Date: 12/20/05 (Computer Geeks)    Keywords: no keywords

today I installed a 80mm case fan to help with cooling the motherboard, and it does a great job when the case is open. the average motherboard temperature has dropped almost 10 degrees and the cpu dropped 5.

BUT when I close the case, the average cpu temp rises 15 degrees ABOVE what it was without this fan. and when I open the case again it drops back down immediately. is it possible the airflow from the new case fan is interfering with the cpu's fan?

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/computergeeks/838773.html