PC Airflow?

[asand1]

My PC has one Intake fan, and one exhaust fan plus the PSU exhaust. There is also a substantial vent on the side cover. I was thinking about turning the rear exhaust fan around to push air in, and turning the CPU fan around for a pull configuration. I thought that between the positive pressure and two vents blowing in and using the vent for exhaust might keep thing a little cooler, but the truth is that I really don't have any heat problems anyway.

 

Should I change it, or just leave it alone. Tell me what you think.

 

 

 

 

 

[DarkEnergy]

If the temps are fine, you don't need to change anything. You generally want a intake from fans in the front/bottom and anything in the rear or on top to be blowing out. 

[WoodenMarker]

Leave it alone. What you currently have is good.

[MisterMK3]

Out of curiosity, are you currently seeing high temps?

 

[asand1]

No, but I was a little concerned after swapping in the i7.

[KnightSirius]

10 minutes ago, asand1 said:

No, but I was a little concerned after swapping in the i7.

Seems fine on paper, if it was fine before the i7 it shouldn't have changed much.
No need to change anything, and if you were to I'd suggest moving out of that case completely as there isn't much better that can be done in there anyhow!

[asand1]

Running Stress Test in CPUz, I get 59* on COre #1 according to Speedfan and HWMonitor. The Case stays cool to the touch. The GPU while gaming gets considerably hotter, making the side panel warm to the touch. I don't remember the exact number, but it was well below the danger zone.

[SpaceGhostC2C]

9 minutes ago, asand1 said:

Running Stress Test in CPUz, I get 59* on COre #1 according to Speedfan and HWMonitor. The Case stays cool to the touch. The GPU while gaming gets considerably hotter, making the side panel warm to the touch. I don't remember the exact number, but it was well below the danger zone.

I wouldn't touch anything either. You are doing fine, and in any case you don't want air just reaching the heatsink, but flowing through it (and leaving) in either direction. Moreover, you have other things to cool (like the motherboard), which are passively cooled and require air blowing through them, removing the warm air they generate near themselves. Your GPU also adds to the amount of hot air that stays there and/or is fed to the CPU heatsink. What would be the obvious way out for hot air in that case? Some will slowly go out through the side vent, but it isn't really a great convection strategy - I'm pretty sure it's placed there as a passive intake.

 

So I think you don't have a problem (so don't fix it :P), and I also think your current setup is better than the alternative  

[asand1]

Ok I will leave it alone. Thank you everyone for the unanimous vote.