Installation instructions were a little vague. Where does it vent - top or bottom? Cooling fan is inside the casing, right? We keep overheating.
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Tech support is good there, but you have to bug them a bit. It might be good to have a little room in the rear of the unit, but I would think that everything is self-contained.
1940219
The one I purchased pushes/sucks the air out. In my opinion, this may be the best direction as the CPU heat sink and fan draws/pulls hot air up from the CPU and since this fan would be fixed in close proximity it would be good to have it complete the job by taking that hot air out of the case.
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The fan sits over the fan opening in the back of the case. Remember that heat rises and more can be drawn out with a couple of fans on top. Just remember to use canned air to keep them clean.
294103
That's the exact configuration I have. This does help. It's not as cool as I would like though. But it definitely cools it more than it was.
442412
Have not had a problem with overheating. The portion of the case that attaches to the base of the computer has a gap built in to allow for venting on the sides.
727239
The unit has a fan that makes noice when venting to prevent from getting hot when use.Hope this helps.
1562080
Pull the front plastic cover off and spot the four holes on the bottom of the front of the case. Use the long screws that came with the case and run it through the fan and into the holes. If you need more help, I can send pics of how I did it.
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rig it lol. I have one rigged to the front at the bottom, I bent the metal corners of the black metal screen to hold it.No actual fan slot afaik.I would do intake from the bottom, just use something to screen dust.
1778135
That is a vent. And mine came with two different options, mine is lower.. I will see if I can get a picture to attach.
729913
If possible, you want a "chimney effect" where the hot air is "pulled" out. I prefer to have my fans on top. Most cases and components and cases are designed and positioned to take advantage of heat rising to help the airflow. If your equipment has any other fans, use the external to assist their flow, not compete against it.
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The fan on top of ur PSU is actually an intake(usually), not the exhaust. The exhaust is the rear of the PSU. So it will suck cool air from below and exhaust hot air out the back, instead of sucking hot air from the case if it were up. That is y there is a removable filter at the bottom as it collects dust before it's sucked into the PSU
1940220
There is an arrow on the fan that show you the direction the air will flow. If mounted on the rear of the case, You always want the fan to blow air out of your case.
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The Exhaust vent is in a very good spot on this computer in my opinion. It would be very hard to plug this vent accidentally. The warm air exits in the middle under the monitor towards the screen side. I have done a lot of gaming and so far have not noticed any excessive heat.
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The fan is actively cooling, vented would just passively allow heat to escape (and I think the aluminum should conduct some heat as well??). Depending on how hot your laptop gets I'd go with the fan. I'm really happy I did - I have an older macbook which gets really hot. It stays considerably cooler and quieter with the fans on (just plug the cord into a USB port) compared to with the fans off. The fans are not loud at all either.Price seems to be the same (and at this time both are 40% off) for the vented and fan one, I'd go with the fan. You can always disconnect or even remove the fans to transform it into a vented one. The fan is actively cooling, vented would just passively allow heat to escape (and I think the aluminum should conduct some heat as well??). Depending on how hot your laptop gets I'd go with the fan. I'm really happy I did - I have an older macbook which gets really hot. It stays considerably cooler and quieter with the fans on (just plug the cord into a USB port) compared to with the fans off. The fans are not loud at all either.Price seems to be the same (and at this time both are 40% off) for the vented and fan one, I'd go with the fan. You can always disconnect or even... » Read More The fan is actively cooling, vented would just passively allow heat to escape (and I think the aluminum should conduct some heat as well??). Depending on how hot your laptop gets I'd go with the fan. I'm really happy I did - I have an older macbook which gets really hot. It stays considerably cooler and quieter with the fans on (just plug the cord into a USB port) compared to with the fans off. The fans are not loud at all either.Price seems to be the same (and at this time both are 40% off) for the vented and fan one, I'd go with the fan. You can always disconnect or even remove the fans to transform it into a vented one. « Show Less
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Hopefully, you have air slots or vents in the hotter components. If you have air vented slots on the sides and bottom, mount the fan below, if you have vented slots on the top, mount the fan unit above to draw the heat away.If you have room in the rack to space the components from each other, that is best. It is a little noisy, but works well. If you can, put the fan closest to your most critical component that is effected by heat
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If you look at the picture in the ad, you can see a mounting slot just under the fan on the unit. There is another tab on the opposite corner.
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No, the vent for the heat/air is on top of the unit. It blows air up - plus it wouldn't look too good