A fan is just a device that creates a pressure differential. If you place a fan in one direction on your computer, and there is not enough flow through the case, the fan will just drop/increase the pressure in the case up to the fan's capability. You will only flow the ammount of air that the case can suck in or blow out natrually. More fans in one direction, after a certain point, will not make a difference. The best bet is to have one fan blowing in and one blowing out. Instead of pressurizing/depressurizing the case, you are now inducing airflow, which is the only thing that will get your heat sinks cooler.
Lessons learned: Peltier junctions sound nice, but they draw a lot of power and cannot (reasonably) keep up with moving the heat your processor creates. Heat transfer paste works great, however it must be a THIN coat. If you gob it on, it will actually slow heat transfer. Just use enough to fill the cracks and bumps of the surfaces you are trying to join. Do not create a paste "pillow" that the heat sink rides on! If you want your system to be quiet, use water cooling with a big resevoir and some small quiet case fans for the memory. _________________________________________________________________ Be the filmmaker you always wanted to be—learn how to burn a DVD with Windows®. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/108588797/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Prime mailing list [email protected] http://hogranch.com/mailman/listinfo/prime
