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This Antec P180 Mini case hosts my home server, ITX Atom board, 1GB DDR2, 2 x 640GB HDDs, 20GB HDD (system)
As you can see in this picture, it has a 120mm back fan, and 200mm top fan. These are both going out, as intended. But there is no front fan. So it's not really pushing the air, it's just sucking it out. Would it be bringing in cool air? It has no placement for a front fan. Should I flip the top one, perhaps?
This is the heatsink that is sitting on my Northbridge. I took the fan out because I hate the buzzing, and it doesn't really coll efficiently. I heard passive heatsinks were better for this task. The problem is, mine has a bar that attaches to the clip on the board, not 2 holes.
I read this: Custom Mount for the Passive Zalman ZM-NB47J Northbridge Heatsink | Overclockers
It looks like I could just use the same bar again. Would that heatsink work? Found the same model at Newegg: Newegg.com - ZALMAN ZM-NB47J Aluminum Heatsinks only
Edit: Here's a pic of my case insides
As you can see in this picture, it has a 120mm back fan, and 200mm top fan. These are both going out, as intended. But there is no front fan. So it's not really pushing the air, it's just sucking it out. Would it be bringing in cool air? It has no placement for a front fan. Should I flip the top one, perhaps?
This is the heatsink that is sitting on my Northbridge. I took the fan out because I hate the buzzing, and it doesn't really coll efficiently. I heard passive heatsinks were better for this task. The problem is, mine has a bar that attaches to the clip on the board, not 2 holes.
I read this: Custom Mount for the Passive Zalman ZM-NB47J Northbridge Heatsink | Overclockers
It looks like I could just use the same bar again. Would that heatsink work? Found the same model at Newegg: Newegg.com - ZALMAN ZM-NB47J Aluminum Heatsinks only
Edit: Here's a pic of my case insides