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Old 31st May 2012, 12:43 PM   #1
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Default External case fan cooling
Hi guys,

Newbie question here. My computer sits in an enclosed space in my desk with a few holes for cooling. But it isn't enough, the space heats up too much. So what I wanted to do was to put two case fans, one blowing, one sucking over the holes I already have in the desk and power them from the computer.

Can this be done? An what hardware besides the fans would I need?


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Old 31st May 2012, 12:45 PM   #2
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Yes absolutely, and you will need a 12v power source. any old 12v transformer will do.

p.s. what does this have to do with water cooling?
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Old 31st May 2012, 12:46 PM   #3
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yeah that would be easy
all u would need is possibly some extension fan or molex cables and a double adaptor if ur psu is short on molexs
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Old 31st May 2012, 1:23 PM   #4
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p.s. what does this have to do with water cooling?
Because this is classified as EXTERME COOLING!
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Because this is classified as EXTERME COOLING!
yer, NO. sticking a few fans in a desk is modding
extreme generally refers to sub ambient or anything else thats completely pointless and a waste of money but not water
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Old 31st May 2012, 2:25 PM   #6
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Thanks guys, I'll ask in the modding section.


P.S. It's extreme for me......
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Old 31st May 2012, 3:03 PM   #7
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yer, NO. sticking a few fans in a desk is modding
extreme generally refers to sub ambient or anything else thats completely pointless and a waste of money but not water
I guess i forgot my sarcasm tags.
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Kambo, Sarcasm does not transmit well on the internetz.

OP you have your answer, why start a pointless thread?
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I guess i forgot my sarcasm tags.
You can borrow mine.


OP: just do this, problem solved.
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I guess i forgot my sarcasm tags.
based on ur previous posts i assumed stupidity not sarcasm
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EXTREME FANS
EXTREME DESK
EXTREEEEEME COOOOLING!
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extreme generally refers to sub ambient or anything else thats completely pointless and a waste of money but not water.
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EXTREME FANS
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extreme generally refers to sub ambient or anything else thats completely pointless and a waste of money but not water.
sounds like something a wise man once said.....
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needs moarrad™
I see what you did there....
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sounds like something a wise man once said.....
Dude imagine how many rads you could fit in a DESK!
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