Ways to keep the Tower cool

[johnz14]

Hi i was hoping anyone with good suggestions on ways to keep my cool tower. I would like suggestions the area its in now generates alot of heat in a matter of minutes. I would also appreciate ideas which can make the tower cooler without buying any computer hardware.

Also my friends told me to use a fan. Where should i place the fan to provide maximum or the best cooling.

Thanks

[Fortunate]

Computers are becoming faster by the day, promising more power and capacity than you can ever need. But with all the power comes some heat. The heat generated by the chips running at high speeds is cooled by the coolers and fans inside the case. To ensure proper cooling, you should avoid cutting off the airflow to your computer. Depending on the design, your computer draws air through vents in the front, sides or bottom. Keep everything at least an inch away from obvious vents.
If your computer starts running hot, don't take off the case in an attempt to give it more airflow. That usually diffuses the air too much. Instead, find out why it's running hot and get it fixed.

[dammit]

Don't try this (http://www.avforums.com/frame.html?http://www.avforums.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=56924). :rotflmao:

[johnz14]

The surroundings of where my tower is has carpet, a wooden table and a wall.
I have air vents on the side of the tower, a square with several holes at the back, and small looking vents towards the bottom of front of the tower.

I don't take the case off to provide more airflow.
Before i put my fan on the left side (looking towards the front) where the CPU/Heatsink are facing, is this good or bad?

[johnz14]

The first thing that I did was to remove all the fans. The one on the processor and graphics card were no problem but the one in the power unit was a bugger to get out.
LoL at this, never tried water cooling and never will, sounds dangerous as well because what will happen if theres a hole and then the water leaks inside the computer.

[dammit]

read on.. it gets better :happy:

[misterbadnback]

read on.. it gets better :happy:

:rotflmao:LOL :rotflmao:ROTFL:rotflmao::rotflmao::rotflmao::rotf lmao::rotflmao:

[misterbadnback]

Just keep the area around the system clear.at least 3" on each side and 6" in the rear. If you want a fan blowing to keep the system cool then have it blowing to where you have a intake fan in your case. Is the system overheating? You can download either "speedfan" or "motherboard monitor5 (MBM5)" to keep tabs on your temp. You may not even have a heat issue but it's always good to have something to monitor your temps.

[johnz14]

Just keep the area around the system clear.at least 3" on each side and 6" in the rear. If you want a fan blowing to keep the system cool then have it blowing to where you have a intake fan in your case. Is the system overheating? You can download either "speedfan" or "motherboard monitor5 (MBM5)" to keep tabs on your temp. You may not even have a heat issue but it's always good to have something to monitor your temps.
I have SpeedFan already, details are below:
HD0: 35C
CPU: 42C
AUX: -48C
System: 24C

CPU0 Fan: 2400-2600rpm

My computer just got repaired because my motherboard overheated or something like that, so i want to prevent that from happening again, especially since its now summer or spring in Australia.