[mythtv-users] More new-system questions: Mmmm, cool.

[Raphael]

stefan_jones at comcast.net wrote:
> I bought a case, power supply, and fan for my new myth box. This is the first system I've built from scratch since 1997 or so and a lot of stuff is new to me.
> 
> I see on the case's box that it has an optional vent-duct thingie. A plastic cylinder, flared at one end, mounted over a grill in the side of the case. 
> 
> I've looked at various sites that cater to overclockers and case-cooling fanatics, and can't determine exactly what a duct in this position is for.
> 
> My best guess: It is supposed to channel hot air blown "up" by the CPU fan directly out of the case.

More than likely it's the opposite. It should serve as a way to bring 
cool air in from outside the case as the processor fan blows air down 
onto the heatsink.

> 
> Is that right?
> 
> I put the big fan I bought on the rear of the case, so it can suck air out. Good idea? Or should it be blowing air in from the front?

Using it as exhaust should be fine.

> 
> Finally, the motherboard I ordered has an on-board nvidia GPU and nvidia chipset. To judge from the pictures of the motherboard, it has a heatsink for these. I read on the overclockers' site that some people buy extra fans. It is advisable to do that?
> 
not unless you like extra fan noise.

> --
> http://home.comcast.net/~stefan_jones
> _______________________________________________
> mythtv-users mailing list
> mythtv-users at mythtv.org
> http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
>