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rdholtz · 04-14-2008, 03:46 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Lovecraft

99% of heatsink fans blow down. Trust me on this.

I stand corrected on the heat sink fans. Mine blows up, but I checked several others, and all but one blow down. A call to my favorite computer store confirmed what you say. Mine is a standard AMD fan, preinstalled on the heatsink. I also have its twin, and that's installed the same way. Interesting . . .

Quote: Originally Posted by Lovecraft

You might consider going to a larger fan, rather than more fans. If it were my system, I'd make sure they are ball bearing fans too. Less noise and they will last longer.

It looks like the case is pretty short, so there may only be room for two small fans, rather than one bigger one. I sure do agree with the ball bearing recommendation.

04-14-2008, 03:46 PM	#14
rdholtz Maximum Bitrate Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: edge of the tropics: Palm Beach Gardens, FL, USA Posts: 563	Quote: Originally Posted by Lovecraft 99% of heatsink fans blow down. Trust me on this. I stand corrected on the heat sink fans. Mine blows up, but I checked several others, and all but one blow down. A call to my favorite computer store confirmed what you say. Mine is a standard AMD fan, preinstalled on the heatsink. I also have its twin, and that's installed the same way. Interesting . . . Quote: Originally Posted by Lovecraft You might consider going to a larger fan, rather than more fans. If it were my system, I'd make sure they are ball bearing fans too. Less noise and they will last longer. It looks like the case is pretty short, so there may only be room for two small fans, rather than one bigger one. I sure do agree with the ball bearing recommendation. __________________ . If just enough is really good, then too much ought to be perfect. 2006 Scion xB with EeePC 901 -- Worklog at http://www.mp3car.com/vbulletin/work...res-links.html .