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Hello. I'm planning on making my next computer my first homebuilt,
and I've begun to research and learn about cases & cooling. A couple
of questions if I may...
1) I see some cases that have a vent in the side panel, positioned
"above" the CPU. In some cases a fan is mounted there, in some cases
a shroud is mounted there. For example:
http://images10.newegg.com/productimage/11-129-148-07.JPG
Please excuse my ignorance, but is that side vent supposed to be an
intake or exhaust?
2) Some cases, such as the 8400 from Dell, have a vent next to the
PCI slots:
http://img.dell.com/images/global/products/dimen/8400_chassis_back_314.jpg
In the case of the Dell 8400, there is an optional "card fan" that mounts to
the inside side of the case and helps to cool add-in [video] boards. Diagrams
are available on pages 83 & 84 of:
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/dim8400/en/om/F7571A00.pdf
It appears that the vent next to the PCI slots may provide an intake or
exhaust for that card fan. Which is most likely?
3) There are numerous, conventional mid tower cases that support 120mm
fans front & back, or multiple smaller ones. IOW, cases which do not
provide additional, special purpose vents and/or fans like I previously
asked about. If you were building a higher (but not bleeding) end ATX
based gaming system and wanted reasonably quiet operation, would you
opt for the former or the later?
Thanks
and I've begun to research and learn about cases & cooling. A couple
of questions if I may...
1) I see some cases that have a vent in the side panel, positioned
"above" the CPU. In some cases a fan is mounted there, in some cases
a shroud is mounted there. For example:
http://images10.newegg.com/productimage/11-129-148-07.JPG
Please excuse my ignorance, but is that side vent supposed to be an
intake or exhaust?
2) Some cases, such as the 8400 from Dell, have a vent next to the
PCI slots:
http://img.dell.com/images/global/products/dimen/8400_chassis_back_314.jpg
In the case of the Dell 8400, there is an optional "card fan" that mounts to
the inside side of the case and helps to cool add-in [video] boards. Diagrams
are available on pages 83 & 84 of:
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/dim8400/en/om/F7571A00.pdf
It appears that the vent next to the PCI slots may provide an intake or
exhaust for that card fan. Which is most likely?
3) There are numerous, conventional mid tower cases that support 120mm
fans front & back, or multiple smaller ones. IOW, cases which do not
provide additional, special purpose vents and/or fans like I previously
asked about. If you were building a higher (but not bleeding) end ATX
based gaming system and wanted reasonably quiet operation, would you
opt for the former or the later?
Thanks