On Nov 6, 2011, at 12:45 PM, Karl Auerbach wrote: > > Right now I'm using a Net6501 with the 1ghz CPU. I notice that when I'm > doing builds or pushing a lot of packets through it that the processor > gets nice and warm. > > I'm going to be moving to the 1.6ghz version and I'm a bit concerned > about the heat, particularly heat buildup once I seal it up into the > standard case. > > So I'm probably going to slap a 30mm fan onto the fan bracket. > > My question is really simple: > > Should the fan be pulling air from the case or pushing air into the case? > > --karl-- >
Generally either is fine. However, pulling air into the case makes it easier to direct over hot components and lets you put a dust filter over the intake holes to keep the case clean. _______________________________________________ Soekris-tech mailing list Soekris-tech@lists.soekris.com http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech
