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A specific motherboard layout
Hi,
Im after a motherboard that has a pci express slot in the middle with pci slots on either side this giving me the option to place 2 pci fans on either side of the graphics cards
thanks
Im after a motherboard that has a pci express slot in the middle with pci slots on either side this giving me the option to place 2 pci fans on either side of the graphics cards
thanks
ASKER
A customer seems to be having heating issues with his graphics card he has 1 pci fan cooling directly onto the card a huge fan on side of case 2 fans on front and 1 fan on rear I dont think he wants to spend a large amount of money on liquid cooling however if you know of a cheap liquid cooling setup that would work with a 8800gts would be much appreciated must be available in Australia.
Zalman http://www.getprice.com.au/zalman-fans-and-cooling.htm
Check with the main Zalman site as to what they have available
http://www.zalman.co.kr/eng/main.asp
for your card.
Relate it back to getprice.com.au and you should be able to find the stores that sell the Zalman products in Oz and contact the stores directly to see if they have the parts.
Check with the main Zalman site as to what they have available
http://www.zalman.co.kr/eng/main.asp
for your card.
Relate it back to getprice.com.au and you should be able to find the stores that sell the Zalman products in Oz and contact the stores directly to see if they have the parts.
i would install ac ouple of intake, and outlat case fans; that should create enough cooling draft
be sure to pick quiet fans : http://www.directron.com/quietfans.html
be sure to pick quiet fans : http://www.directron.com/quietfans.html
Try these links , some useful ideas
http://pcsupport.about.com/od/maintenance/tp/pc_cooling.htm
http://www.dansdata.com/hx45fan.htm
http://pcsupport.about.com/od/maintenance/tp/pc_cooling.htm
http://www.dansdata.com/hx45fan.htm
If you have that much cooling already I think you're chasing a red herring and cooling isn't the problem.
What brand is the card?
Does it have any caps marked with an FZ on it?
What brand is the card?
Does it have any caps marked with an FZ on it?
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My experience,
Mounting a 1" fan on the top bay plate that extracts air, keeps a common case cold as hot air is lighter than cold air and will move to the top of the case, you just need to be sure that the vent on the bottom front is not blocked. By means of the air heating in contact with the Motherboard chips it'll tend to rise and ocupy more space so the small fan will take it out creatin a negative pressure inside that will be equalized by the front vent creatin a currnt of fresh air.
A friend had a heat problem from the video card, a fan below the PSU taking air out of the case solved the problem.
My case has the followin, 2x80mm Cooler Master fans pushing air bottom front, 1 80mm ThermalTake fan pulling air below PSU 1 25mm Generic fan pulling air top front on a G3 case and the PSU has a big fan on the bottom, it runs cool.
My experience,
Mounting a 1" fan on the top bay plate that extracts air, keeps a common case cold as hot air is lighter than cold air and will move to the top of the case, you just need to be sure that the vent on the bottom front is not blocked. By means of the air heating in contact with the Motherboard chips it'll tend to rise and ocupy more space so the small fan will take it out creatin a negative pressure inside that will be equalized by the front vent creatin a currnt of fresh air.
A friend had a heat problem from the video card, a fan below the PSU taking air out of the case solved the problem.
My case has the followin, 2x80mm Cooler Master fans pushing air bottom front, 1 80mm ThermalTake fan pulling air below PSU 1 25mm Generic fan pulling air top front on a G3 case and the PSU has a big fan on the bottom, it runs cool.
There are a zillion ways to achieve good flow.
Really have to analyze the specific case to figure out what will work best for that one.
The builder just has to have brain engaged when setting up the system.
- I see silly mistakes all the time.
6, 8, 10 fans blowing out won't do much good is there are no vents letting air in.
The big thing is to make sure it's balanced such that device/method 1 isn't 'fighting against' the other devices and methods being used and creating dead spots or a situation where not much air is actually passing THROUGH the case.
Really have to analyze the specific case to figure out what will work best for that one.
The builder just has to have brain engaged when setting up the system.
- I see silly mistakes all the time.
6, 8, 10 fans blowing out won't do much good is there are no vents letting air in.
The big thing is to make sure it's balanced such that device/method 1 isn't 'fighting against' the other devices and methods being used and creating dead spots or a situation where not much air is actually passing THROUGH the case.
Agreed
The important thing is the FLOW.
But don't forget, hot air rises, so don't blow out from the bottom and give some head space to the case.
The important thing is the FLOW.
But don't forget, hot air rises, so don't blow out from the bottom and give some head space to the case.
If it goes out it has to come in somewhere too.
Blowing out from the bottom works fine if the primary inlet is high in the back.
[As with the typical fan mounting spot near the CPU.]
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Like I said you have to look at the specific case and think about what's going on.
Blowing out from the bottom works fine if the primary inlet is high in the back.
[As with the typical fan mounting spot near the CPU.]
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Like I said you have to look at the specific case and think about what's going on.
any reason you need it ?