[CUBE] Cube overheats

Bill Fox wfoxjr at earthlink.net
Tue Nov 26 03:54:58 PST 2002


I got the same results. Even the air coming out of the back vent over 
the graphics card was much cooler with a fan blowing down the main vent.

On Tuesday, November 26, 2002, at 03:57 AM, Bill Bradford wrote:

>> a comment below about blowing air 'down' the chimney is wrong. this
>> is fighting the natural convection, which causes hot air to rise, so
>> it would be fighting nature.
>
> Say what you may, my tests show the opposite.  My system stays at a
> constant 20-24C with a fan blowing air down from the top, versus
> 28-32C with a fan blowing up from under the cube:
>
> http://www.mrbill.net/newcam/test/tn/newcam.jpg.html



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