Case Fans ? little Question

LastIrishMonkey

should the case fan intake air or exhale the air inside ? i installed it at the back of the case where there is space for 2 and do u need an Exhaust fan also ?

unklerosco

Generally ur fans should intake at the front and exhale at the rear. Which means u 'll need another fan.... 90% of cases r like that but some have no front intake. In that 'case' u gotta start modding....

LastIrishMonkey

unklerosco wrote:

Generally ur fans should intake at the front and exhale at the rear. Which means u 'll need another fan.... 90% of cases r like that but some have no front intake. In that 'case' u gotta start modding....

Can u trun the fan so it exhausts the hot air inside even tho i dont have a intake fan ?

Pacifico

Yep just turn it around

unklerosco

Just flip the fan around and it'll exhaust... Just monitor the temps in ur case n see if there's any difference by exhausting/intaking. Try getting urself another fan tho and mounting it at the front. What case do u have??

LastIrishMonkey

its just like every other type of casing its got 2 fan positions at the back 1 at the front but i dont have enough plugs on the psu but i need to vent some hot air due too the pc being very near the wall and floor i know there not ideal but thats it !

unklerosco

most fans come with pass throught connectors so u'll have no probs connecting up some more...

LastIrishMonkey

i connected it all up and its venting out air so i think its a good thing its not venting like the psu but i can feel a breeze puring out so that a good thing when a computer needs vents i think !

unklerosco

some will agree, some wont. I've no fans in my case, apart from my psu. Dont figure i need them as my temps are about 28/30c... Then theres guys on here with up to 20 case fans, but thats just for fun(????!)

LastIrishMonkey

unklerosco wrote:

some will agree, some wont. I've no fans in my case, apart from my psu. Dont figure i need them as my temps are about 28/30c... Then theres guys on here with up to 20 case fans, but thats just for fun(????!)

i just noticed that the cpu is cooled hell of a lot more 28c and goes to 30c sometimes according to SiSoftware Sandra is that a good thing better then usual for me tbh ?

GreeBo

LastIrishMonkey wrote:

i connected it all up and its venting out air so i think its a good thing its not venting like the psu but i can feel a breeze puring out so that a good thing when a computer needs vents i think !

but if you only have exhausts then your case will have a pressure problem
i.e its spitting out more air than it is sucking in
so its relying on getting the air from small gaps etc, Id move that new one to the vent at the front and let the psu exhaust.

airflow is the thing.

LastIrishMonkey

GreeBo wrote:

but if you only have exhausts then your case will have a pressure problem
i.e its spitting out more air than it is sucking in
so its relying on getting the air from small gaps etc, Id move that new one to the vent at the front and let the psu exhaust.

airflow is the thing.

em so what i have done to vent hot air is incorrect ? its still sucking air from the inside and air is all around it anyways

Venom

Front and side fans suck air in.
Back and top fans blow air out.