Cooling Wavemaster top fan: Suck or blow?

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  1. Hepath

    Hepath Minimodder

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    Ok - For anyone who has one of these cases:
    Top mounted fan: should it suck out of the case, or blow into it?

    Case instructions dont mention anyting other than it is an optional fan! And the case gets pretty warm after a few hours gaming etc....

    Opinions welcomed...
     
    Hepath, 23 Jun 2006
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  2. malccy72

    malccy72 Minimodder

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    Generally top blowhole fans suck air out of case.
     
    malccy72, 23 Jun 2006
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  3. lord nicon21

    lord nicon21 sexy *******

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    yup top >out

    cold air sinks so hot air si at the top of the case so make it blow out :thumb:
     
    lord nicon21, 23 Jun 2006
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  4. merlin 65

    merlin 65 What's a Dremel?

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    so i suppose i better take the flower pot out of the hole then lol
     
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  5. Guest-23315

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    out---
     
    Guest-23315, 23 Jun 2006
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  6. Callum

    Callum What's a Dremel?

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    I've never quite understood how these work... don't they have the PSU right in the way?
     
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  7. merlin 65

    merlin 65 What's a Dremel?

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    no its slighlt behind the hole but i still got the stock usb thingy in mine
     
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  8. anduril

    anduril What's a Dremel?

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    actually iy is the hot air that rises to the top
    when air is heated the volume wich a certain weight of air takes is larger.
    So the same weight air has larger volume when heated. This is an easy physical process the humans have used for centuries in hot air balloons. The hot air takes more place so it is 'lighter ' and therefore the balloon goes up.
    in a case the hot air goes up so the top fan should be exhaust when u are smart. This will be more efficient then an intake fan
     
    anduril, 23 Jun 2006
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  9. Den-nis

    Den-nis What's a Dremel?

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    an intake fan will keep the inside of your case warmer than an outtake
     
    Den-nis, 23 Jun 2006
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  10. Guest-23315

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    in a wavemaster, there are 3 identical fans as standard (i know, cos ive got one!) 2 intake and one exhast....

    some scientific thing means that hot air rises, getting trapped in the roof of the case.., so in order to help expel the hot air, you need another exhast- or, buy a stronger CMF fan and swap out the Exhast...


    personally, i would use the top fan as an exhaust running at 7V-
     
    Guest-23315, 23 Jun 2006
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  11. LVMike

    LVMike What's a Dremel?

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    its a blowhole fan, it blows out of the case. they dont need to run very fast to get the job done, so yah either fun it at 12 if its a quite fan, or 7. You will see some reduction in themps.
     
    LVMike, 24 Jun 2006
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