On Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:37:42 +0000, Mac Cool wrote:

Wes Newell:

Your case temp2 is way too high if it's accurate. CPU being only 18C
above that during load isn't bad. You could duct the cpu fan to the
side panel, or install a front intake fan. Either should help.

When you say duct tape to the side, do you mean create a tunnel so the
CPU fan is drawing outside air over the processer? That sounds like a
good idea.

Actually, I meant cutting a round hole in the cover in line with the cpu
cooler and ducting the outside air to the cooler fan using an air duct.
But this may be too much of an extreme measure. Just cutting the hole
about 3" in dia. should help a lot.

Tomorrow I'll open it up and see about fitting a front intake fan.

I've had to modify every case I ever installed a front intake fan in.
Otherwise the fan just starves for outside air and is real noisy. Maybe
before doing anything you should remove the side cover and see what that
does to temps. Then you'll have something to go on.





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