cooling fans

[noresull]

Can anybody tell me a GOOD website to go to for cooling fans, P.C. Powercooling has some fans, but I don't like their selection!

Thanks
John

[Mntsnow]

WWW.millisec.com (http://WWW.millisec.com) WWW.3dfxcool.com (http://WWW.3dfxcool.com) www.3dcool.com (http://www.3dcool.com) www.krex.com (http://www.krex.com)

And many others! I just dont have the bookmarks and these all the I can think of off the top of my head.

Mntsnow

[noresull]

Thanks Mntsnow, I bought a fan from www.3dfxcool.com (http://www.3dfxcool.com) Hopefully I'll be happy with it!

I'll let you know.
John

[bubblehd]

John,
You shouldn't have any problems with the 3dfx coolers. I've been running dual alpha coolers from 3dfx for about 6 months, and I've been O'clocking the H$%@ out of my celerons without a glitch. Only thing I had to do was remove a little of the heatsink to clear the caps on my BP6. Good Luck.


[This message has been edited by bubblehd (edited 01-10-2000).]

[Axel]

multiple fans are a good idea - but don't forget to also keep the ribbon cables out of the way of the air flow so the air can actually move -

I've got one fan on top of the CPU - and two fans pushing air out of the system case - one in front bottom and one in rear top.

I don't suffer from heat problems.

Another thing to check is to see if there is a film of therma-plast between the CPU and I/O chips and their heat sinks - that'll make a difference.

[bubblehd]

noresull,

In amplification to Axel's post, you want to make sure that the air flow is adequate and as smooth as possible in your case. Your on chip coolers should be pulling air from your heatsink, not the other way around. Also, you want to ensure that you select the proper case cooling fans and that they are properly oriented. Keep in mind that warm air rises, so don't have your lowest fan (probably the front) blowing out of the case, have it pulling into the case. Your highest fan (probably on the rear of the case) should be the one blowing out. Also, try to use the same size fans for intake and exhaust (not necessarily physical size, but airflow rating). The same thing goes for those people who have more than two fans, you want to have as close to the same amount of air going into the box as you have coming out of it. It extends the life of your fan (and possibly your powers upply).

Along the same lines, if you have your tower sitting on carpet, build a box or something to elevate it. You don't want to suck all those carpet fibers into your computer!

[This message has been edited by bubblehd (edited 01-14-2000).]