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Is the front case fan necessary?
Posted: Mon Nov 08, 2004 4:51 am
by DG
Besides lower hdd temperatures, are any other advantages in an good airflow case (like 3700AMB case, with good wire management)? Isn't enough only one 120mm fan in the back?
ps: oh, and i'm planning to use an aluminium filter in front, removing the case's default one...
Re: Is the front case fan necessary?
Posted: Mon Nov 08, 2004 6:57 am
by Ralf Hutter
DG wrote:Besides lower hdd temperatures, are any other advantages in an good airflow case (like 3700AMB case, with good wire management)?
None that I've ever seen.
DG wrote:Isn't enough only one 120mm fan in the back?
Almost certainly, unless perhaps if you're running a bunch of HDDs and a very hot vidcard.
That said, it
really does help to have some sort of fan blowing air on the HDD(s). Even a tiny bit of air cools the drive down quite a bit. I'd plan on putting some sort of fan in front, even if it was along the lines of a 5V 80mm Panaflo L1A.
Posted: Mon Nov 08, 2004 9:50 am
by DG
I have only 1 hdd, a Samsung drive and i don't have any problems with it's temperature.
But i have a 9800Pro (with silencer on low), and is very hot, radiating heat all over the place (including the cpu)...
