pulling air out or a single fan at bottom blowing air in is more than sufficient cooling for a MAME cab (unless you're overclocking).

I like to blow air in the bottom (of course with a dust screen attached) creating positive air pressure in the cab... though there is nothing wrong with going with an exhaust fan at top creating negative air pressure.  The heat will be removed regardless.



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