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| loadman:
..Heat goes up so i say "Suck from the bottom and blow out the top" I fitted out an original arcade cab and added 4 extra fans |
| javeryh:
I bought 4 80mm Vantec fans for mine. I plan to put one on either side under the CPs - one blowing in and the other out. I'm also going to have another blowing in from the bottom (which is raised about 4" from the floor). As for the 4th fan, I might use it inside blowing directly on the monitor if I don't think it's cool enough from the other three. |
| quarterback:
--- Quote from: javeryh on April 16, 2006, 09:33:55 am ---I bought 4 80mm Vantec fans for mine. I plan to put one on either side under the CPs - one blowing in and the other out. --- End quote --- I think I might do something similar, at least at first because I won't have to cut any holes. I have automobile style 6x9 speaker grills, but I'll be putting little Creative Labs speakers behind them which are just little 'cubes'. That'll leave a ton of room for me to put fans next to them as well. That way I should be able to get some decent cross-ventilation in one side and out the other. Thanks |
| JLR2000:
I'll throw in my 2 cents: For my cocktail I drilled vent holes in the bottom of the cabinet. The cabinet is slightly raised on 2x2 "feet". I have a somewhat small fan (3"/4"?) on the back side blowing OUT of the cab, so air is drawn in from the bottom (where the motherboard is mounted) and pulled out thru the fan port. Heat never seems to be a problem, I've had the game on for over 24 hours at a time. The monitor is a 15" monitor still in it's case FWIW..... Good Luck. |
| WaRpEd:
quarterback I did something similar to your speaker and fan combo idea but end up with a lot of speaker noises from the fan itself. Might be the fan I used or maybe the magnetic filed from the fan motor. Cheers |
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