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Web-Junkie · 28-07-2007, 02:34

@Alien: Mobo is an ASUS Crosshair Went for that as the 590 chipset supports SLI at 16x for both cards, the 570 chipset only does 8x for both cards if using SLI! I'll just clean off the gunk from cooler/cpu and remount the HSF! Gonna try mounting the 120mm fan in the front of the case, drill some mounting holes for it and some extra air holes in the chassis front too!

You're explanations are fine BTW, unless you just WANT to do those pics in TrueSpace

@keith: Was just an excersise in ducting to see if CPU temp would drop as the fan was noisy, I think it worked as the CPU fan doesn't spin so loudly now, it uses PWM to adjust speed on the CPU fan, with a duct it seems to allow more cooler air to get sucked in and blown onto the heatsink! Then after that it turned into an airflow discussion and fans, fan orientation and fan mounting! I'm turning int a real 'fanboy' now, lol!!!

28-07-2007, 02:34	#53
Web-Junkie Inactive Join Date: Aug 2004 Services: 30mb BB Posts: 1,556	Re: Making a CPU duct to draw outside air onto CPU! @Alien: Mobo is an ASUS Crosshair Went for that as the 590 chipset supports SLI at 16x for both cards, the 570 chipset only does 8x for both cards if using SLI! I'll just clean off the gunk from cooler/cpu and remount the HSF! Gonna try mounting the 120mm fan in the front of the case, drill some mounting holes for it and some extra air holes in the chassis front too! You're explanations are fine BTW, unless you just WANT to do those pics in TrueSpace @keith: Was just an excersise in ducting to see if CPU temp would drop as the fan was noisy, I think it worked as the CPU fan doesn't spin so loudly now, it uses PWM to adjust speed on the CPU fan, with a duct it seems to allow more cooler air to get sucked in and blown onto the heatsink! Then after that it turned into an airflow discussion and fans, fan orientation and fan mounting! I'm turning int a real 'fanboy' now, lol!!!