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In my travels, depending on where I had to set up my system, I have on many occasions removed the side panel from my case (the side that faces the component side of the mobo) and, from two-three inches away, aimed an 8-inch fan centered between the CPU and HDDs. An alternative, if your case has a largely ventilated front panel, place the fan in front of the grill and it will blow directly across the HDD bays. Go the Amazon for a picture of the fan I use. It is eight inches in diameter, has a high and low speed, and makes little noise.
I dare say there is ABSOLUTELY NO REASON, not to run your system this way. This little fan or equivalent will not let any heat build up inside the case. The obvious precaution: keep dogs, cats, kids, etc. away from the case. I have used this approach for many years on different systems and can testify to the fact that there is no problem doing so. But why would there be?
Monk
P.S. I read some of the reviews at Amazon which are mostly 4/5 stars. Two things I noticed: people talk about the great amount of air this thing puts out - which it does; one person stated that he uses it to cool his receiver. Amen
Last edited by HMonk; 24 May 2010 at 00:32. Reason: Added P.S.