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Which is the Best Place to Install a Case Fan? – Part 2

Let’s measure temperatures on computer hot spots with different case fan configurations in order to find out which one is the best.

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Chipset Temperature Tests

Contents

  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. How We Tested
  • 3. CPU Temperature Tests
  • 4. GPU Temperature Tests
  • 5. Chipset Temperature Tests
  • 6. Hard Disk Drive Temperature Tests
  • 7. RAM Temperature Tests
  • 8. Conclusions

The following table shows our measurements of the temperature of the motherboard chipset for each test. The values are in Celsius degrees.

Fan Configuration Room Temp. Chipset Temp. Difference
Open case 25 64 39
No fan 25 66 41
Rear fan 25 62 37
Top fan 25 60 35
Front fan 25 56 31
Side fan 25 41 16
Rear + front 25 60 35
Rear + side 25 50 25

The graph below shows the temperature difference between the motherboard chipset temperature and the room temperature in each test.

Which is the best place to install a case fan?

Continue: Hard Disk Drive Temperature Tests

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