air cooling Newbie question regarding cooling
4 minutes ago, thenewbuilder said:My question is should I install those two fans on the front or return them?
install one in the front,blowing in
one in the back or top, blowing out
4 minutes ago, thenewbuilder said:Is there such a thing as too much cooling or should I only install one fan and return the other
yes there is diminishing return, @Faisal A shared a good video representing this topic
as for the way you calculated your fans, it's kind of wrong
here's how it goes
we separate fans into few categories:
- case fans (job is to intake fresh air and/or exhaust hot air in case)
- CPU cooler fan (attached to the CPU cooler, main job is to cool CPU's heatsink, side job can be to cool VRMs)
- GPU cooler fans (the fans that comes stock on your GPU, these aren't normally factored into your consideration when speaking of cooling in PC case overall, as they are only responsible for cooling your GPU)
- PSU fan (this fan is a mixed bag, some people use their power supply as exhaust for their case (facing the fan inward of the case) or just let the PSU draw fresh air by itself and blowing it out the back (fan facing outward where there are meshed or filter in your casing to allow it to pull air in from)
normally we view these categories differently
for case fans, i prefer to have 2 intake and 1 exhaust to maintain slightly positive pressure, this also ensures that the inside of my case gets enough air flow so my other components dont overheat
for CPU fans, this depends on the type of cooler, but most heatsink only requires 1 fan, 0/1/2 fans will do as long as your CPU temperature is fine under full load
for GPU fans, you cant do much about this yourself, just buy a GPU with good cooler and call it a day. (if you buy a blower cooler, positive case pressure* will help the temps of the card)
for PSU fans, your H550 case supports mounting the PSU fan grill outwards, which i would recommend. unless you plan to put your computer on carpet, which will choke the intake of the PSU, if that's the case then face the PSU fan grill upwards when installing
*positive case pressure is when more air in coming into your case then going out, creating a slightly higher pressure in your case so that dust wont get sucked in from small nooks and crannies. it helps blower coolers because more airflow will pass through your gpu heatsinks
feel free to quote me to ask any questions
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