I have 3 120mm fans. one in the back one in the side and one in the front. I know the back should be blowing out of the desktop. What about the other 2? I have the front blowing air in on the HDDs what about the side fan. blowing into the PC or out of the PC?
2007-09-25 16:50:15 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
You actually have 2 exhaust fans there, the PSU fan and the rear 120mm fan. Lower front is always intake to bring in cool air. Side fan is usually intake also to direct cool air towards the motherboard.
This article may be of help (no insults intended):
http://www.overclockers.com/tips1245/
2007-09-26 01:53:32 · answer #1 · answered by Karz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The side fan blows in to get air to your video card, board and cpu fan. If the side fan sucked air out the air coming in the front would run along the left side of the case and go out the side fan not touching or cooling anything but your hard drives. I build them for a living and thats the way the cases I buy have them. Blowing in. Why don't you go to a puter shop and see which way the side fans blow air???
2007-09-26 00:18:34 · answer #2 · answered by s j 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
thats a good system temperature management...
at the back yeah thats right it must be blowing out..
while in front must be blowing in...
and in the side must be blowing out since it is parallel or in front of the heat sink and processor's fan....
goodluck...
2007-09-26 00:12:06 · answer #3 · answered by chester 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋