Nutty Results With PC Airflow

So I got this rite CM 690 http://www.coolermaster.com/products/product.php?act=detail&id=2908

I originally had 2 fans on the top, 1 rear, 1 front, 1 bottom, 1 side.

So I goto move one of the fans on the top, the center one, move that to front. Low an behold I check temps and they're almost 15c lower?! I was like wtf

 

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Funny it just didn't fly away!

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You have to visualize the airflow. You may even be able to eliminate some fans which mat actually be working against eachother- check flow direction of each fan. Locate the main exit pojnt you wish to establkish for air flow, either top or rear. In your case poerhaps top but often time tou can use a straight run from front to rear and possibly the top or bottom fans are hindering\slowing down the flow of hot air expulsion.

 

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Yes, good point. Always be sure that the fans are blowing or sucking the right ways. Like one in fron sucks air in while the top and back blow air out.

 

See Dark, Told you it was due to the airflow

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When I bought my Freezer 7 Pro cooler for my Core 2 Duo I installed it and the temps were through the roof. Something like 85C when loaded. Airflow looked perfect, it should have been blowing air straight into a 120mm fan on the back of the case (sitting literally 1 inch away).

Turns out I put the stupid thing on backward. It was trying to suck air in from the back, while the 120mm fan sitting 1 inch away was trying to suck air out of case. I turned it around and now it idles at 38C, with the cpu fan not even spinning

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