[Pc_Support] Case airflow dynamics?

[Justin M. Keyes]

On 4/2/06, Jason Boxman <jasonb at edseek.com> wrote:
> My workstation actually has a top fan blowing air into
> the case, since there's no front intake,

You mean you don't have the option to put a fan on front? I'd bet a
dozen turtles that that is the problem. *Turtles*

Try disabling the top intake--it may be counteracting the PSU, which
is trying to pull air OUT of the very same area? From what I
understand, there are parts of your case that are seeing virtually
zero airflow.

On 4/2/06, Jason Boxman <jasonb at edseek.com> wrote:
> On Sunday 02 April 2006 13:02, patrick wrote:
> <snip>
> > I grabbed some Floppy/Zip drive adapters, using the side rails to fit
> > my hot scsi hard drives into the large bays, and putting expanded metal
> > mesh into the opening so they get lots of air flow, and the front looks
> > neat.
>
> That's a cool idea.  Where do you buy your metal mesh stuff?

I actually looked around for metal mesh and all that crap a while ago
and I just ended up going to Home Depot. I also tried various air
filter material...

But I read a _ton_ of opinions (including an engineer who gave a very
lucid explanation--can't find the URL, unfortunately) on this issue,
and the bottom line is that there is no discernable advantage to using
air filters to block dust, because the dust builds up in the filter,
blocks the airflow, and causes poor cooling, rather quickly.

Mesh (not high-density air-filters), however, may perhaps be worth
your time, if only to block the "big" stuff. I guess.

--
Justin M. Keyes