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Offline Amiga4k

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Re: Cooling advice needed.
« on: April 13, 2006, 08:05:05 AM »
It's easy to cool a tower case. http://www.tigerdirect.com/  has 100+ case fans.  
Front 5.25 - micro single and dual fans, with or without ducts that direct the flow into the case.
Rear expansion slot - exhaust fans that occupy these slots are typically cyclone fans, with an intake spout. Something new is a twin fan with extending ducts similiar to the front fan kit mentioned above.
Special note: read the specifications. Pay heed to the .dbA noise ratings. Read the "reviews", as these are really excellent on the fans. Buy fans that have real ball bearings. Almost twice the life potential (50,0000 hrs), as compared to sleeve bearings (30,000 hrs) when possible.

Do NOT buy the Radio Shack 273-243 Brushless 12vDC fan. It will lockup, and you'll never know it.
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Re: Cooling advice needed.
« Reply #1 on: May 01, 2006, 02:40:19 AM »
Leave it to a Brit to slaughter the Queen's English with a "wtf". TigerDirect sells over 100 different fans. The fans I discussed do not use holes drilled into the case. What I suggested were fans that occupied either the front drive slots or rear expansion slots as intake and exhaust ports.

I am in the process of building a SCSI tower from an old PC case. As the drives in this tower are 130 degrees thermal, they require super cooling. I will use the fans discussed.
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