Considering that Im not using any of my PCI slots, Im currently using them as a air intake, should I somehow put a fan (120mm?) in that area and increase airflow? Im not using my front as a intake because I have a terrible Raidmax case that has that whole area blocked off. Anybody ever use the PCIs as a intake before?
~EO
PCI slots for intake?
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I use my back PCI slots to cool the VGA-card with a Zalman heatsink.
I used the stock Intel CPU cooler at 5v, it hangs at the outside... it works really great for me.
In the near future I'm going to try to make a duct from the bottom two PCI slots and curve it upwards with a 120mm fan, so it blows straight up + I'll change the Zalman PSU (from wich the fan makes weird noises already after 5 months) with a FSP400 120mm model that sucks in at the bottom... I hope this will create a nice upwards flow of cool air. I hope I can reduce the speed of the CPU fan even further with this.
I used the stock Intel CPU cooler at 5v, it hangs at the outside... it works really great for me.
In the near future I'm going to try to make a duct from the bottom two PCI slots and curve it upwards with a 120mm fan, so it blows straight up + I'll change the Zalman PSU (from wich the fan makes weird noises already after 5 months) with a FSP400 120mm model that sucks in at the bottom... I hope this will create a nice upwards flow of cool air. I hope I can reduce the speed of the CPU fan even further with this.