What are the errors in the use of desktop radiators?

Many friends will install an efficient radiator in the mainframe to ensure a long period of stable operation, high-end gamers and game enthusiasts pay particular attention to heat. As an important part of the chassis operating environment, the heatsink does require the player's heart.

However, not all users are familiar with the way the hardware is used, some DIY novice to the radiator selection and use of a certain misunderstanding, but also vulnerable to the misleading business, there will be a variety of installation and use of problems

Some mistaken ideas of the radiator may let the user spend money wrongly, while some mistaken ideas may affect the normal play of the radiator performance, but affect the hardware work, let the player "kindness to help", then the radiator in the use of what misunderstandings need to avoid it? The following author from the installation and use of two large aspects for your analysis.

Tower Radiator has more dense fins, cooling effect can meet the needs of most players, but also the mainstream of the current market products. Many novice users in the installation of the tower heat sink will be entangled in the radiator and fan orientation problem, the Internet consulted a lot of users.

▲ a tower radiator with a back blow is a common installation method

In most cases, the radiator fin duct is located in front and back direction, the fan in front of the wind, but also the most common way to install, it is necessary to note that the early power supply chassis will make the vertical air supply will affect the cooling of the power, resulting in cooling after blowing into the mainstream.

▲ The top has a fan bit and sufficient space can be installed with the radiator up

However, the new chassis began to use the power of the design, and many chassis at the top of the design of the 12 cm fan bit, so that the internal air duct will not need to consider the power supply of the wind, as long as the graphics card discrete thermal device has a certain distance, the radiator using vertical upward blowing is also

▲ Lower power supply allows the heatsink to be used less constrained

For users with an auxiliary cooling fan, the top 12 cm fan has better performance than some of the 8-centimeter fans in the chassis, in which case the radiator is blowing upwards to make the air flow more adequate.

▲ The front fan of the chassis can take the radiator fan back and suction the wind

In addition, the chassis with the front fan can be placed in front of the radiator fins, fan back to suction from the fins, the rear fan can play the role of the air inside the chassis.

Unlike the tower radiator, the lower-blown radiator has a smaller volume, most of the bottom-blown radiator performance is not very strong, suitable for entry level user choice, generally lower prices can also allow a small budget users to accept.

▲ down-blown radiator can provide auxiliary cooling for the motherboard

Although the lower-blown radiator from different angles are similar, but this does not mean that the next blowing radiator can be installed at will, especially the heat pipe radiator to pay attention to the direction of installation.

▲ correct and incorrect installation of the lower-blown heat pipe radiator (heat pipe not facing down)

Down-blown heat pipe radiator Our recommended installation orientation (heat pipe orientation) is: up, left, right, down, please install as far as possible before you can achieve the best possible results.

Installation effect of down-blown radiator

Although the lower-blown radiator can provide auxiliary cooling for the motherboard, but the fan that relies solely on the bottom blow heat sink cannot construct the efficient air duct in the chassis, we also suggest that we mix the front fan or the rear fan to enhance the airflow.

Another misconception is that many players feel that the lower the standby temperature the better, in fact, this is not necessary. Many players will be in the bar or forum sun temperature, which has standby temperature and full load temperature, low to 20 degrees of standby temperature so many small white players feel very high-end.

4pin plug for fan with temperature control speed

In fact, a slightly higher standby temperature is a normal phenomenon, many radiators and chassis fan using a temperature-controlled fan, in other words, when the computer standby or low load operation, the fan will stop or low speed operation, at this time the hardware temperature will be slightly higher, but better mute performance, with a slightly higher standby temperature for a good operating environment is still worthwhile.

In the main machine, some players will use their hands to feel the temperature of the chassis out of the air, some players will think that the cooler the better, so that the temperature of the hardware is not overheating; and a few players feel the wind hot some good, which means that the heat of the hardware can be distributed in time.