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- Thu Jul 15, 2010 2:06 am
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Blowing air directly on CPU or from the side?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2973
- Thu Jul 15, 2010 1:50 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Case with rear slot fan?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3877
shleepy, I've seen a case (forget the model) which has holes for 60mm fans in that location. This doesn't force air in between the cards, though, so I don't think it's ideal. Another approach is to use the location as an intake for a duct, with the fan above (perpendicular to) the cards, like a side...
- Wed Jul 14, 2010 12:01 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Top vs bottom/isolated affect power supply recommendation?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1249
Top vs bottom/isolated affect power supply recommendation?
Does whether the power supply is top mounted (acting as an exhaust) or bottom/isolated affect the best choice of power supply? Here's my thinking: if the power supply is isolated from system airflow, then you want the minimum fan speed (zero if possible) which is needed to cool the power supply. But...
- Sun Jul 11, 2010 1:01 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Case with rear slot fan?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3877
Is this the sort of thing you had in mind? Wow, that case (Coolermaster 840) has a lot of fan options! It's a monster. Top or bottom mounted power supply, 120mm bottom fan, 120mm external ducted slot fan, 2 120mm hard drive fans, 230mm front fan, 2 230mm top fans, and 120mm rear fan. It doesn't loo...
- Sat Jul 10, 2010 4:00 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Case with rear slot fan?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3877
Some cases with bottom mounted fan: Corsair Obsidian 700D/800D, Fractal Design Define R2 and a bunch of cases from Cooler Master. Then, of course, there are the Silverstone cases with a rotated motherboard tray, but that's a different airflow concept altogether. Thanks for the info. These cases use...
- Sat Jul 10, 2010 3:46 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Case with rear slot fan?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3877
After considering this more, I no longer think this is a great idea. A better approach is to put an intake fan in the case bottom. For maximum (or any) benefit the high power card should be in the lowest slot, otherwise it would be shielded by another card. If no cards are installed, the bottom fan ...
- Fri Jul 09, 2010 3:32 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Case fan guards
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7638
I am wondering, what is the reason these fanguards are fitted to cases at all? They can even be found in cases that are built for silence, in places where fingers are not an issue (like SPCR's own P180), so why are they fitted/stamped? One good thing about a fan guard is that it prevents stray cabl...
- Tue Jul 06, 2010 10:06 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: running a fanned psu fanless- too risky?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3440
- Mon Jul 05, 2010 7:59 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Case with rear slot fan?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3877
Case with rear slot fan?
I wonder if there are any cases which support mounting a fan where the slots are. The fan would block all the slots except the first, but it would be quite effective if you only have a single high power card in the first slot with no fan of its own (or if you're using a mini-ITX motherboard, which o...
- Fri Jul 02, 2010 1:00 pm
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Intel D410PT vs. Asus AT4NM10-I
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6537
You might find this helpful, it's a summary of Atom(Pineview) boards:
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- Mon Jun 28, 2010 7:44 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Low-power and silent PSU for mini-ITX?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1971
- Sun Jun 27, 2010 3:46 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: 400W/460W fanless 80PLUS Gold PSU from Seasonic
- Replies: 34
- Views: 25463
If a fanless power supply were designed for front to back airflow (unlike this one), then it would offer the potential advantage of using a large front case fan to cool the power supply without the 90 degree turn of a built-in 120mm fan. No such animal. Very difficult to achieve if you consider whe...
- Sun Jun 27, 2010 2:01 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: 400W/460W fanless 80PLUS Gold PSU from Seasonic
- Replies: 34
- Views: 25463
- Sat Jun 26, 2010 9:21 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Open air cooling
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1738
Open air cooling
What do you think of this idea? Take a tower case and custom mount a mini-ITX (170mm x 170mm) board on top. Put a big heat sink on the CPU, no fan. So the heat sink is in open air. Other components are placed in the tower (no fan). A key question is what is the CPU TDP limit for this type of cooling...
- Mon Jun 21, 2010 5:54 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: PicoPsu + 4 HDs
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3698
If the BIOS and drives support "staggered spinup", then you won't have a power peak.
Or for a brute force solution: http://www.networkedmediatank.com/showt ... ?tid=35851
Or for a brute force solution: http://www.networkedmediatank.com/showt ... ?tid=35851
- Sat Jun 19, 2010 10:36 pm
- Forum: Notebook Systems
- Topic: Using laptop as desktop replacement
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5509
- Sat Jun 19, 2010 6:29 pm
- Forum: Notebook Systems
- Topic: Using laptop as desktop replacement
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5509
Using laptop as desktop replacement
I've never owned a laptop so this is a naive question. Is there any problem with using a laptop as a desktop replacement? That is, is it normal and standard for a laptop to support using an external keyboard, mouse, and monitor, never needing to use the built in keyboard and display?
- Thu Jun 17, 2010 10:45 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: I/O shield panels - who uses them?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5491
The I/O shield is important for blocking undesirable airflow (assuming the usual rear case fan) and providing mechanical support. It's also a nuisance because it's something that the big computer makers (Dell, Gateway, Compaq, HP, etc) customize. They are incompatible with each other and with retail...
- Wed Jun 09, 2010 1:17 pm
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Idea for fanless motherboard
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2595
Idea for fanless motherboard
I see lots of fanless motherboards, but you still need a fan to get the heat out of the case (or a custom case). So here's the idea: why not have a motherboard with a heat sink which protrudes from the I/O area (the I/O would be relocated to a slot bracket or two)? This would get the heat out of the...