Front of case fan...In or Out?

[AuraEdge]

Lets see...I have a 80mm Case fan in the front of the case, and dont know which way to set it. I have a Slot cooler and The Power Supply exhaust as the only other case fans in my system. My case looks kinda like this

<Inside comp>

----------------FAN----
Front Faceplate
-holes-----------------

<open air>

So it kinda hasta zigzag to get there. Room temp is 80f (26c) and case temp is 94f (34c).
Which way should it go?

[stu]

not a bad article to look at

http://www.firingsquad.com/guides/hdcasecooling/default.asp

sry dont know how to do it so u can go straight there

[AuraEdge]

Check out http://www.sysopt.com/forum/ubbcode.html to find out how to hyperlink stuff, as well as some more useful info.

www.firingsquad.com/guides/hdcasecooling/default.asp (http://www.firingsquad.com/guides/hdcasecooling/default.asp)

[This message has been edited by AuraEdge (edited 08-13-99).]

[Anakhonda]

I read an article on case fans that made a lotta since. It suggested that a person have quite a bit more intake fans than exaust fans... The reason is: this will make the air pressure inside your case higher than the air outside your case. Air will rush OUT of any vent holes your case has, thus cutting down on any dust your system would normally accumulate.