This is why I designed my new build to utilize a separate fan cabinet that will house 2 fans sucking thru MERV-8 filters which then blows into my computer case. Makes it pressure positive so almost no dust to be found .. ever.
Have you cleaned your PC today?
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Only issue with a positive pressure is it reduces the cooling capacity so you end up having to increase air flow.
So that air flow setup blows, and what you need is one that sucks to have one that doesn't suck.
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Aww, you made a custom blanket to keep it warm. That was nice of you.I have opened up the side panel and given it a little blow once in a while, it never looked bad at all.
This summer the fans sounded like they are working harder then usual, it has been a very hot and humid season here in NC, so I did not give it much thought.
Today was doing some major reorganizing of my office. I threw out this massive corner unit that was taking up to much space. I need to room to set up a green screen and another desk because Im a fancy youtuber.
I had to disconnect my PC to get this done, a task I absolutely detest due to all the wiring plus the Oculus Rift DK2 which is a nightmare to move around.
Once the PC case was free, I opened up every single panel I could find.
This is what I found on the H100 CPU cooler!
I took a vacuum cleaner to that thing!
If you have not checked your case in a while, open that thing up and get in there!!!
And now I must check my fans and coolers. Thanks for the PSA
Linus Tech Tips tried it and for them it didn't work, the fridge was just not up to it and in the long run a fridge/freezer motor isn't designed to continuously run with a heatsource inside it like that...
an Air Conditioning unit with an hapa filter in it to ensure it's blowing nothing but clean air? You might have a lot more luck with that.
I've just finished building my new machine but when all the case fans are spinning at 100% it cools the corner of the room i've got it in for some reason...? I'll keep an eye on it
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Linus Tech Tips tried it and for them it didn't work, the fridge was just not up to it and in the long run a fridge/freezer motor isn't designed to continuously run with a heatsource inside it like that...
an Air Conditioning unit with an hapa filter in it to ensure it's blowing nothing but clean air? You might have a lot more luck with that.
I've just finished building my new machine but when all the case fans are spinning at 100% it cools the corner of the room i've got it in for some reason...? I'll keep an eye on it
Check the posters on the wall.
Hmm, I think I should probably clean mine out this weekend as its been two or three months since I last cleaned it.
Oh my giddy god! Or in Linus words: "Holy balls!"Check the posters on the wall.
Awesome
makute
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That's specially true in the case of smokers. I still have PTSD from my time in IT when had to clean a chronic smoker PC case...
This is the worse thing about being in IT, didn't have to clean it but was called to fix it.
With a PC case that is sealed and the only way air can get out is through the radiators I am not sure why I have reduced my cooling capacity.
Utilizing 2 of these 150+CFM fans: (that is full speed, obviously I will run much lower than that to reduce noise)
into this case:
With all the airflow exiting through 2 of these rads:
That's a 560 rad that can dissipate 2k-2.5k BTUs of heat .. each. So 4k - 5k BTU combined.
Considering I will generate about a tenth of that amount of heat, I believe all I will need is a breeze exiting my case to provide sufficient cooling.
The goal here is for quiet operation even if I decide to overclock a bit.
But if you believe my cooling capacity to be inadequate then please elaborate. I don't want to miss something.
Very interesting Slo! I take it your mounting the fans somewhere outside the case?
Yep. Had a cabinetmaker build a cabinet for the case to sit on. The fans and filter are inside the cabinet.
Grimm_Reaper
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Positive air pressure is great for large cooling projects. My mining room as 3000 cfm (scale-able if required) and 2400 cfm out. Having the positive pressure helps to force cooler air through the machines and then all the hot air is piped out.
I ended up doing the exact same setup in mini for my rig and haven't had to clean it in six months. Of course it also helps if you keep your house clean and the air filters changed for the intakes every 30-90 days.
I ended up doing the exact same setup in mini for my rig and haven't had to clean it in six months. Of course it also helps if you keep your house clean and the air filters changed for the intakes every 30-90 days.
What if he drank so much that he had a bad case of jaundice and then drunkenly slid down the railing only to get bruised on the cap at the end? He'd have black an yellow balls then.
Compressed air increases the temperature of the air and can be calculated by this PV=mRT. And heat exchange is calculated by :
So the best method to cool is to suck air across the heat exchange thus creating a slight low pressure zone creating as light dip in the air temperature and increasing the heat transfer rate.
Long story short while yes it is true you have reduced slightly your cooling capacity the end result is you have more then enough cooling capacity for the system you are running. For those who wish to go the most efficient on their cooling remember you want to pull air through a heat exchange not push it. (pull cool, push heating)