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PC cooling fans in bartop
gman314:
I'm in the final stages of setting up my bartop, and was wondering if cooling fans were necessary (or at least recommended). Obviously, I have the large fan of the power supply and the fan that attaches to the CPU, but is this enough? Up to two additional fans can be attached to the motherboard, but I am not sure where it would be wise to mount them to. The back door of my cab has vertical slits (which I also hinged in order to easily open), but would this result in sufficient air flow? I refuse to make holes in the sides of the cab, since this would mess up my sideart. Any advice? :dunno
BASS!:
How about some photos ;) I could say cut a hole in the top of your machine, but is there a top?
gman314:
It has a top, but I already made holes in it for the power button and speakers (I wouldn't want to throw off the symmetry :)) The only thing I can think of would be to mount the fans on the bottom of the cab's inside (very close to the door). I guess being very close to the vented door would result in the best airflow. On the other hand, though, my cab is not nearly as cramped as a traditional PC tower. But would that mean that the additional fans are not totally necessary?
Sorry about the lack of pics, by the way, since I do not have a digital camera at the moment. :(
SavannahLion:
--- Quote from: gman314 on November 15, 2008, 02:36:13 am --- I guess being very close to the vented door would result in the best airflow.
--- End quote ---
Not always, you might short circuit the airflow.
The best thing would be to look at photos.
leapinlew:
I put some kind of cooling in all of mine. I learned to spend some money on a good quality QUIET fan too.
These are all 120mm Scythe Fluid Dynamic Bearing fans from Newegg:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835185005
Good luck with your build.
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