I needed to replace my DVD drive and while I was at it, it was time to clean my computer's air filters..... way way past time. I was noticing that my computer was running a little hotter than normal.. Caused by a lack of all important airflow... again caused by dirty air filters... But now it's running like a top!
![Charlie > all this lovely YUCK would have been strewn all over the guts of my computer... the filter material is kitchen sink scrub pads.
[click to open]](http://hear2see.smugmug.com/Other/Computer-Filters/1005877-Large/73815273_E2Ff4-Ti.jpg "Charlie > all this lovely YUCK would have been strewn all over the guts of my computer... the filter material is kitchen sink scrub pads.
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![Charlie > air flow from low in front, over hard drive and out the top and back of cabinet.
also, air comes in under radiator of video card (reduced one small screaming fan)
[click to open]](http://hear2see.smugmug.com/Other/Computer-Filters/1005868-Large/73815241_gVcW4-Ti.jpg "Charlie > air flow from low in front, over hard drive and out the top and back of cabinet.
also, air comes in under radiator of video card (reduced one small screaming fan)
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![Charlie > booster fan, sits on hard drive and is sealed to zip and floppy drive box.
[click to open]](http://hear2see.smugmug.com/Other/Computer-Filters/1005869-Large/73815229_YjPrH-Ti.jpg "Charlie > booster fan, sits on hard drive and is sealed to zip and floppy drive box.
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![Charlie > filter air comes in and then is directed under the hard drive and then turns and goes up over top of hard drive and is pulled along by booster fan
[click to open]](http://hear2see.smugmug.com/Other/Computer-Filters/1005874-Large/73815251_exHKL-Ti.jpg "Charlie > filter air comes in and then is directed under the hard drive and then turns and goes up over top of hard drive and is pulled along by booster fan
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![Charlie > larger fans can turn slower, therefor mor quiet. Huge heat sink does great job of cooling CPU. the CPU fan does speed up to cool CPU when needed but generally is happy at about 800 rpm (very slow for CPU fan)--smaller fans are allso heat sensitive...and speed up when the computer is being stressed (like when multi-tasking)
[click to open]](http://hear2see.smugmug.com/Other/Computer-Filters/1005872-Large/73815262_KReGK-Ti.jpg "Charlie > larger fans can turn slower, therefor mor quiet. Huge heat sink does great job of cooling CPU. the CPU fan does speed up to cool CPU when needed but generally is happy at about 800 rpm (very slow for CPU fan)--smaller fans are allso heat sensitive...and speed up when the computer is being stressed (like when multi-tasking)
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![Charlie > Very clean power supply,, proof that filters work
[click to open]](http://hear2see.smugmug.com/Other/Computer-Filters/1005871-Large/73818423_iTSZC-Ti.jpg "Charlie > Very clean power supply,, proof that filters work
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larger fans can turn slower, therefor mor quiet. Huge heat sink does great job of cooling CPU. the CPU fan does speed up to cool CPU when needed but generally is happy at about 800 rpm (very slow for CPU fan)--smaller fans are allso heat sensitive...and speed up when the computer is being stressed (like when multi-tasking)
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![> larger fans can turn slower, therefor mor quiet. Huge heat sink does great job of cooling CPU. the CPU fan does speed up to cool CPU when needed but generally is happy at about 800 rpm (very slow for CPU fan)--smaller fans are allso heat sensitive...and speed up when the computer is being stressed (like when multi-tasking)
[click to open]](http://hear2see.smugmug.com/Other/Computer-Filters/1005872-Large/73815262_KReGK-S.jpg "> larger fans can turn slower, therefor mor quiet. Huge heat sink does great job of cooling CPU. the CPU fan does speed up to cool CPU when needed but generally is happy at about 800 rpm (very slow for CPU fan)--smaller fans are allso heat sensitive...and speed up when the computer is being stressed (like when multi-tasking)
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larger fans can turn slower, therefor mor quiet. Huge heat sink does great job of cooling CPU. the CPU fan does speed up to cool CPU when needed but generally is happy at about 800 rpm (very slow for CPU fan)--smaller fans are allso heat sensitive...and speed up when the computer is being stressed (like when multi-tasking)
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