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Mark Larson · 04-06-2003, 07:17 PM

I tried using a fan and shroud on my AX-7, thinking i would get the same results as people who build shrouds for heatercores. I didn't - my temps were up to 6-7°C higher than using the default layout.

Now i'm curious - does sucking air through a heatercore really work better than blowing air at it? Are heatercores designed to have air sucked through them instead of blown?

Any concrete results with people who decided to do this with good measuring equipment?

04-06-2003, 07:17 PM	#1
Mark Larson Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: MN Posts: 67	Is sucking air through a heatercore better than blowing through it? I tried using a fan and shroud on my AX-7, thinking i would get the same results as people who build shrouds for heatercores. I didn't - my temps were up to 6-7°C higher than using the default layout. Now i'm curious - does sucking air through a heatercore really work better than blowing air at it? Are heatercores designed to have air sucked through them instead of blown? Any concrete results with people who decided to do this with good measuring equipment? __________________ AMD Fanboy.