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Stingray:
I put one fan inside the cab blowing across the processor heat sink. I then put another fan on the other side of the motherboard blowing the air out of the cab. This seems to keep everything nice and cool.

-S

spystyle:
I recommend using 120mm computer fans connected to  the 5 volt line on the molex (instead of 12)

This results in very quiet cooling (who wants to hear the roar of computer fans when playing their arcade?)

also check www.pricewatch.com for a Zalman cpu cooler to quietly cool the processor.

In my opinion a quiet computer is an essetial part of keeping authentic (real arcade machines don't have roaring CPU fans) but cooling is also essential, so many 5 volt fans keep your cabinet extra groovy.

Dig it?
Craig

Minwah:
I have a Zalman noiseless PSU.  The fan only comes on when required, and only to the required (low) rpm, so it is *very* quiet.  The PSU can also control the speed of other fans, so I have a Cooler Master regular case fan controlled from it (that spins slow+quiet too).  The only fan that really makes any noise is the CPU (blower) fan, which I can manually slow down to whatever speed I like (comprimise between noise/cooling).

DaveJ-UK:
I can recommend the Zalman range of silent cooling solutions too.

I have their pure copper heat sink / fan on my CPU. It barely makes a whisper, even at full speed.

AmericanDemon:
If you are planning to use the cabinet as a full on media center too, then stick a water cooling kit in there and sit back and watch it cool down.  :)

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