{"id":3,"date":"2011-06-29T22:43:13","date_gmt":"2011-06-29T22:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.thepcmechanic.org\/?p=3"},"modified":"2011-08-06T15:53:01","modified_gmt":"2011-08-06T15:53:01","slug":"how-to-cool-your-computer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.thepcmechanic.org\/?p=3","title":{"rendered":"How to cool your computer"},"content":{"rendered":"
When I first built my computer, I installed the power supply with the fan sucking air from the outside, into the power supply, then out the back. Because computer is housed in a SFF (Small Form Factor) case, it got hot rather quickly. Here is a picture of the case I use (Silverstone Sugo SG03B-F<\/strong>):<\/div>\n
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Silverstone Sugo SG03B-F<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

After turning the power supply or PSU (power supply unit)\u00a0around, to suck air from inside the computer, and blow it out of the exhaust at the back;\u00a0 there was a big difference!<\/div>\n
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Here we can see the flow of air on a PSU<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Further cooling ideas.<\/div>\n
I also used a FOX-1 PCI Exhaust fan<\/strong>, which further cooled it. It is relatively quiet, although you can get quieter ones if you are prepared to pay the money.<\/div>\n
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FOX-1 PCI Slot Exhaust fan<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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