3 cards - extra fan?

iskra · Post by **iskra** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 4:53 pm

I just bought a third card

Now I have 2 x Pulsar 2 & a Luna 2

It would have been easier to start with a professional card...but money comes slowly

I noticed in the manual there is a bit where it says something l along the lines of "if you have 3 cards you might want to consider getting an extra fan"

Does anyone have any experience with this?

Should I just suck it & see?

I have software that monitors temperature so obviously I'll check that, but as we are heading into summer here (Australia), I just thought I'd check experience here that I'm not risking damaging anything by not getting an extra fan before proceeding to enjoy use of my third card.

Also if I did get an extra fan, what sort? & where does it get installed?

ali · Post by **ali** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 5:22 pm

if your PC heats up you may add a fan to blow the hot air out.
Most PC cases have places for extra fans
one in the front (under the harddrive) and other under the power supply.

Some decide to remove the PC cover to allow the inside PC get some circulation.

coming up on summer you said eh

wayne · Post by **wayne** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 5:27 pm

It's gonna be a bloody hot, dry one.

Last summer i took the side off and pointed a normal fan at it - seemed to work.

Post by **garyb** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 7:06 pm

a slot fan might be the thing.

tgstgs · Post by **tgstgs** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 9:16 pm

heat makes strange behavior to not only the scope boards!
it depends on the case you are using, the working time( how long they are active) and how active + the temperetur outside

1 for blowing in - 1 for out for me is minimum

in sum i have 5 in 3 out (out ones are bigger!)
the silent ones (had to say HD access of me raptors are louder tzhan all fans together!!9

1 fan for each HD (2)
1 from front 2 from side blowing at scope boards
all fans connected direct to powersupply ( not over MB!)
and i have installed switches to turn on/off each of them individually depending on weasther;

better to invest 100Euro extra to save your 1000Euro cards!
hope this makes sens to you

cool vibes to hot australia form austria

Audiographe · Post by **Audiographe** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 11:49 pm

Hello,

I have 3 CW / PIV 3.0

1 big ventilator for a Processor (bigtyphoon)
1 big ventilator for power (extract)
1 ventilator at the top/front face (extract)

It's ok for me.

@+

arela · Post by **arela** » Fri Oct 27, 2006 12:28 am

heating is a luxus problem! - the ground was white this morning.

I say its ok as long as you keep monitoring the temp.

tgstgs · Post by **tgstgs** » Fri Oct 27, 2006 12:36 am

norway?

should install a heater instead to worm up the boards

djmicron · Post by **djmicron** » Fri Oct 27, 2006 7:45 am

ali wrote:
Some decide to remove the PC cover to allow the inside PC get some circulation.

coming up on summer you said eh

i have removed the cover of my 36 dsp pc and i use a standard home fan during the summer period (it is more silent than a standard pc fan)...

ali · Post by **ali** » Fri Oct 27, 2006 8:08 am

djmicron

for year now I don't know where the covers of my pcs are .

decimator · Post by **decimator** » Fri Oct 27, 2006 9:08 am

Personnally, I bought some years ago an alu server case : http://www.lian-li.com/Product/Chassis/ ... _PC-70.htm

I don't know what overheating means and changing parts is a breeze ( pun ! ) with all the SPACE inside

Edit : that said I don't have the latest graphic card and not many cards BUT it was a major improvement over my previous medium towers with same parts.

ali · Post by **ali** » Fri Oct 27, 2006 9:12 am

decimator wrote:Personnally, I bought some years ago an alu server case : http://www.lian-li.com/Product/Chassis/ ... _PC-70.htm

I don't know what overheating means and changing parts is a breeze ( pun ! ) with all the SPACE inside

Server case is the way to go. you dig in up to your elbows changing parts without breaking a swet. it is great to have so much room.

decimator · Post by **decimator** » Fri Oct 27, 2006 9:15 am

Ali was responding while I was doing a little edit

decimator · Post by **decimator** » Fri Oct 27, 2006 9:22 am

I think components inside small and medium towers are not meant to be changed unless you want to hurt yourself and lose your temper

djmicron · Post by **djmicron** » Fri Oct 27, 2006 9:55 am

stardust wrote:removing covers and leaving cases open typically WORSENS air flow.
So refrain to avoid local overheat.

by keepeng the case opened the hot air is not accumulated inside of it, so the overall temperature is lower than having a closed case without a good ventilation.

decimator · Post by **decimator** » Fri Oct 27, 2006 10:41 am

Yep, I used to open the cases too as most cheap and easy solution even if it's not sexy and even if more dust sets in ( the vacuum cleaner ) ...

Shroomz~> · Post by **Shroomz~>** » Fri Oct 27, 2006 11:32 am

We keep our cases open too. Mostly not because of air flow or heat problems, but because the metal housings resonate at high frequencies on our cheapo cases because of psu & cpu fan vibrations, so having them open relieves that somewhat. Zero problems with airflow, but dust is indeed a problem when you've got a case full of electrically charged components .. lol

iskra · Post by **iskra** » Fri Oct 27, 2006 5:06 pm

too many choices!

I will definitely get some sort of fan, rather than risk my investments in the cards

I like the slot fan idea, but do you put it above or below or inbetween the cards?

also should you leave space (a pci slot) between the cards? - this would seem to be a good idea...I'll have to mave the cards around again, cos I didnt think of it when I first them in

I have a large case, opening it up & pointing a fan at it could be a short term solution, but that just becomes another power cord & item getting in the way

maybe I will do a bit more research on google as well, thanks everyone for the replies

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